Facing the Page: British Artists' Books - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1871831113 ISBN 13: 9781871831115

Publisher: estamp, 1993

Synopsis

The types of books that artists are now making are books as art. Books as art are not books about art, or books illustrating art or literary texts but are orignal works that are conceived as art using the book as the form of expression. Duchamp said it simply - "It's an artist's book if an artist made it, or if the artist says it is". The artist's book has a distinguished history involving some of the 20th century's most celebrated artists including Ernst, Le Corbusier, Matisse, Miro, Picasso, etc. In France, the printed book as an art object comparable to a painting or sculpture is a familiar concept but it is only within the last 30 years, however, that the book as a work of art has achieved proper recognition in Britain. This book looks at the diverse range of British artists working in this genre over the last decade in Britain.

About this edition

• Publisher: estamp
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 1871831113
• ISBN 13: 9781871831115
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96
• Editor: Turner Silvie