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Texte Par Christian Beck, Louis Delattre, Max Elskamp, James Ensor, Et D'Autres. ... Read more

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They're selling postcards of the hanging

They're painting the passports brown

The beauty parlor is filled with sailors

The circus is in town.

Bob Dylan, from "Desolation Row"

The Superhuman Crew brings together two visionary works of artJames Ensor's masterpiece painting Christ's Entry into Brussels in 1889 and Bob Dylan's "Desolation Row." The result is a riveting visual and verbal experience.

Ensor's huge, vibrant, and startling canvas presents a scene filled with clowns, masked figures, andbarely visible amid the swirling crowdsthe tiny figure of Christ on a donkey entering the city of Brussels. "Desolation Row," from Dylan's classic 1965 album Highway 61 Revisited, presents its own surreal portrait of modern life in strangely similar terms. These two vast works share a vision of the contemporary world as anarchic, grotesque, and absurd, and The Superhuman Crew combines them in a surprising, thought-provoking format.This book includes a complete reproduction and numerous details of Ensor's painting, the full text of Dylan's lyrics to "Desolation Row," and a compact disc with his recording of the song. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

Truly Wonderful
A thoroughly original concept brilliantly executed. Ensor and Dylan might seem like an odd pairing, but by the time one has finished enjoying this book, s/he will have gained insights into both of the artists and the worksthat probably could not have been conveyed in any other way. A pleasantsurprise from a museum not known for originality or creativity. The Gettyshould publish more titles as memorable as this one.

A masterful combination of art and poetry
A great song, a great painting, an inventive way of putting them together. All of Dylan's greatest songs should be given this kind of treatment. ... Read more