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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." | 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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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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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.[1] 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."
Overview
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.[2]
History
Purpose
References
- ↑ What is an artists' book Printed Matter, Inc., Retrieved 2 Dec. 2020
- ↑ Anne Evenhaugen What is an artists' book? Unbound Smithsonian Libraries, Retrieved 2 Dec. 2020