• The Fruit of Oblivion / Edward Allington
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The Fruit of Oblivion / Edward Allington

Altered books

FA.OS5.1657
Fine Art Collection
29 x 24 x 7 cm
1983
Edward Allington
United Kingdom
Altered books, artists' books, fruit, line drawings
Tate
Altered hollow book. UK, 1983. Spine says, "Letter Book O : 214." Bookwork made from an antique bound volume of copied business correspondence, inside of which two niches have been hollowed out; in one there is a cornucopia sculpture by the artist, in the other a bunch of plastic grapes. A full-page color drawing on the first endpaper typifies Allington's work from the period; indeed his cornucopia series was widely exhibited, with examples in the collections of the Tate and the Henry Moore Institute. Unique. At least one (the first) of the very delicate pages has small tears mended with yellowed scotch tape; otherwise the book is in good shape.