The century of artists' books / Johanna Drucker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Drucker, Johanna, 1952-

Contributor:

Granary Books (Firm)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Artists' books.

Illustrated books--History--20th century.

Illustrated books.

History.

Physical Description:

xxii, 377 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York City : Granary Books, 2004.

Summary:

The Century of Artists' Books is the first full-length study of the development of artists' books as a twentieth century art-form. This work situates artists' books within the context of mainstream developments in the visual arts from Russian Futurism and Surrealism to Fluxus, Conceptual Art, to Postmodernism. Designed to raise critical and theoretical issues as well as provide a historical overview, this book explores more than two hundred individual books in relation to their structure, form, and conceptualization. Topics include the discussion of the poetics of the book, the book as a metaphor, the conceptual space of the book, and books as narrative and non-narrative sequences. Each chapter uses these specific issues to examine the works of well-known book artists and publishers. The book provides a foundation for future work in the history and critical interpretation of artists' books, as well as offering a structure for teaching artists' books to practitioners, collectors, and curators.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1887123695

OCLC:

56637902