As part of a personal quest, director Hermann Vaske explored the genius behind the world's most intriguing artists and thinkers for over 30 years. His interview partners include over 1000 luminaries, among them Academy Award and Nobel Prize winners, from the fields of visual art, music, acting, philosophy, politics, business and science, posing the question: "Why are you creative?" All of the participants also created an artefact for the project-some very personal, some bizarre. Vaske has exhibited these artefacts with considerable successin Europe. Exhibitions included the Museum of Communication in Berlin and the Espace Miramar in Cannes as part of the Cannes Film Festival. Now, 100 of the most interesting, fascinating answers are compiled in this book.

There was a time when 12 inches by 12 inches record covers were everywhere: This mixed art form of still life, snapshot and self-marketing was a key factor for whether a long-playing record flopped or became a top seller - and if it went really well, it could even become an icon. Classic images of the past include the covers for The Beatles album "St. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", the Sex Pistols disc "Never Mind the Bollocks" or the Nirvana classic "Nevermind". However, some covers today attract our attention for other reasons: Because they're ugly. So ugly that they're beautiful again! This calendar collects some of those ugly covers. These covers are the Adidas gloss suit and the moustache of the cover design. This first edition of the wall calendar shows 12 of the ugliest exhibits, the absolute low points of the design. But be careful: don't look too long! Your eyes could be damaged