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The Politics of Public Space (V2) | OFFICE

Arts & Events, Books by Open Journal

Over three years, OFFICE has curated a public lecture series titled The Politics of Public Space, inviting speakers to present in civic spaces around Melbourne.

Books Review: Sylvain Tesson – Consolations of the Forest

Books Review: Sylvain Tesson – Consolations of the Forest

Arts & Events, Books by Jenni Kauppi

“Nothing is as good as solitude. The only thing I need to make me perfectly happy is someone to whom I could explain this”. A French travel writer's self-imposed exile in Siberia.

Making Sense of Landscape

Making Sense of Landscape

Books, Design by Open Journal

Landscape architects Taylor Cullity Lethlean (TCL) celebrate 25 years with a new book that documents the projects that have seen them become one of the world's most highly acclaimed landscape architecture firms.

Rennie Ellis: Decadent 1980-2000

Rennie Ellis: Decadent 1980-2000

Arts & Events, Books by Open Journal

Following Decade 1970-1980, Rennie Ellis' Decadent is a heart warming, eye opening and unashamedly candid collection of the Australian social photographer's work from the 1980s and 1990s.

John Williams – Stoner

John Williams – Stoner

Arts & Events, Books by Jenni Kauppi

Dubbed "the must read novel of 2013" by The Guardian, John William's Stoner is one of 2013's bestsellers – almost fifty years after it was originally published.

Inez & Vinoodh: Pretty Much Everything

Inez & Vinoodh: Pretty Much Everything

Arts & Events, Books by James Pipino

Photographer James Pipino on Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, whose work is captured in TASCHEN's new epic 704 page book Pretty Much Everything.

Strange Weather in Tokyo

Strange Weather in Tokyo

Arts & Events, Books by Jenni Kauppi

A lonely office worker and an old high school teacher strike up an unlikely companionship in Japanese novelist Hiromi Kawakami's eerie and quietly enigmatic love story.

The Young Desire It

The Young Desire It

Arts & Events, Books by Jenni Kauppi

A 1930s era Australian novel is a coming of age tale of awakened sexuality and "passionately lyrical" piece of nature writing.

The Browse: Leaving the Atocha Station

The Browse: Leaving the Atocha Station

Arts & Events, Books by Jenni Kauppi

Writer and bookseller Jenni Kauppi presents musings on books new and old, under the radar and above....