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Tony White
Holiday Reading: Look, Browse, Read, Think…Rest
For leisurely holiday reading next week I would suggest picking up a copy of Sigrid Calon's new book "Within the Grid and Beyond the Pattern: 120 Compositions in Form & Colour," stencil printed on RISO. While not a photobook, the process used to make and print this books is a "photo" copy technology. The copy
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Tony White
photobook, photo books, artists’ books, artists’ publishing, self publishing, independent publishing
So what's in a name? Or more to the point, what's in a descriptive phrase? How do we as curator's, makers, and librarians parse the difference between new publications and publication types that build on the history of 20th century artists' books and zines? I have been puzzling over this for the past 15 years,
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Tony White
A Different Kind of Order
Right now I am working on a future blog post, scanning book covers and working up an essay. In the meantime, I would like to briefly review a selection of some of the books that are on my desk, and in my office, that have persistently remained as others come and go. I have a
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Tony White
UBER ALLES by Erik Steinbrecher
In late September when I visited the Berlin Art Book Fair: MISS READ, I had the pleasure to meet and visit with most of the vendors. In my last posting I shared information about the September Issue, which I picked up at the fair. During my visit I also had the pleasure to be introduced
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Tony White
Untitled (September Magazine)
While at the Berlin Art Book fair in late September I made a point to visit with all of the 95 plus book vendors. One that stood out was Vanity Press. I picked up a new edition of Fiona Banner's "All the World's Fighter Planes" and a photo book/magazine by Paul Elliman, Untitled (September Magazine),
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Tony White
An Opportunity…?
Association of Art Historians 40th Annual Conference 10-12 April 2014 The Royal College of Art, London Call for Papers: Expanded Photography Session Chair: Dr. Lucy Soutter, The Royal College of Art Contemporary artists are transforming our understanding of photography by combining it with other forms and activities. Many recent works incorporating photography have material or
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Tony White
Recent Acquisitions: Personal Library
As noted earlier, I had the pleasure to attend both the NY Art Book Fair and the Berlin Art Book Fair in the same weekend. Unfortunately I did not have time to adequately browse the fair in NY in a manner suitable to collecting and acquiring new titles. I did, however, pick up the Eve
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Tony White
Photobooks and NY Art Book Fair
Each year since 2008 the Contemporary Artist's Books Conference has commissioned the publication of an artists' book -- sales help underwrite the costs of the conference. For this year's edition the Conference Organizing Committee worked with Eve Fowler to create a new book: ANYONE TELLING ANYTHING IS TELLING THAT THING. The book includes an essay
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Tony White
THIS WEEKEND — 1st Annual Detroit Art Book Fair
I just discovered this announcement in an email this afternoon. The Detroit Art Book Fair will be located in Detroit's Eastern Market neighborhood. The fair is being hosted by DittoDitto and you can contact the organizers here. The dates, location, and events information, below, are taken directly off of their website. Most of the vendors
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Tony White
Book Fairs – Up Coming & Recent
Up Coming Book Fairs Vancouver Art/Book Fair, October 5-6, 2013, Vancouver Salon Light #10, October 5-6, 2013, Paris OffPrint Paris, November 14-17, 2013, Paris KIOOSK vol.2, November 16-17, 2013, Kraków Rookie Book Fair, December 7-8, 2013, Poznan LA ART BOOK FAIR, January 31 – February 2, 2014, Los Angeles Recent Book Fairs LE BAL Books