num_pages: 160
description: From former Talking Heads frontman and multimedia visionary David Byrne and revered bestselling author illustrator and artist Maira Kalman--an inspiring celebration in words and art of the connections between us all.Don't miss the Spike Lee film of the Broadway hit American Utopia --on HBO.A Beat Most Anticipated Graphic Novel of Fall 2020A joyful collaboration between old friends David Byrne and Maira Kalman American Utopia offers readers an antidote to cynicism bursting with pathos humanism and hope--featuring his words and lyrics brought to life with more than 150 of her colorful paintings.The text is drawn from David Byrne's American Utopia  which has become a hit Broadway show and is now a film from Spike Lee on HBO. The four-color artwork by Maira Kalman which she created for the Broadway show's curtain is composed of small moments expressions gestures and interactions that together offer a portrait of daily life and coexistence.With their creative talents combined American Utopia is a salvo for kindness and a call for jubilation a reminder to sing dance and waste not a moment. Beautifully designed and edited by Alex Kalman American Utopia is a balm for the soul from two of the world's most extraordinary artists.
language: English
title: American Utopia
publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing