brianEno

Authored by Eno

Only two of Eno's written works are held by UNC libraries. Neither his diary, A Year With Swollen Appendices, nor museum books he has contributed to (often because his music was involved in the installation) are available, and most of his written work is out of print. However, making the effort to track these resources down pays off, as Eno is a very graceful writer, and tends to pack his words with philosophical insight without relying on obscure language. For an erudite British artist, he is plain spoken.

Eno, Brian and Russell Mills. More Dark Than Shark. London: Faber and Faber, 1986.
ML54.6
.E76 P7
Painstakingly constructed, fantastic book built around the illustrations of Russell Mills and the lyrics of Brian Eno. Dense is the word here. This is a sort of coffee table notebook, both artists obsession with documentation making it exceptionally revealing of both process and product. A really fine expression of how visual Eno’s work really is.

Eno, Brian and Peter Schmidt. Oblique Strategies: One Hundred Worthwhile Dilemmas. Card set. 4th ed. Ed. Peter Norton, 1996.
RBC
GV1243
.E5
1996
Beautifully rendered by editor Peter Norton in the world’s six major languages, this edition of Eno and Schmidt’s Oblique Strategies is a fantastic treat to behold. If you are even a passing fan of Brian Eno, it is worth visiting the Rare Book Collection to check out. The strategies, on individual cards, are magnificently illustrated by Pae White and presented in a box of white corian. This edition of the Strategies was never published for sale, as Norton undertook the project as a Christmas gift for close friends and family. It is therefore rare indeed. Herein lies what could be described as Eno’s working philosophy, the thinking behind the sounds.

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