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  • Collection: Artists' Books

Front cover and cover box of the artists book Seasonal Turns: Four Accordion Books
"Issued in plastic case. Title from case. Four books folded accordion-style and printed on both sides.

The spiraling seasons are represented in four hand-held accordion books. Landscapes and portraits evoke the warm hatching of Spring, Summer's…

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 accompany…

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…

artists book Seven Deadly Sins + Seven Heavenly Virtues: Lessons from the Financial Crisis of 2008 opened up
Limited edition of 7. Hand-stamped chapter heading numbers. Handsewn onto linen tapes. Hand bound cover design with paste papers. Paste papers on cover and throughout are all original hand painted designs, using acrylic paints and methyl cellulose…

front cover of the artists book Shock and Awe
Cover title. Artist's book. Concertina folded printed leaves. "The clash between Sumerian and Twenty-First Century warfare is achieved with juxtapositions of ancient text and warriors, and modern soldiers marching between the guardian dogs of the…

Front cover of artist's book Short Attention Span Classics: Shakespeare's Macbeth
"A very quick study in Shakespeare's Macbeth. Colophon: ""What you won't get in a Short Attention Span Classic: * Character development * Verse rhythm * 300 year old language * Historical references Prominent scholars have remarked, ""What's the…

front cover and cover box of the artists book State of the Union: Live Evil Vile
"This deck of cards can be used as a musical score. Christian Marclay uses a range of media—video, sculpture, installation, and performance—to address the ways that music and sound impact our experience of the world. While he frequently uses…

front cover of the artists book Snakes are Not Nice
Consists of 12 printed paper cards, 9 are 8 x 6 cm. rectangles, 2 are slightly smaller triangle shaped, and one is smaller curved shaped. Each card is printed from Staedtler's Master, carved into oriental paper, hand-lettered onto nideggen and…

artist's book Song of Creation opened to reveal z-fold
"by John Muir; Donna Thomas, artist, binder; Peter Thomas, handmade paper Love of nature is reflected in every facet of the book, from Donna's panoramic watercolor view of Yosemite Valley—by her reckoning the most majestic bit of nature on earth—to…

front cover of the artists book Song, Canto: Poems & Illustrations
Title page printed in red type. Date of publication from order record. RPB Sewn; tied with red cord. Issued in brown paper wrappers; printed on cream colored paperBook designed by Gloria Morales. Type is Sabon Antiqua on Tiziano, Unryu Kozo &…
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