Overview

Artists' books are works of art created in book form, or rather forms as there are a myriad of approaches such as pages in a box, scrolls, fold outs and even a Rolodex. They can be one-offs or produced in small editions. This primarily 20th-century practice drew greater interest in the 1960s from artists seeking alternative means to express their concepts and ideas. Australian Artists Books features twenty books. It discusses approaches to artists' books by Ian Burn, Robert Jacks, Bea Maddock, and Mike Parr, features an in-depth analysis of works by an additional sixteen artists, and includes an illustrated checklist. Writer Alex Selenitsch discusses how the books function as narrative rituals and the multiple views offered by these wonderful objects which literally unfold in time, are delightfully tactile, and use diverse techniques.

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Author:   Alex Selenitsch
Publisher:   National Gallery of Australia
Imprint:   National Gallery of Australia
Dimensions:   Width: 22.70cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.609kg
ISBN:  

9780642541864

ISBN 10:   0642541868
Pages:   128
Publication Date:   10 October 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Director's Foreword Introduction FOUR APPROACHES TO ARTISTS BOOKS Ian Burn: the noise of the machine Robert Jacks: the artist's touch Bea Maddock: the daily self Mike Parr: hundreds of pages SELECTED ARTISTS BOOKS Requiem to an epidermis / Gaynor Cardew Sketch-of-book / Christopher Croft Fire-grid / Ross Grounds Spickes / Alexander Hamilton On a ray of winter sun / Petr Herel Untitled (panoramic boxed set) / Ruth Johnstone Things 1, Things 2, Things 3 / Maria Kozic Th wa wi neve en / Ruark Lewis Flick book / Jennifer Marshall Not titled [twenty-six concepts] / Ian Milliss Multiple Constantinoples / Neil Roberts (coordinator) Sub-stations / Bruce Searle Art book / Martin Sharp Eng / Paul Uhlmann Black rubber stamp syndrome / Murray Walker Walking to Tebuatarawa / Robin White List of books by the featured artists Selected References Index

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