Freedom of the presses : artists' books in the twenty-first century / edited by Marshall Weber.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Weber, Marshall, editor.

Brady, Will, book designer.

Booklyn (Organization), publisher.

Smidt Family Modern and Contemporary Art Collection Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Artists' books--Publishing.

Artists' books.

Social aspects.

Artists' books--21st century.

Artists' books--Social aspects.

Local Subjects:

Artists' books.

Physical Description:

218 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Artists' books in the twenty-first century

Artists' books in the 21st Century

Place of Publication:

Brooklyn, NY : Booklyn, [2018]

Summary:

Freedom of the Presses is a textbook and a toolbox for using artists' books and creative publications to further community engagement and social justice projects. The book aims to expand and enhance scholarship about creative book-making relevant to the diverse global community of librarians, publishers and readers. Freedom of the Presses features commentary and images from contemporary artists and scholars.

Contents:

A closed book is a treasure trove of wild possibility / Kurt Allerslev

Dear book arts: African American artists and the book form / Tia Blassingame

A place for activist art: Brooklyn and twenty-first-century agitprop / Sarah Kirk Hanley

Some people are maniacs (excerpt) / Fly-O

The root of the matter: The artists' book in the twenty-first century / Karen Eliot

The Queens memory project: The tradition of radical American storytelling / Richard J. Lee

To not forget twice: Art and social change in artists' book from Latin America / Florencia San Martín

An early lesson in touch and tact / Ganzeer

A queer community of books / Suzy Taraba

Lost dogs / Stephen Dupont

Publishing works through public participation / Mobile Print Power

Freedom of the presses: activating library resources through collaborative curating / Bridget Elmer, Janelle Rebel, Marshall Weber

The use of type in artists' books / Anton Würth

Square word calligraphy and book from the ground / Xu Bing

Counterculture publications for engaged learning / Deborah Ultan

Weaving stories: Artists in collaboration with Gandhi Ashrams / Aaron Sinift

Biographies

Sponsors

Patrons.

Notes:

"Book design by Will Brady"--verso of title page.

"©2018 Booklyn, Inc."-- verso of title page.

Includes bibliographical references.

"Writings and art by: Kurt Allerslev, Tia Blassingame, Stephen Dupont, Karen Eliot, Bridget Elmer, Ganzeer, Sarah Kirk Hanley, Fly-O, Richard J. Lee, Mobile Print Power, Janelle Rebel, Florencia San Martin, Aaron Sinift, Suzy Taraba, Deborah Ultan, Marshall Weber, Anton Wurth, and Xu Bing."--Cover.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Smidt Family Modern and Contemporary Art Collection Fund.

ISBN:

9780692166789

0692166785

OCLC:

1023811849