An artist's book comprised of three prints by Celmins and text assembled from "descriptions of the stars from around the world" --Front cover flap. Center fold pullout of abstract starscape on vellum paper.
John Fekner's photographs explore NYC graffiti comenting on society's video/television watching indiference to the poverty and toxicity around us and the threat of nuclear war. The photo essay culminates in several photographs of a project in which Fekner collaborated with a graffiti artist to paint a mural inviting people into a bomb shelter in a building that had been bricked up completely. Two short essays at the beginning and end of the book are included.
Absence is Yoon's reaction to the events of September 11, 2001, when two jets collided with the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center. The 121 page book has no markings or printing of any sort; instead it is illustrated with the cut aways from each page. The cutaways resemble a tiny round hole for the first nine pages before expanding to two adjacent squares, representing the foot print of the WTC. The last page shows the surrounding buildings. Yoon has created a book that is about what is no longer in the world, just as she has excised the material from within the book.
Title from order slip; 37 color photographs of a single male model each representing a different legendary figure; Three gatefold pages; Includes photo credits and list of figures represented
Accordion fold format; The Class: Matthew Barclay, Debbie Barlay, Katrina Boldt, Dianna Lutz, Rick Miller, Kristen Myers, Peter Nies, Jennifer Pollock, Sherri Sellers, David Stairs, Laela Wilding --P. [26]; Binding was performed by all members of the class with invaluable help and instruction from Sandy Tillcock [i.e. Tilcock] --P. [26]; Printing was done on one of two Vandercook letterpress machines using handset metal and wood types --P. [26]
The front cover of book features an image of a work by Drury titled Medicine Wheel. Text within the book documents the creation of Medicine Wheel by making paper from plants available during each month of the year, and collecting other natural materials for the project. Drury's project occured between August 16th, 1982 and August 15th, 1983.
Fifty black and white drawings, printed on white paper are interleaved with black paper pages containing 50 of Winters' notational poems. The poetry, which became important to Winters in the 1990s is in the form of notes taken in preparation for drawing or making other types of art, though the poems in this book do not necessarily correspond with the drawings.
14 p. "Deluxe edition is cased in a variation of the Japanese portfolio structure, with bone clasps"--Publisher's website. Haikus by Sara Pirkle Hughes, with artwork by her twin sister Amy Pirkle, telling the story of their grandmother, who left her home in Japan as a young mother to begin a new life in the 1950's American South. Design, printing, artwork, and handmade paper by Amy Pirkle
Folded hard cover opens to reveal accordion fold pages of poems; If pages are turned to the left the poems can be read, but if the pages are opened to the right they are blacked out; Each poem is dated and numbered; Case contains CD of poems being read by the author
Rhomboid-shaped book with spine constructed from a wooden dowel; Single hole drilled through all but the cover pages; Brightly colored images combined with text
Miniature book with letterpress printed text and linocut illustrations. Sewn in signatures and bound in a paper case using a chain stitch which creates the pattern CXXX. Enclosed in a modified paper slipcase. Handset, printed, illustrated and bound by Anne Bingham.
This elaborate variation on an accordion book unfolds from top to bottom. Each unfolded page, unfolds from right to left revealing a stanza of Robert Frost's poem, and a pop-up interior wall between the two sides. As the book is completely unfolded, the wall stretches from the top to the bottom, reading good fences make good neighbors. With a beaded pull to open the book and dust jacket.
This book is made of a circle-shaped sheet of paper, with a smaller circle cut in the center, accordion-folded to form a conical shape. Painted images are reproduced to depict scenes from life in a town.
Color images combined with text; Images are abstracted but still recognizable in most cases; Many gatefold pages throughout book; Cover wraps around book from back page
Published as part of Book Works’ Chap Book Series (No. 7), printed offset in an edition of 1,000 copies, b&w, 72 pages with a colour soft cover. --Artist's website.
Poetry, calligraphy, photography and book design by Kazuko Takeuchi of Osaka, Japan, completed in the Spring of 1970 while a graduate student at Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon. Printed in the Fall of 1970 in an edition of 300, of which this is no. 186 --p. [65]
Wrap around portfolio includes 8 blank sheets cliped to front cover, shopping information bound to the back of the portfolio, and a lucky shopping penny; Bound in handmade folder fastened with velcro, paper fasteners, and binder's clip
Folding pages cut in the shape of leotards with tutus; Leotards are black, tutus vary in color; Text is written on tutus and wraps around to back side of pages
Poems; Sei esercizi tipografici composti e stampati in 50 esemplari da Gino Castiglioni e Alessandro Corubolo sul loro torchio che ora tocca i centoquarant'anni di vita --Colophon
Includes texts written by the artist and illustrated with typographic images. Part of Infra thin Projects commissioned and curated by Mark Beasley for Book Works, 2004. "This publication represents a chain of declamatory 'rants' that critically probe traditional notions of narrative authority"--Publisher's web site.
Acrylic on paper; May 1993 --P. [4] of cover;Accompanied by a xeroxed typewritten sheet which explains the content of the book and is signed, the poet Walt Curtis, Apr. 15, 1996.
Wildwood is a commercially printed and bound hardcover book in green cloth with dust jacket. Content is primarily photographs of forest landscapes; text is confined to an introduction and a listing of names and localities at the end of the book. The work relates these forested areas to the artist's own history and internal space and spirit.
Three volumes; Vols. attached together with paper strip bearing title; I. How to swallow the lump in your throat -- II. How to shore your shaking knees -- III. How to give the gift of your back-brain (and maybe escape away); Text only, no images
12 p. folded. Book consists of panels with black and white photographs interspersed with white text on green background accordion folded strips with highway grids on the reverse. Front and back cover are maps.
The book of takes is a chapter of a larger work called Jericho; Collection of black and white images and text; Includes envelope attached to inside of back cover which contains a map
4 volumes; Includes 8 drawings by Roni Horn (in envelope), inserted in v. 1; Each volume contains texts written in response to the same selection of Horn's titles/phrases. The annotaters are sculptor Louise Bourgeois, writers Anne Carson and HElène Cixous, and film director John Waters
Amy Pirkle dedicated this book to her grandmother of whom she says: " As far back as I can remember, I knew that when I walked into my grandmother's kitchen in South Georgia, I'd find her in the kitchen with a hot batch of biscuits made from scratch." This short book reflects that warm childhood memory with paper the color of baked biscuits and simple duo- or tri-colored linocut images. Several fold out pages are included. Letter press printed in metal types on Nideggen mould made paper. Pamphlet bound with hard, split boards covered with lino-cut printed paper. Signed by the artist. This book was purchased with Kiyoko by Sara Pirkle Hughes from the Maternal Legends exhibit at 23 Sandy Gallery in Portland, OR (December 5, 2008-January 3, 2009) which was juried by Cara List, Art and Architecture Librarian, University of Oregon.
Four flap portfolio encases an accordion folded flutter book consisting of eight pages including the cover and back pages. Text on the portfolio case, but not within the book includes only the title, author and acknowledgements. Pictorial work of abstract drawings and rubbings. Portfolio has ribbon closure.
Cover enclosed in tissue paper jacket; Blue covers; Hole drilled through center of book; Each page contains the same image but each has a different geographic coordinate written below the image
This square book with black covers and metalic printing on the cover contains a short story illustrated with dark angular images printed on black pages. The tornadoes (or are they nuclear warheads?) are depicted as sinister men who meet to determine the terms of their agreement, but only belatedly realize the destruction they've created.
72 p. Commercially produced hardcover book, bound with grey book cloth, containing text and artists' stamps, inspired by postage stamps. Each artist contributed a perforated sheet of stamps, which are layered between two sheets of vellum paper. The image, without perforation, is reproduced on the following page.
Various artists' projects, including a VHS tape, an audio CD, photographs, small books, a postage stamp, original peat drawings, and other miscellaneous items in burlap bag.
84 p. Inspired by artist Ceal Floyer's work Monochrome, a supermarket receipt listing purchases of 36 white products that was included in her solo exhibition at the Ikon Gallery in 2001. Savage stole the same 36 items, calculated the savings and compiled images of the items into this work.Accompanies an Ikon Offsite project at various sites in Birmingham, England, Nov.-Dec. 2005. Published in an ed. of 500 numbered copies. Hardback book covered in white cloth with text embossed on front cover.
Pages are made of graphed newsprint, and have evenly spaced typewritten text, without spaces or punctuation. Juxtaposed and overlayed are morse code, brail and various symbols. Includes two unbound leaves containing Morse and Braile translations
The artists wrote more than 200 letters between 1995 and 96, implying that the recipient (mostly famous people, companies, organizations, and governments) had stolen ideas from their dreams and asking for recompensation. This book contains facsimilies of all the letters, which grow stranger and more absurd as you continue. A darkly amusing look at the commodification of the modern world. It is interesting to consider how the form of the business letter becomes an "image" which influences the way we read these letters.
Issued in a set of three books; Book 1 (Geography) is accompanied by 8 collectors' stamps in envelope. Book 2 (Geneology) has an envelope in the back and has hard covers to protect the computer disk for Swallows (electronic mythology for an audience of one -- a program on computer disk for use on Apple IIe of II+ computer) which is in the envelope along with 32 collectors' stamps in a separate envelope. Book 3 (The History of the H Tabernacle in Exile) is accompanied by 32 collectors' stamps in an envelope; Black and white text and imagery except Bk 1 which has some color
Artist's book consisting of color photographs of the letter S on the covers of books;Title and statement of responsibility from colophon; Photography by Paul Ruscha
72 p. Commercially produced hardcover book, bound with grey book cloth, containing text and artists' stamps, inspired by postage stamps. Each artist contributed a perforated sheet of stamps, which are layered between two sheets of vellum paper. The image, without perforation, is reproduced on the following page.
Eye drops is created in the Japanese style, with a simple four-hole (yotsume toji) stab binding opening from left to right. The covers are constructed from waxed paper, and the front cover has a window, revealing the plain paper behind with the title and a small drawing. The book has no text, only pencil drawings of people done with a very light touch.
Printed on a continuous strip of white paper; Printed on both sides of the accorion folded base-paper; Base paper is red with gold flecks; Attached at its ends to separate boards
A collection of mystery tales told in black and white/ half-tone comics ; Vanishing spot / as told by Angus McLeod -- Too many tears / as told by Hilary Greene -- Exquisite corpse / as told by Jane Digby -- Jade cup / as told by Jean Thompson, A gift in memory of Peter Ward Britton
Edition of 25 copies, signed by the artist; Text pages: Neenah Paper ... with Xerox, Susan Lowdermilk, 1989 - -Colophon;Submitted to fulfill requirement of University of Oregon, Fine and Applied Arts Dept., Artists' Books course, 1989;UO has copy no. 8, By Susan Lowdermilk
Edition of 25 copies, signed by the artist; Text pages: Neenah Paper ... with Xerox, Susan Lowdermilk, 1989 - -Colophon;Submitted to fulfill requirement of University of Oregon, Fine and Applied Arts Dept., Artists' Books course, 1989;UO has copy no. 8, By Susan Lowdermilk
Designed to mimic an IQ test, this book is housed in a light blue paper slip cover with the title printed on the front and spine. The light blue color matches the color of the traditional "blue books" that students use to write essay questions in college and university level tests. Within the slip cover are two pamphlet bound books, a standard bubble sheet, instructions and a number two pencil. The 58 questions in the larger of two books which are meant to be answered with a true or false response are all unanswerable philosophical questions, such as the first one: "All is one. True or False". The second booklet contains three extra credit questions., Signed by the artist; Submitted to fulfill requirement of the University of Oregon, Dept. of Fine and Applied Arts, Artists' Books course, 1998
#1; Black and white comics portraying the election of George Bush and Dan Quayle, Signed by the artist; Submitted to fulfill requirement of University of Oregon Fine and Applied Arts Dept., Artists' Books course, 1989
Black and white comic-book style illustrations with 3 additional pieces of text inserted, Signed by the artist; Submitted to fulfill requirement of the University of Oregon, Dept. of Fine and Applied Arts, Artists' Books course, 1992
Folded hard cover opens to reveal accordion fold pages of poems; If pages are turned to the left the poems can be read, but if the pages are opened to the right they are blacked out; Each poem is dated and numbered; Case contains CD of poems being read by the author, Signed by the artists Lazar and Bruggman
Four triangular pages bound with yellow string to form one large fold-out triangle; Black and white photographs with paint and glitter, Signed by the artist/name handwritten on back cover; Submitted to fulfill requirement of University of Oregon, Fine and Applied Arts Dept., Artists' Books course 1989
Text and photographs by Marcia Wilson in Keaau, Hi. on April 19, 1989 of her daughter Diana and her three grandchildren: Julia, Esme, and Simon, who had been born two days earlier in Hilo, Hi. --T.p. verso; This book was published in an edition of 100 copies by the author, in April, 1993. It was modeled after a one-of-a kind book that she had created in 1989 with rubber stamps and original snapshots. She took the photographs in 1989 with a Minolta 4000 camera and reproduced them in September 1995 at Fuji color photo in Hackensack, N.J. The text was composed on her Macintosh SE computer in Monaco Typeface and reproduced by photocopy on 100% rag, 24 lb. paper, also at the Staples store --Colophon;U of O Rare Books has copy 11/100, signed by the author/artist, Signed by the author/artist
Housed within a manilla envelope; Front of envelope has image of rabbit being held/squeezed by a hand; Black and white hand drawn images and text; Dec 6 2002 and image of the artist are stamped onto the cover in red, Signed Peter Adidas on cover
Limited ed. of 500 copies, 100 copies handbound in boards, numbered and signed by the author; This book was designed, printed and handbound by C. Christopher Stern & Jules Remedios Faye. The frontispiece woodcut in the hardcover edition is by C. Christopher Stern --P. following colophon; The type for this book was composed and cast by the printers in Bodoni 375, with handset titling in Bodoni 175 --Colophon;U of O Rare Books has a printed paper cover copy which does not include the illustration, UO Rare Books has a printed paper cover copy which does not include the illustration
Cover title; Leaves are accordion folded; ... letterpress printed with Goudy and Garamont types on Rives Lightweight and folded into covers of Kuzuryu Green, an endsheet of olive dyed paper, and a label printed on Hagakure Brown. Text, design, and reduction linoleum cuts by Catherine Michaelis. One hundred seventy-five copies printed and bound --Colophon; Rare Books has copy 33, signed by the author/artist, Signed by the author/artist
Artist's book; Title, author, and date of publication from accompanying sheet; Includes poem; Cyanotype, watercolor, Kozo graphic handmade Japanese paper, Teton text heavyweight paper --Accompanying sheet; 1 of 94 numbered copies; UO Rare Books' copy is no. 4/94, numbered on accompanying sheet, Numbered on accompanying sheet
The text was assembled from e-mail between Susanna Bergtold and myself during late summer and early fall, 1996. The color page 15 was a Gocco silkscreen --Colophon;Edition of 100 numbered copies, signed by the author; U of O Rare Books has number 90, signed by the author/artist, Signed by the author/artist
Written on a Macintosh Centris 610 computer, using Avant Garde typeface in Microsoft Word program. The text was reproduced by photocopy --Colophon;Edition of 100 copies, signed by the author;U of O Rare Books has no. 50/100, signed by the author/artist, Signed by the author/artist
Text and images alternate on each of three flags per page. Each recto page of three flags has a very short original story about women or a woman and cars on the first and third flag with an image in the middle. The verso side of the page is in reverse, with images on the first and third and a quote about women and cars in the middle. When the book is fully opend an image of a woman leaning against a very early automobile apears. The image, likely taken from a photograph is in high contrast, without real half-tones, and is printed in beige on cream colored paper. The accordion of the binding is pink. The covers are hard, covered with cream colored paper., "Written after a decade of living in the car capital of the world, Women and Cars provides a new perspective on an old topic. Autobiographical narrative with photographic images."-- Susan Elizabeth King From the Women's Studio Workshop Artists' Books Archive http://www.wsworkshop.org/php/details.php?ID=54
Consists of panels of text on blue paper which fold open and sepia-tinted photographic prints, mounted on boards; The back of each board shows an image of a train; Issued in box (10 x 27 cm.) with magnet closure, Written by Heidi Hanson; photographs by Jill Timm
Issued in decorative portfolio;Decorative cloth cover;Limited ed. of 20 copies; Silk-screened text, lino-cut illustrations --Colophon;UO Rare Books' copy is no. 7, signed by artist, Signed by artist
Artist's book consisting of text and photographs taken in 1987;U of O Rare Books' copy is no. 39, signed by the author/artist, Signed by the author/artist