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| Artist Books refers to a unique manifestation of the book as a medium. Unlike other books, like catalogs, that simply showcase art of another medium in a book, Artist Books are their own artistic medium.<ref name = "One"> [https://www.printedmatter.org/about/artist-book| ''What is an artists' book''] Printed Matter, Inc., Retrieved 2 Dec. 2020 </ref> These books attempt to question the very nature of books. The book is a rather illusive technology to define, but through their work, Artist Books attempt to raise important questions regarding what makes a book "a book."
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| == Overview ==
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| Artist books are rather loosely tied to books, and yet their connection to books is crucial to understanding this genre of art. A book made by an artist that reads and functions just as a standard book would is ''not'' an "[[Artist Book]]." What makes an Artist Book an Artist book, is an experimental piece of art that calls upon one's notions of what a "book" is, either in form or purpose.<ref name = "Two"> Anne Evenhaugen [https://blog.library.si.edu/blog/2012/06/01/what-is-an-artists-book/#.X8fb6C2cZ24| ''What is an artists' book?''] Unbound Smithsonian Libraries, Retrieved 2 Dec. 2020 </ref>
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| At the heart of Artist Books as an artistic genre is not the specific practices involved or the connection to books (though that connection is fairly central), but rather the artist's intent.<ref name= "Two" /> Whether it's an exploration of abandoned bookmaking techniques, unique organizations of a book's material, or a presentation of a book that is literally unreadable for one reason or another, the questions or ideas an artist sets out to express through their work is crucial to the Artist Books genre.
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| == History ==
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| == Purpose ==
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Latest revision as of 20:20, 2 December 2020