There are plenty of reasons to admire Kim Gordon’s work, beginning with her role as one of the founding members of the influential post-punk band Sonic Youth. Gordon’s also an acclaimed visual artist and has released impressive music as a solo artist and as part of the group Body/Head. Her candid memoir Girl in a Band offered readers a firsthand look at her creative development — and if that left you clamoring for more insights into Gordon’s work, well, this is your lucky week.
The Quietus is reporting that a new book by Gordon is slated for publication this week. Titled No Icon, it’s described by publisher Rizzoli as a “personally curated scrapbook” which offers “an edgy and evocative portrait of Gordon’s life, art, and style.” And there’s an introduction by Carrie Brownstein, which is never a bad thing. It’s set to hit stores on October 13.
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Based on the descriptions — and the book’s $45.00 price tag — No Icon sounds like a visual counterpart to the artistic development that Gordon chronicled in prose in Girl in a Band. Admittedly, one of that book’s most interesting facets was in demonstrating just how wide-ranging Gordon’s artistic vision was and is — and so getting to see some of the people, art and places that contributed to Gordon’s work will likely be worth the price of admission for a number of Gordon’s admirers.
As for Gordon herself, she’s continuing to make music and art that’s both wide-ranging and uncompromising. As artistic role models go, she’s established a lasting template.
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