Some people only cut their hair when the moon is waxing. Others would love to howl to the heavens when our next star appears as chubby, round and full as a polished apple. The moon is fascinating, the starting point of many stories and the destination of numerous missions. With “Moon Paradise”, Assouline dedicates a 294-page book to the celestial body, bringing together everything and anything that pays homage to the moon.
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Moon Paradise
Next stop: Moon! The fascination with the round celestial body is great and so is the passion for collecting all those things that bring us closer to the moon in one way or another. Whether in fashion or film, the moon makes guest appearances everywhere. Enough with the supporting roles, Assouline is now making Earth’s little friend the protagonist. The result: “Moon Paradise”, after reading which even the very last person will howl to the heavens. Sarah Cruddas, “Moon Paradise”, Assouline, approx. 100(assouline.com)
Cameron Burns places an astronaut in a sea of flowers. His profession: 3D art. His passion: surrealism.The house of the future? Perhaps – if Arno Gasquet has his way with his sculpture Le Nuage X Saint Esprit, which dares to look into the future.Extraterrestrial life fascinates people – and inspired Pierre Cardin to create these vinyl sunglasses in 1970.Would ET really pull something like this over his head? Philip Treacy designed this hat for Paco Rabanne in 2012, which makes us dream of distant galaxies.What looks like an outer-space battlefield is actually a European Space Agency room in which the conditions of outer space are simulated with radio and sound-absorbing walls. The Storm Trooper? Pure decoration.In 1856, this map of the moon appears in Meyer’s encyclopedia.NASA goes runway? Balenciaga presents a jacket inspired by the US Federal Space Administration in 2021.Neil Armstrong can pack his bags: This could be the astronaut of tomorrow.Art from real life: “Space Suit” by Tom Sachs, 2007 to 2011.
