Book of days

Patti Smith is one of punk's founding figures. She emerged, wiry and tousle-haired, in 1975, with her Tom Verlaine-assisted and John Cale-produced debut record Horses. A wildly ambitious and forceful album of free-form poetry set against a backdrop of new wave guitars, it immediately established Smith as a truly singular artist. Don't miss Smith as she returns to San Francisco this winter, as she celebrates the release of her newest memoir, Book of Days.

Encompassing a year in her life, Book of Days is a new collection of images from Smith that takes the viewer into her world. Hopeful, plaintive, and deeply moving, Book of Days offers an unabashed look at the icon, from her own camera's perspective.