Björk (book)

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Björk/Björk as a book

The cover text is titled Wardrobe

Author| Björk
Cover artist| Stéphanie Cohen
Language| English
Genre| Photography, biography
Publisher| Bloomsbury USA

Publication date

| September 20, 2001
Media type| Print (paperback)
Pages| 192
ISBN| 1-582-34226-1
OCLC| 48045180

Björk or Björk as a book is a 192-page coffee table book published by the Icelandic singer and composer Björk Guðmundsdóttir (2001), designed by M/M Paris.

## Background

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To coincide with the release of Björk's fourth studio album Vespertine (2001), Björk released a photo-book.[1] The eponymous book has been created by Björk and has been edited and designed by celebrated Paris based design firm M/M (Paris) who, along with photographers Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, have also created the artwork for Vespertine and directed the video for the first single off the album, "Hidden Place". The photograph on the rear cover of the book is an early test shot for the video. The book is non-chronological and all the images have been specifically chosen to illustrate this creative process.

The book is divided into 3 sections:

1. Photography - a series of photographs of Björk
2. Words – text pieces, including an interview conducted by Björk with David Attenborough.
3. Contributions ("Four Pages for Björk") – Björk asks her collaborators to contribute 4 pages to illustrate her belief that her public self is the result of many great and creative minds and not just a personal product.

The book features a dust jacket made in fabric. It has been designed as a transportable working manual rather than a traditional, hardback, coffee-table book.[1]

## Credits

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Credits taken from M/M (Paris) website.[2]

### Contributions by

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* Nobuyoshi Araki
* Martin Argles
* Jane Bown
* Comme des Garçons
* Anton Corbijn
* Hussein Chalayan
* Chris Cunningham
* Gabríela Friðriksdóttir
* Kate Garner
* Andrea Giacobbe
* Michel Gondry
* Haraldur Jonsson
* Irmelie Krekin
* Nick Knight
* Inez van Lamsweerde
* Vinoodh Matadin
* Glen Luchford
* M/M (Paris)
* Stefan Malzkorn

* Graham Massey
* Craig McDean
* Toby McFarlan Pond
* Me Company
* Jean-Baptiste Mondino
* Bjørn Opsahl
* Rankin
* Mark Ryden
* Jeremy Scott
* Stéphane Sednaoui
* David Sims
* Sjón
* Snorri Bros
* Stephen Sweet
* Juergen Teller
* Benni Valsson
* Lars von Trier
* Kevin Westenberg

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### Words by

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* Björk & Sir David Attenborough
* introduced by Jefferson Hack
* Stéphanie Cohen
* Philippe Parreno
* Rick Poynorand
* Won Tchoi

## References

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1. ^ a b "Intro". bjork.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
2. ^ "bjork as a book". M/M Paris.

## External links

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* The book's page on M/M Paris website
* Björk book special at bjork.com archive

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Björk

* Awards and nominations
* Discography
* Live performances
* Songs recorded
* Videography

Studio albums|

* Debut
* Post
* Homogenic
* Vespertine
* Medúlla
* Volta
* Biophilia
* Vulnicura
* Utopia
* Fossora

Soundtracks|

* Selmasongs
* Drawing Restraint 9

Compilation albums|

* Greatest Hits
* Family Tree
* Live Box
* Surrounded
* Voltaïc

Remix albums|

* The Best Mixes from the Album-Debut
* Telegram
* Army of Me: Remixes and Covers
* Bastards
* Vulnicura Strings

Live albums|

* Debut Live
* Post Live
* Homogenic Live
* Vespertine Live
* Songs from the Volta Tour
* Björk: Biophilia Live
* Vulnicura Live

Collaboration albums|

* Gling-Gló
* Mount Wittenberg Orca
* Country Creatures

Video albums|

* Vessel
* Live at Shepherds Bush Empire
* Volumen
* Live in Cambridge
* MTV Unplugged / Live
* Live at Royal Opera House
* Volumen Plus
* Later with Jools Holland
* The Medúlla Videos
* Björk: Biophilia Live

Documentaries|

* Inside Björk
* Minuscule
* The Inner or Deep Part of an Animal or Plant Structure
* When Björk Met Attenborough

Performances|

* Debut tour
* At the Union Chapel
* Vespertine world tour
* Greatest Hits tour
* Volta tour
* Biophilia tour
* Vulnicura tour
* Utopia tour
* Cornucopia
* Björk Orkestral

Books|

* Um Úrnat frá Björk
* Björk (book)
* Björk: Archives
* 34 Scores for Piano, Organ, Harpsichord and Celeste

Exhibitions|

* Björk (exhibition)
* Björk Digital

Bands and labels|

* Fálkinn
* Tappi Tíkarrass
* Kukl
* The Elgar Sisters
* Bad Taste
* One Little Independent
* The Sugarcubes
* Björk Guðmundsdóttir & tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar

Related articles|

* Björk (1977 album)
* Matthew Barney
* Enjoyed: A Tribute to Björk's Post
* Ricardo López
* Swan dress
* Guðmundur Gunnarsson

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