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  • Collection: Artists' Books

A Tale Told Twice

front cover of the artists book A Tale Told Twice
This book was printed on Johannot paper from Bulmer and Baskerville types. It was bound using linen cloths and Logan Elm handmade paper over boards

Conscious Living: Poems

front cover of the artists book Conscious Living: Poems
This chapbook of 12 poems by Opal Palmer Adisa ranges from prayers to passion over email to social justice. In 10 praying chants you'll feel like living in the moment (because you know you forget sometimes), with a gentle exhale of om. The title…

Fragments: Beijing 2006

cover of the artists book Fragments: Beijing 2006
This book covers a recent sculptural installation by the Chinese artist, architect and radical intellectual, Ai Weiwei--who is currently being watched the world over for his work on China's 2008 Olympic Stadium, designed in collaboration with the…

Essay

pages from the artists book Essay
"A sobering look at the secreted effects of war, the rift that keeps on giving."

The Cross Garden

front cover of the artists book The Cross Garden
The Cross Garden book is the summation of a twenty year photography project. Diane recorded the constant changes of Rev. Rice's Cross Garden from 1984 to 2004. To quote from the introduction of the book by the photographer, 'Rice's Cross Garden…

Intersections (A Travelogue)

front cover of the artists book Intersections (A Travelogue)
"Intersections, a travelogue" is a non-sequential abstract comic. You move from here to there. A place, here or there, can be geographic - or visual, or verbal, or psychological... Movement is the key. A guidebook gives you confidence that you know…

Occupy Your Wallet: Photographs of Various Occupy Wall Street Sites, An Ongoing Project, 2011 - ?

prints from the artists book Occupy Your Wallet: Photographs of Various Occupy Wall Street Sites, An Ongoing Project, 2011 - ?
Title from printed slip. "This set includes photos taken in NYC, Delaware, and Chicago, from September 2011 - February 2012, and is printed specificaly [sic] for collections" --Printed slip accompanying cards.

Secret Recipes for the Modern Wife: From Accommodating Breakfasts to Just Desserts, Recipes for Deteriorating Marriages

front cover of the artists book Secret Recipes for the Modern Wife: From Accommodating Breakfasts to Just Desserts, Recipes for Deteriorating Marriages
This is not a true recipe book but rather one that uses the concept of recipes to make bitter fun of marital relationships that are coming apart. As the author notes in the colophon: "Dedicated to all my friends who have endured divorce, and others…

Secret Recipes for the Modern Wife: All the Dishes You'll Need to Make from the Day You Say "I Do" Until Death (or Divorce) do you Part

front cover of the artists book Secret Recipes for the Modern Wife: All the Dishes You'll Need to Make from the Day You Say "I Do" Until Death (or Divorce) do you Part
In this limited edition artist’s book, the housewives, food, textile patterns, and typography in this faux-1950s cookbook might belong to another era, but it reflects cultural norms that still prevail. Ghastly food images from the 1950s…

Red, Yellow, Blue

cover and the intricate fold of the artists book Red, Yellow, Blue
"I was invited to be a visiting artist at the University Of The Arts in the book arts/printmaking department and spent my time in the Borowsky Center for Publication Arts where I created an artist book in an edition of 500. The book was printed by…