Tag Archives: artists’ books

Piles of French Novels

Posted on October 7, 2018 by

Vincent Van Gogh Piles of French Novels 1887  

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When is a book art?

Posted on August 30, 2018 by

H/t to Bonnie Kuster Butler for this post. When is a book art ? A current exhibition at LA’s Getty Research Institute explores the many ways in which artists create objects that straddle the worlds of books and art.  The … Continue reading →

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A Book Is An Altar

Posted on July 9, 2018 by

The Portable Mayan Altar  was created by Taller Leñateros (The Woodlander’s Workshop), an indigenous publishing house in Chiapas, Mexico founded by poet Ámbar Past in 1975. This book features a cardboard case in the form a traditional Mayan house that opens up … Continue reading →

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