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It's the kind of simultaneously lighthearted yet philosophical book you can dip in and out of, that invites nostalgia and self-reflection as it grapples to come up with a visual language for a concept as elusive as time. At the book's heart is an admonishment to keep an urgent eye on the sands of the hourglass in a lightning-speed world. Slate

Embracing the vogue for symbol styles like those found in infographics and data visualizations, Muratyan's images are well suited to present, with chartlike accuracy and a hint of dry irony, this systematic, time-based, personal travelogue. New York Times Book Review It's the kind of simultaneously lighthearted yet philosophical book you can dip in and out of, that invites nostalgia and self-reflection as it grapples to come up with a visual language for a concept as elusive as time. At the book's heart is an admonishment to keep an urgent eye on the sands of the hourglass in a lightning-speed world. Slate

Embracing the vogue for symbol styles like those found in infographics and data visualizations, Muratyan's images are well suited to present, with chartlike accuracy and a hint of dry irony, this systematic, time-based, personal travelogue. --New York Times Book Review It's the kind of simultaneously lighthearted yet philosophical book you can dip in and out of, that invites nostalgia and self-reflection as it grapples to come up with a visual language for a concept as elusive as time. At the book's heart is an admonishment to keep an urgent eye on the sands of the hourglass in a lightning-speed world. --Slate

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Vahram Muratyan is a graphic artist based in Paris. In the fall of 2010, during a long stay in New York, Vahram launched his first blog, Paris versus New York, a tally of two cities which was viewed more than 4 million times, covered by the New York Times, spurred exhibitions at Colette in Paris and The Standard in New York, and eventually became the book Paris Versus New York. His new projects include a weekly column in M Magazine and the Prada Spring/Summer 2012 special collaboration, Parallel Universes.

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