‘Everyone should own a copy’ – The Wild World of Barney Bubbles is published in the US today!!
++ Writer/musician Elizabeth Nelson with her copy of The Wild World of Barney Bubbles courtesy @paranoid_style on Instagram ++
++ Matthew Higgs, director/chief curator of White Columns Gallery in NYC, posted this to his IG account @matthewhiggs2015 ++
The Wild World of Barney Bubbles is published in the US today and it’s already making waves.
Writer/musician Elizabeth Nelson, whose band The Paranoid Style has a tribute to the late graphic artist on their forthcoming album, says: ‘It’s a visual feast and a must-have for fans of Bubbles, Stiff Records, album art, typography, design, music, beauty and inspiration writ large. Go get one wherever you buy literature!’
Curator and gallerist Matthew Higgs adds, ‘”Essential” doesn’t do it justice. This is a life-affirming celebration of Bubbles’ genius. Everyone should own a copy.’
++ Contributor Clarita Hinojosa posted the moment she received her copy on TikTok. This still from @clarita.design ++
Like Bubbles himself, the monograph/biography hybrid has embraced American connections in its previous editions, with such contributions as the great contemporary music designer Art Chantry in conversation with author Paul Gorman about Bubbles’ influence and legacy, while The Wild World includes a specially commissioned essay by Seattle-based graphic artist and podcaster Clarita Hinojosa.
The Wild World of Barney Bubbles is available across America from all good retailers. We recommend buying copies from independent booksellers – it’s available now at bookshop.org.
Check out Clarita Hinojosa’s work here and her Design Freaks podcast here.
Read Elizabeth Nelson’s piece about Barney Bubbles published by the Los Angeles Review of Books earlier this year here.
The Paranoid Style’s new album For Executive Meeting is available to order from Bar/None Records.
Here’s their song Barney Bubbles: