The City Out My Window: 63 Views on New York
Matteo Pericoli's new book, The City Out My Window: 63 Views on New York, has 63 drawings of unique city views of New York City of what city residents see when they look out of their window.
The book shows what people like Tom Wolfe, Tony Kushner, Nora Ephron, Stephen Colbert, Richard Meier, Oliver Sacks, David Byrne, and other writers and artists see from their window.
There is text on the left page and the right page contains a sketch drawn by Mr. Pericoli.
Mr. Pericoli has a collection of his drawings on his website where you can see the quality of his work. To view more sketches, visit Mr. Pericoli's website for the book.
Full disclosure: I used to own a record label. That label, Luaka Bop, still exists, though I'm no longer involved in running it. My last record came out through Nonesuch, a subsidiary of the Warner Music Group empire. I have also released music through indie labels like Thrill Jockey, and I have pressed up CDs and sold them on tour. I tour every few years, and I don't see it as simply a loss leader for CD sales. So I have seen this business from both sides. I've made money, and I've been ripped off. I've had creative freedom, and I've been pressured to make hits. I have dealt with diva behavior from crazy musicians, and I have seen genius records by wonderful artists get completely ignored. I love music. I always will. It saved my life, and I bet I'm not the only one who can say that.
