It is the year 4022, and the entire ancient country of Usa has been buried under many feet of detritus from a catastrophe that occurred back in 1985. wonderfully illustrated" ( The New York Times).
E ci fa piegare in due dal ridere con una satira sardonica della scienza archeologica, a partire dalle ipotesi senza costrutto sulla funzione degli edifici sino alla "sacralizzazione" pretestuosa di chincagliere varie, per tacere del colpo di genio rispetto alle piante decorative in plastica (sic, e ha senso nel contesto) cilieigna sulla torta l'appendice con il catalogo di manufatti riprodotti in oro 24 carati in vendita nel negozio di cianfrusaglie del museo.A future archeologist finds the remnants of a mysterious ancient people- us-in a wry satire that is "a marvel of imagination and. e uno scavafossi dilettante ha riportato alla luce un sito sepolcrale della civiltà Yank, esistata durante il tardo II millenio nella regione di Usa. Ci tira la palla curva spiegando che è il V millenio d.C. Si rivela essere uno di quei cataloghi di mostra d'arte che espongono il contesto culturale di una scoperta archeologica, la campagna di scavo stessa e l'analisi dei singoli manufatti rinvenuti.
Si presenta come un libro illustrato di quelli in cui il testo è a commento dei sontuosi disegni. Motel of Mysteries è un piccolo geniale gioiellino.
Five of these titles have been made into popular PBS television programs. From the pyramids of Egypt to the skyscrapers of New York City, the human race’s great architectural and engineering accomplishments have been demystified through Macaulay's elaborate show-and-tells. Following in this tradition, Macaulay created other books-including City, Castle, Pyramid, Mill, Underground, Unbuilding, and Mosque-that have provided the explanations of the how and the why in a way that is both accessible and entertaining. He published his first book, Cathedral, in 1973.
After working as an interior designer, a junior high school teacher, and a teacher at RISD, Macaulay began to experiment with creating books. After spending his fifth year at RISD in Rome on the European Honors Program, he received a bachelor’s degree in architecture and vowed never to practice. During this time he began to draw seriously, and after graduating from high school he enrolled in the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). He found himself having to adjust from an idyllic English childhood to life in a fast paced American city. David Macaulay, born in 1946, was eleven when his parents moved from England to Bloomfield, New Jersey.
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