Item #163999 Artist's Books: The Book as a Work of Art, 1963- 1995. Stephen Bury.
Artist's Books: The Book as a Work of Art, 1963- 1995
Artist's Books: The Book as a Work of Art, 1963- 1995
Artist's Books: The Book as a Work of Art, 1963- 1995
Artist's Books: The Book as a Work of Art, 1963- 1995
Artist's Books: The Book as a Work of Art, 1963- 1995
Artist's Books: The Book as a Work of Art, 1963- 1995
Artist's Books: The Book as a Work of Art, 1963- 1995
Artist's Books: The Book as a Work of Art, 1963- 1995
Artist's Books: The Book as a Work of Art, 1963- 1995
Artist's Books: The Book as a Work of Art, 1963- 1995
Artist's Books: The Book as a Work of Art, 1963- 1995

Artist's Books: The Book as a Work of Art, 1963- 1995

Hants: Scolar Press, 1998. Hardcover. Black cloth boards with silver lettering on spine, white dust jacket with black lettering. xvi, 207 pp. BW illustations. VG-, ex-museum library copy with call number labels on spine of book and dust jacket, book plate inside. Item #163999
ISBN: 9781859281635

The spread of printing in the 16th century severed the relationship between artist and book, but modern developments in technology - such as lithography and desk-top publishing - have enabled this relationship to be restored. This book, which explores the history of artists' involvement with the book format in the 20th century, provides the historical, philosophical and artistic background for practitioners and art historians. The book considers the pre-history of the artist's book, beginning with the work of Mallarme and Apollinaire, Cubist, Futurist, Dada and Fluxus books; the upsurge of manifesto, serial and conceptual works of the 1960s and 1970s and the growth of a self-conscious artists' books tradition in the 1980s and 1990s. The development of the artists' books are placed in the context of technological changes and movements in the history of modern art. Comprehensive reference material is provided by a bibliographic listing of over 500 key artists' books, an exhibition chronology, invaluable practical advice for the collector and librarian and an extensive index. -Book Flap.

OCLC: 959097641

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