Sandow Birk

  • Thirteen years in the making, Birk's American Qur'an consists of 464 pages of ink and gouache on paper, and comprises all 114 suras of the Qur'an.  Birk hand transcribed the entire text using an 1861 Arabic to English translation by J. M. Rodwell as his reference. Following in the tradition of Qur'anic manuscripts throughout the centuries, Birk worked to create unique artworks, each envisioned as if it were a two-page spread in a codex.  

     

    Published by W. W. Norton & Company

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    Birk: American Qur’an: 2015

  • Sandow Birk: The Depravities of War
    Published by HuiPress Publishers and Grand Central Press, 2010

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    Birk: Depravities of War, 2010

  • Incarcerated: Visions of California in the 21st Century
    Published by Last Gasp
    2002

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    Sandow Birk: Incarcerated: Visions of California in the 21st Century

  • In Smog and Thunder

    DVD (NTSC); 46 minutes; Released 2004

    In Smog and Thunder is a mockumentary about a California civil war set in a vaguely recent past. The Great War of the Californias was the ultimate calamity in a state strewn with calamities. Based on the paintings of Sandow Birk, this film explores the history and the stories behind California's tragic conflict. The paintings, propaganda posters, and etchings convey the intense hatred that had built up between the two great California cities, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Written by Sandow Birk and Paul Zaloom. Directed by Sean Meredith, Produced by Sean Meredith and Tom Patchett. Artwork by Sandow Birk.

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    Birk: DVD: In Smog and Thunder

  • In Smog and Thunder: Historical Work from the Great War of the Californians

    2002

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    Birk: catalogue: in smog and thunder: 2002
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