The principles of uncertainty
/ Maira Kalman
- New York : Penguin Press , 2007.
- 325 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), map ; 24 cm.
Tipped in on perforated hinge: Map of the United States / by Sara Berman. 1 folded sheet (folded to 22 x 14 cm.)
The Principles of Uncertainty is an irresistible invitation to experience life through the psyche of Maira Kalman, one of this country's most beloved artists. The result is a book that is part personal narrative, part documentary, part travelogue, part chapbook, and all Kalman. Her brilliant, whimsical paintings, ideas, and images--which initially appear random--ultimately form an intricately interconnected worldview, an idiosyncratic inner monologue. Kalman contends with some existential questions--What is identity? What is happiness? Why do we fight wars? And then, of course, death, love, and candy (not necessarily in that order).