audiobook Contagious Architecture: Computation; Aesthetics; and Space (Technologies of Lived Abstraction) by Luciana Parisi in Arts-Photography

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ldquo;A biography that will send readers back to the music of Mavis and the Staple Singers with deepened appreciation and a renewed spirit of discoveryrdquo; (Kirkus Reviews; starred review)mdash;from the acclaimed music journalist and author featured prominently in the new HBO documentary Mavis!This is the untold story of living legend Mavis Staplesmdash;lead singer of the Staple Singers and a major figure in the music that shaped the civil rights era. One of the most enduring artists of popular music; Mavis and her talented family fused gospel; soul; folk; and rock to transcend racism and oppression through song. Honing her prodigious talent on the Southern gospel circuit of the 1950s; Mavis and the Staple Singers went on to sell more than 30 million records; with message-oriented soul music that became a soundtrack to the civil rights movementmdash;inspiring Martin Luther King; Jr. himself. Critically acclaimed biographer and Chicago Tribune music critic Greg Kot cuts to the heart of Mavis Staplesrsquo;s music; revealing the intimate stories of her sixty-year career. From her love affair with Bob Dylan; to her creative collaborations with Prince; to her recent revival alongside Wilcorsquo;s Jeff Tweedy; this definitive account shows Mavis as yoursquo;ve never seen her before. Irsquo;ll Take You There was written with the complete cooperation of Mavis and her family. Readers will also hear from Prince; Bonnie Raitt; David Byrne; and many others whose lives have been influenced by Mavisrsquo;s talent. Filled with never-before-told stories; this fascinating biography illuminates a legendary singer and group during a historic period of change in America. ldquo;Ultimately; Kot depicts the endurance of Mavis Staples and her familyrsquo;s music as an inspiration; a saga that takes us; like the song that inspired this bookrsquo;s name; to a place where ainrsquo;t nobody cryingrdquo; (The Washington Post).