{"product_id":"stefan-sagmeister-stefan-sagmeister-9780884541257","title":"Stefan Sagmeister: The Happy Film: A Pitchbook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn artist's attempts at achieving personal happiness, from meditation to pharmaceuticals\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAustrian-born, New York-based graphic designer, typographer and artist Stefan Sagmeister (born 1962) often tests and transgresses the boundary between art and design, through his imaginative implementation of typography. \u003ci\u003eThe Happy Film Pitch Book\u003c\/i\u003e both documents Sagmeister's touring exhibition, \u003ci\u003eThe Happy Show\u003c\/i\u003e, and anticipates his ongoing feature length film, \u003ci\u003eThe Happy Film\u003c\/i\u003e. In both projects, Sagmeister undergoes a series of self-experiments (each experiment lasting three months)--with meditation, cognitive therapy, and mood-altering pharmaceuticals--attempting to improve his personal happiness. I am usually rather bored with definitions,\" Sagmeister says. \"Happiness, however, is just such a big subject that it might be worth a try to pin it down.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Happy Show\u003c\/i\u003e, Sagmeister's first museum show in the United States, documents his adventures in video, print, infographics, sculpture and interactive installations, most of which were custom-made for this exhibition. Here, Sagmeister offers his own witty and poignant thoughts and reasons for his ten-year exploration of happiness. Throughout the book, Sagmeister's trademark maxims serve as access points to a larger exploration of happiness, its cultural significance, our constant pursuit of it and its notoriously ephemeral nature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stefan Sagmeister\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0884541258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780884541257\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Institute of Contemporary Art, University of\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Novelty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.70h x 2.50w x 0.40d","brand":"Stefan Sagmeister","offers":[{"title":"Novelty","offer_id":43996170125567,"sku":"9780884541257","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_638d8f37-940b-41b8-bd64-5708b8d27173.jpg?v=1683340131","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stefan-sagmeister-stefan-sagmeister-9780884541257","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}