The thing the book : a monument to the book as object / John Herschend & Will Rogan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Herschend, John, writer of introduction, compiler.

Rogan, Will, 1975- writer of introduction, compiler.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Books in art.

Physical Description:

155 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Chronicle, 2014.

Summary:

What exactly is a book? This wildly inventive and thought-provoking volume asks that question of more than 30 of today's top creative visionaries, from Ed Ruscha to Miranda July, John Baldessari to Jonathan Lethem. Each traditional element of a book--from endpapers to footnotes--is assigned to a different artist or writer invited to use the space as a creative playground. The result is a collaborative group art project like no other. A ribbon bookmark by David Shrigley, page numbers by Tauba Auerbach, endnotes by Rick Moody--each contribution surprising and brilliant. This one-of-a-kind book will entrance anyone who appreciates art, literature, and the surprising possibilities that emerge when the two collide.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1452117209

9781452117201

OCLC:

870200039