Swirls: James Prez's Ode to Duchamp

Swirls: Three and a Quarter by Three and a Quarter at 150 dpi (After Marcel Duchamp) is an artist book created by James Prez. The book was created in 2008 and published in Brooklyn, NY by the Black East Press. This is the seventh copy out of a limited edition series of 12, all of which are signed and numbered by the artist.

Introduction

The book Swirls: Three and a Quarter by Three and a Quarter at 150 dpi (After Marcel Duchamp) is held in the Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts located on the fifth and sixth floors of the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library at the University of Pennsylvania. This particular copy was directly acquired from Prez by the library. Prez’s book is a unique artist book that challenges traditional expectations of what a book should or could be. The following is a description on the books form, content, interpretation, and structure.