Book as Artwork 1960/1972
Writer: Germano Celant
Categories: Reference / Catalogue, Essays
Reference no.:R/C/Cel.G/10.00
| Book title: | Book as Artwork 1960/1972 |
| Published by: | 6 Decades Books |
| Year made: | 2010 |
| Place made: | USA |
| Original: | Yes |
| Dimensions: | 140 x 180 |
| Binder: | commercial binding |
| Physical description: | soft cover, 'perfect' binding |
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| This book was originally published in an edition of 800 copies Nigel Greenwood Inc., London UK in 1972.
"The book is a medium that requires no visual display, other than to be read, and the active mental participation of the reader. The book imposes no information system but the printed image and the word; it is a complete entity in which both public and private documents are reproduced. The book is a collection of photographs, writings, and ideas—it is a product of thought and of imagination. It is a result of concrete activities, and serves to document, and to offer information as the means and the material of art. It is considered an object of study and of testimony and does not appear esoteric or unreal, but fits into the daily communications system with any aesthetic of artistic pretensions. It is only another space... and can therefore be considered an art work." (from the cover note) |
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| Writer: | Germano Celant () |
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