I Am a Bullet : Scenes from an Accelerating Culture

Dean Kuipers; Doug Aitken

ISBN 10: 0609604090 / ISBN 13: 9780609604090

Published by Crown, New York, 2000

About this Item

A 1st edition (stated) 1st print 192 page 2000 hardcover. Has just a little edge wear and looks very nice. This is about people transformed by an accelerating world. These stunning essays combine on-site research and penetrating images as they investigate unique individuals in raw and open engagement with speed. From the literal velocity of breaking the sound barrier in a car to the consumerist purity of Tokyo youth to the violence of Native American gangs, this book delivers an essential understanding of how the speed of change is shaping your life right now-- and tomorrow. Size: 10 1/2h x 11w.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: I Am a Bullet : Scenes from an Accelerating Culture
• Publisher: Crown, New York
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0609604090
• ISBN 13: 9780609604090
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

I Am A Bullet is about people transformed by an accelerating world. These stunning essays combine on-site research and penetrating images as they investigate unique individuals in raw and open engagement with speed. From the literal velocity of breaking the sound barrier in a car to the consumerist purity of Tokyo youth to the violence of Native American gangs, this book delivers an essential understanding of how the speed of change is shaping your life right now--and tomorrow.

About the Author

Writer DEAN KUIPERS and photographer DOUG AITKEN created I Am A Bullet as a collaboration in pursuit of a new cultural critique. Kuipers is the author of Raygun Out Of Control and his work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Spin, and Playboy. Aitken works in contemporary art, film, photography, and sound and is exhibited across the globe. He has been featured in the New Yorker and the New York Times and is the winner of numerous awards, including the Primo Internazionale prize at the 1999 Venice Biennale.