A term referring to publications conceived, designed, and illustrated by artists, often self-published or published by arts organizations in large or unlimited editions. These books are usually printed commercially with the photolithography (offset) technique and meant to be an affordable art form.
Artist’s book
7 examples
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Aleksandra Mir The How Not to Cookbook: Lesson Learned the Hard Way 2010
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Lawrence Weiner, Robert Morris, Joseph Kosuth, Douglas Huebler, Robert Barry, Sol LeWitt, Carl Andre, Various Artists Untitled (Xerox Book) 1968
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Fiona Banner The Nam 1997
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Edward Ruscha Twentysix Gasoline Stations 1963, printed 1969
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On Kawara I READ 2017
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Teresa Margolles PM 2012
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Tauba Auerbach Cubearc from [2,3] 2011
Magazine
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Pools of Performance: Nora Turato on the Found and Spoken Word
On the occasion of her MoMA performances of pool 5, the artist talks about how art needs to be sincere and unexpected.Mar 2, 2022 -
Whatever Isn’t Anything Else
Take a look at contemporary artists’ publishing through the work of Adam Pendleton, Kandis Williams, and Nora Turato.Feb 11, 2022