Wes Anderson: The Archives accompanies the first retrospective exhibition of Anderson's work, curated by the Design Museum in London in collaboration with Wes Anderson himself.

An archive is always a time machine, but Wes Anderson's archives take us on a journey not only through time, but through layers of stories and narrative experiences, both on paper and on film. This book is dedicated to these stories and celebrates Anderson's more than 30 years in cinema.

Since the beginning of his career, Anderson has maintained a rich library of notebooks, drawings, paintings, Polaroids, props, puppets, sets, and costumes from his films. The objects shown here are enhanced and illustrated by Anderson's long-time collaborators: Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton; composer Alexandre Desplat; musician Seu Jorge; and music supervisor Randall Poster.

It also includes an extensive interview with Anderson himself, in which he reflects on his films and his working process.

296 pages

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