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Inspired by René Magritte’s “Man in a Bowler Hat,” Basil Pao created this “Homage to L’Homme au Chapeau” in 1964. In his version, the bowler hat has been…

“Carnival of Dreams” collects surrealist photo collages by the Hong Kong artist who once designed graphics for “Monty Python.”

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For those who enjoyed the account of Michael Palins journey in "Pole to Pole", this is the visual storybook of the series. Over 270 photographs are published here, taken by Basil Pao, who accompanied the crew on their trek from the North to the South Pole along 30 degrees east. Palin has written the extended captions. For the most part, trains, trucks, ships, rafts, skidoos, buses, barges, bicycles and balloons provided the transport and some interesting views. The photographs are arranged in o...