Artists' Books / Joan Lyons

Identifier:REF.AM.1731

Dimensions:269 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Copyright dates:1985

Library of Congress Subject Headings:Artists' books, Conceptual art, Lyons, Joan, 1937-

Description:Edited by Joan Lyons and produced by the Visual Studies workshop, this anthology is the first in-depth look at the territory of books as art. "What are the origins, attributes, and potentials of artists' books? What are their historical precedents? What issues are they addressing? Who is making them and publishing them? Where are collections and resources to be found?" -from introduction by Joan Lyons. Contents: Plates : a visual preface -- Book art / by Richard Kostelanetz -- The new art of making books / by Ulises Carrión -- The artist's book goes public ; Conspicuous consumption : new artists' books / by Lucy R. Lippard -- Words and images : artists' books as visual literature / by Shelley Rice -- The page as alternative space : 1950 to 1969 / by Barbara Moore and Jon Hendricks -- Some contemporary artists and their books / by Clive Phillpot -- The book stripped bare / by Susi R. Bloch -- The artist as book printer : four short courses / by Betsy Davids and Jim Petrillo -- Independent publishing in Mexico / by Felipe Ehrenberg, Magali Lara, and Javier Cadena -- Photobookworks : the critical realist tradition / by Alex Sweetman -- Systemic books by artists / by Robert C. Morgan -- Artists' books collections.