The Moon influences the world. For the Aztecs, the Moon represented carnal love. In Greek mythology, it was personified by the goddess Selene. For astronaut Buzz Aldrin, this celestial body is a « magnificent, magnificent [...] splendid desolation ».
Assouline Editions invites us on a beautiful escape towards the Moon, with a selection of images that move us and leave us speechless.
Moon Paradise, This beautiful book, signed by the English journalist and physicist Sarah Cruddas, invites us to explore the Moon in its scientific and symbolic aspects.
The book immerses us in the 1960s, in the midst of the Cold War, a time when the race to space and the stars was crucial..
This frantic race has inspired art, design, architecture, cinema and haute couture with futuristic creations leaning towards science fiction, like those of Paco Rabanne who was nicknamed the "metallurgist of fashion".
© Pierre Pelegry & Assouline Moon Paradise
For centuries, the Moon has evoked mystery and the unknown. But over the years, humankind has studied this shining satellite and even ventured onto it. Mystery has become discovery, which in turn has become possibility… A glimmer of hope.
Moon Paradise by Sarah Cruddas
Assouline Publishing, 2022, 294 pages
105 €
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