No-ISBN : on self-publishing / published by Bernhard Cella, Leo Findeisen, Agnes Blaha ; translations: Agnes Blaha, Lisa Rosenblatt

Identifier:REF.AM.2286

Dimensions:495 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 19 cm

Creation dates:2015

published by: Bernhard Cella, Leo Findeisen, Agnes Blaha

text translated by: Agnes Blaha, Lisa Rosenblatt

Subjects: artists' books, publishing

Description:Text in German. Image descriptions in English. "A book about extraordinary books that deliberately withdraw from the international book trade; A register containing 1,800 recent publications printed on paper, circulating without an International Standard Book Number (ISBN); A catalogue of micro-and alternative fairs held on four continents, an outline of media history, and manifestos from current avant-garde artists interspersed with texts on the international boom of artists' books, written by active practitioners of self-publishing. This first, richly illustrated reader has been compiled by a team of editors uniting the areas of conceptual art, media theory, and cultural studies. It thus offers a navigational aid in the discovery of new, uncharted terrain." -- Publisher's description