Featuring where it all began, the joys of working and collaboration, thoughts on leadership and insubordination, books that talk to each other, how we read pictures, 'Women in Clothes' with Miranda July and Cindy Sherman, and the film option. Leanne Shapton creates some of the most intriguing books today that often combine images and text – but they’re not just intriguing, they’re beautiful, revealing, curious-making, smart and often funny too. This is an ambling chat not just about Leanne’s work but also her life, creative ideas and new projects on the go.
Leanne is an extraordinary artist and writer. She is the author of 'Was She Pretty' which looks at jealousy and how we fixate on our partner’s exes; 'Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris, Including Books, Street Fashion, and Jewelry' which tells the demise of a relationship in a way no one else would think of; 'Native Trees of Canada'; 'Swimming Studies' which won the National Book Critic's Circle Award Award; and 'Women in Clothes' that Leanne wrote with Sheila Heti and Heidi Julavits. Her latest is 'Guestbook', a book about ghosts that isn’t just about ghosts. Leanne’s also written a picture book called 'Toys Talking', and she’s done many other things – art director of the New York Times op ed page, cover designer, co-founder of the publisher J&L Books and judge of The Booker Prize. And she’s a mum to Tomasina. Leanne’s Canadian but has lived in New York for many years.
You can find Leanne's work here: http://www.leanneshapton.com