Young Frank sees creative possibilities everywhere, and likes to use anything he can get his hands on—macaroni, old boxes, spoons, and sometimes even his dog, Eddie—to create things like chairs out of toilet paper rolls and twisting skyscrapers made up of his grandfather’s books. But Old Frank is skeptical; he doesn’t think that’s how REAL architects make things. — Inside/Out
MoMA's new children's book, Young Frank, Architect tells the story of a budding architect living with his architect grandfather in modern-day New York City. Hoping to give a lesson in design professionalism, Old Frank takes Young Frank on a trip to MoMA, where they find inspiration in their kindred Franks (Gehry and Lloyd Wright). Written and illustrated by Frank Viva (whose graphical work has been featured by The New York Times, The New Yorker, Le Creuset and PUBLIC Bikes), Young Frank, Architect is a gorgeous example of multi-layered children's storytelling -- part showcase of MoMA's architecture and design collection, and part allegory for architectural innovation (with perhaps a bit borrowed from the cult of self-esteem).
Young Frank, Architect is on sale exclusively through the MoMA store, until its wide-release in September.
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MoMA, you get zero slack from me ever since the Folk Art debacle. I haven't read the book, but if its narrative includes any notion that MoMA is respectful of the work of architects then it is *truly* a work of pure fiction.
Mr. Garrison, from South Park... Obvi
"glass aesthetic"
the dog is barking out orders to frank. and asking "aren't you done with that yet?"
kids aren't going to like that illustration style
Ya it looks like a Edvard Munch Scream , Kids Book!
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