The Sinking of the Titanic - Copy 22/30

Bryars, Gavin

Published by Luigi Castiglioni Editore, 2024

About this Item

Gavin Bryars The Sinking of the Titanic | Musical score conceived as an artist s book, scenographically designed and laid out by Luigi Castiglioni, with original artwork by Cristina Iglesias, based on The Sinking of the Titanic by Gavin Bryars. | Rimini, Luigi Castiglioni Editore, 2023 | Large folio (240 × 380 mm) | First and only edition, limited to 100 copies, including 30 deluxe head copies numbered 1/100 to 30/100. | Deluxe copies contain: three signed etchings by Cristina Iglesias, a complete suite of prints, and a fragment of a metal plate used during the printing process. | Printed letterpress on Fabriano Tiepolo 250 gsm paper by Tipoteca Italiana Cornuda (Treviso) on a 1963 Nebiolo Atena cylinder press; etchings printed from polymer plates by Benveniste Contemporary, Madrid. | Each copy is signed by Gavin Bryars and Cristina Iglesias and includes: an autograph musical sketch by Bryars representing the Titanic s bell (E flat), and a 25 cm vinyl record (Side A: original sound materials used in the composition; Side B: testimonies of Edith Russell and Eva Hart, Titanic survivors interviewed by Bryars in 1972). | Copy 22/100, bound in dark blue box calf with abstract aluminium inlays, mosaic title, and housed in a custom box. | Binding by Luigi Castiglioni, 2024. | As often in Luigi Castiglioni s work, the binding transcends its traditional role and becomes a contemporary sculpture in leather and metal, where craftsmanship meets pure artistic gesture.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Sinking of the Titanic - Copy 22/30
• Publisher: Luigi Castiglioni Editore
• Publication Date: 2024
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Limited Edition
• Condition: New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)