Rich Browd

Due to the success of The Sm;)e Book and demand for more, authors db Burkeman and Rich Browd invite you to celebrate the smiley face’s 60 year impact on art, music, pop and counter culture with the second book in the series, Sm;)e again... In the history of graphic design, there is no other symbol that has ever held such a duality—used simultaneously as both a positive mainstream driver and a counterculture subverter of that very mainstream. Sm;)e again... showcases an even more impressive collection of the world’s most potent visual communicators! Introduction from the legendary Norman Cook, aka Fatboy Slim.Artists featured:Aurel SchmidtBANKSYBarry McGeeChapman BrothersChris JohansonDestroy All MonstersDavid ShrigleyErik Foss Fred TomaselliGerhard RichterJames JoyceJim JarmuschJosh ReamesKenny ScharfLucas PriceMarilyn MinterMaurizio Cattelan/Pierpaolo FerrariMisaki KawaiNate LowmanRichard PhillipsVelvet UndergroundRob PruittScout ZabinskiStephen PowersStuart StempleTalking HeadsWendy WhiteUgo RondinoneUFO

Growing up in the 80’s, long before skateboarding was an Olympic sport, Rich Browd loved finding images of his favorite cartoon characters skating. They were printed on coffee mugs, appeared in comic books, featured in TV shows and could even be found on candy wrappers. Sidewalk Sacrifice is a collection of Rich's 'cartoons that skate’ drawings and paintings referencing those found images from years ago. It also contains his own creations in which he forces popular cartoon characters onto skateboards through peer pressure and pen. Sidewalk Sacrifice is part of Blurring Books' new series of publications, Limited Slim Publications.

Celebrate the smiley face's 60 year impact on art, music, pop and counter culture with The Sm;)e Book. In the history of graphic design, there is no other symbol that has ever held such a duality-used simultaneously as both a positive mainstream driver and a counterculture subverter of that very mainstream. The Sm;)e Book showcases an unprecedented collection of some the world's most potent visual communicators. With introductions from authors db Burkeman and Rich Browd, the book includes work from some of the most important visual communicators of our time such as: Alex Da Corte Alfie Steiner Alicia McCarthy Aurel Schmidt BANKSY Chapman Brothers Cody Hudson Curtis Kulig Destroy All Monsters Eric Elms Erik Foss Greg Bogin INVADER James Joyce Jeremy Deller KATSU Mark Flood Misaki Kawai Norman Cook Paul Insect + BÄST Richard Prince Rob Pruitt Ron English Sadie Benning Sayre Gomez SKULLPHONE Tyrrell Winston Wolfgang Tillmans Yung Jake 1UP Crew