Wes Anderson
The Archives
Published on 5. September 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
296 pages
978-1-872005-84-3 (ISBN)
Description
'Sometimes the movie knows you better than you know yourself, and you reveal your point of view about the world without ever even intending to.' - Wes Anderson
An archive is always a time-machine, but the archives of Wes Anderson take us on a journey not just through time, but through layers of stories and the experiences of storytelling - on paper and on film. This book is dedicated to these stories and celebrates Anderson's over 30 years in cinema.
From the start 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 illuminated 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. Also included: an extensive interview with Anderson himself, reflecting on his films and working process.
Wes Anderson: The Archives accompanies the first retrospective exhibition of Anderson's work, curated by la Cinematheque francaise in Paris and the Design Museum in London in partnership with Wes Anderson
Edited by Johanna Agerman Ross, Matthieu Orlean and Lucia Savi.
An archive is always a time-machine, but the archives of Wes Anderson take us on a journey not just through time, but through layers of stories and the experiences of storytelling - on paper and on film. This book is dedicated to these stories and celebrates Anderson's over 30 years in cinema.
From the start 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 illuminated 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. Also included: an extensive interview with Anderson himself, reflecting on his films and working process.
Wes Anderson: The Archives accompanies the first retrospective exhibition of Anderson's work, curated by la Cinematheque francaise in Paris and the Design Museum in London in partnership with Wes Anderson
Edited by Johanna Agerman Ross, Matthieu Orlean and Lucia Savi.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
250
Dimensions
Height: 266 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
1042 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-872005-84-3 (9781872005843)
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Johanna Agerman Ross is the Conran Foundation Chief Curator at the Design Museum in London where she looks after the museum's programme of exhibitions. She was previously curator of twentieth century and contemporary furniture and product design at the V&A. In 2011 she founded the international design journal Disegno.
Matthieu Orlean is an artistic collaborator at La Cinematheque francaise. He is the curator of exhibitions such as: !Almodovar Exhibition! (2006), Dennis Hopper and the New Hollywood (2008), The Enchanted World of Jacques Demy (2013), Gus Van Sant Icons (2016).
Dr Lucia Savi is the Head of Curatorial and Interpretation at the Design Museum. She curated the V&A exhibition "Bags: Inside Out" (2020) and authored its catalogue. Savi has contributed to several exhibitions and publications. Her latest academic monograph, A New History of Made in Italy, Fashion and Textiles in Post War Italy, was published by Bloomsbury in 2023.
Includes contributions from Glenn Adamson, Lanre Bakare, Frederic Bonnaud, Hadeel Eltayeb, Stephane Lerouge, Vincent Malausa, Charlene Prempeh, Tim Marlow, Richard Round-Turner, Nicolas Saada, Leanne Shapton, Isabel Stevens.
Matthieu Orlean is an artistic collaborator at La Cinematheque francaise. He is the curator of exhibitions such as: !Almodovar Exhibition! (2006), Dennis Hopper and the New Hollywood (2008), The Enchanted World of Jacques Demy (2013), Gus Van Sant Icons (2016).
Dr Lucia Savi is the Head of Curatorial and Interpretation at the Design Museum. She curated the V&A exhibition "Bags: Inside Out" (2020) and authored its catalogue. Savi has contributed to several exhibitions and publications. Her latest academic monograph, A New History of Made in Italy, Fashion and Textiles in Post War Italy, was published by Bloomsbury in 2023.
Includes contributions from Glenn Adamson, Lanre Bakare, Frederic Bonnaud, Hadeel Eltayeb, Stephane Lerouge, Vincent Malausa, Charlene Prempeh, Tim Marlow, Richard Round-Turner, Nicolas Saada, Leanne Shapton, Isabel Stevens.