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  • Collection: Artists' Books

front cover of the artist's book There Goes My Hero
Catalog of an exhibition held at the Center for Book Arts, New York, Sept. 23-Dec. 5, 2009. "Exhibition presents the work by a dozen female artists whose artistic practice is informed by the tradition of the comic book/graphic novel" --P. 3. Errata…

front cover of 39 Kinds of Work
Limited edition of 500. Hand-folded brochure, letterpress blue ink on white paper with red hand-stamping. Impractical Labor lists and discusses the 39 Melachot, the 39 categories of work used in building the Temple, and also the types of work…

Artist's Book Counting in Spanish spread open
Pamela Zwehl-Burke: "On a trip to Maneadero, on the coast of Mexico just past tourist country, the sea tossed groups of objects on the glittering sand, often as if in numbered sets for teaching. I'm still learning, as I have dear friends and a…

Front cover of the Artists Book Sanctus Sonorensis standing up
"Philipip Zimmermann: ""Four-color offset lithography printed book was created as a series of two page board book spreads that minimize the visual distraction of a 'gutter' on the panoramic view of each skyscape. The edges of the book are rounded and…

Front cover of the Artist's Book Ojalá
"Philip Zimmermann: The narrative line of this book uses a combination of photoimagery and text to show the fear, fury and exasperations of life in and around Mexican border towns (but especially Ciudad Juarez) in these times of narco-terrorism. I…

Front cover of the Artist's book High Tension: Montage '93
"Johanna Drucker, The Next Word: ""The pages of [High Tension] are cut at the edge in that triangular shape. It's about anxiety, and it pricks your fingers as you turn the pages."" Renee Riese Hubert & Judd D. Hubert, The Cutting Edge of Reading:…

Artist's Book Negative Sky opened up
Hard-bound collection of eight poems and essays based on a set of photographs found in a Taos, New Mexico novelty shop. The book was hand-sewn and printed by Lettre Sauvage Editions.

The front cover of the Artists Book Absence
Cover title. "In memory, September 11th 2001"--Colophon. Each leaf of heavy paper stock has cut-out footprint of the World Trade Center. The first leaves consist of a single pinhole die-cut representing the attenna; the following one hundred and…

Front cover of the Artist's book The Path of Green Leaves
A book of twelve reproductions, a short explanation, and one original photograph.

Front cover and Cover box of the artist's book Ōmizuao
Limited to 1,000 copies--Colophon. Issued in hardwood box (5 x 11 x 31 cm.). "Omizuao is an accordion-bound "pillow book"--a collection of landscapes, flowers and female nudes. The artist has used the accordion-bound format to create an installation…
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