{"product_id":"michael-ackerman-smoke","title":"Michael Ackerman — Smoke","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished in an edition of 700 copies by l'axolotl, this book is a tribute to Benjamin, singer, poet and figure of the American underground, and to Cabbageton, a poor neighbourhood in Atlanta. Designed as a scrapbook, it combines photographs by Michael Ackerman, pages of Benjamin's notes and archive documents, with texts by Jem Cohen and Patti Smith. It reveals the infinite grace, urgency, delicacy and frenzy of a forgotten man and an era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I remember my first time at Benjamin’s home, my first time in Atlanta. It was late night, after a Smoke show. He and some friends were hanging out in his room, talking, laughing, smoking. I barely knew him and still don’t understand why I was invited. He was brilliant, charismatic, funny and tender. I sat in the corner, amazed and intimidated and I stayed quiet. Maybe I took a few pictures, maybe not. At about 4 in the morning, I went to sleep on the floor in another room. A few hours later I woke up, looked in his room and saw him asleep, also on the floor, in front of his bed. Now, 27 years later, I try to remember how I felt seeing him laying there so fragile. I did take a picture then, and I picked him up in my arms and carried him to his bed and I went out into the daylight to discover Cabbagetown.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Michael Ackerman\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wolf Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55124639514967,"sku":"BOO 4254 U","price":90.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0503\/4914\/6272\/files\/4254-1.jpg?v=1790172917","url":"https:\/\/www.wolf-books.com\/products\/michael-ackerman-smoke","provider":"Wolf Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}