Thomas Allen. Fancy, 2006. 20 x 24 inches, chromogenic print. Courtesy Foley Gallery.
Who says pop-up books are for kids? Just check out artist Thomas Allen's sly constructions, crafted from pulp fiction book covers and beautifully photographed to produce images that resonate with adult concerns: eroticism, repression and the enticements of nostalgia's mirage.
Learn how to make your own paper pop-up books Mar. 21 & 22 at a Florida Craftsmen workshop led by book artist Carol Barton. (Registration deadline: Mar. 19.) While pop-up books may be poised to become the next hipster craft du jour, it could be that you just want to make something cool for Little Johnny's next birthday. And that's okay, too.
Workshop info and registration form after the jump.
This article appears in Mar 4-10, 2009.