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September 14, 2008

Artist books



An artist’s book is an artwork in a book format, or an artwork which has its origin in the form or concept of the book. The term was originally coined to describe books which had their origin in the conceptual art movement of the 1970s. The typical artist’s book today is a limited edition handmade book. The material ranges from lyrical and poetical works, books that take on a sculptural aspect to beautiful examples which blend the creativity of the artist with the technology of today’s computer age. Artists books come in all forms, shapes and sizes, and are made out of a variety of materials including wood, handmade paper and stone.


'Legendary, Lexical, Loquacious Love' by Eve Rhymer (Karen Reimer), 1996, an alphabetical re-ordering of the text in a romance novel


From Coast to Coast Contains Polaroids taken in 2006. The box was created and words were added in 2007 using a Smith-Corona typewriter.

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