Alec Soth and Brad Zellar Book Event at the Walker Art Center

Join artist Alec Soth and writer Brad Zellar October 25 at 3PM at the Walker for a discussion in conjunction with their new book, House of Coates (Coffee House Press). Originally published as a limited-edition artists’ book, this illustrated novel is now available in a trade format. The story focuses on Lester B. Morrison, a legendary recluse washed up in the shadow of a refinery, and documents his life in a series of photographs taken with a disposable camera. In a landscape of off ramps, warehouses, and SRO hotels occupied by terminally lonely men, love and faith break in, quietly offering human connection and the possibility of redemption.

This event is free and capacity is limited; free tickets are available at the Bazinet Garden Lobby desk from 2 pm. A book signing follows in the Hennepin Lobby/Walker Shop.

About the Artists American author and journalist Brad Zellar has worked as a writer and editor for daily and weekly newspapers as well as for both regional and national magazines. His books include Suburban World: The Norling Photos, The 1968 Project, Conductors of the Moving World, and House of Coates.

One of the most compelling voices in contemporary photography, Alec Soth has published more than a dozen books, including Sleeping by the Mississippi, Niagara, The Last Days of W, and Broken Manual. In 2008, he started his own publishing company, Little Brown Mushroom. The Walker presented the first major US survey of his work, From Here to There: Alec Soth’s America, in 2010.