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Bookwork : medium to object to concept to art

by Garrett Stewart

This study explores the use of books as sculptural media in contemporary art, tracing the development of unreadable book-like objects from early readymades to digital-era installations. It analyses the material identity and cultural resonance of these transformed artifacts.

Accession 11673 ISBN 9780226773919 Publisher University of Chicago Press
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Investigates the conceptual labor behind this proliferating international art practice, where hundreds of book-like objects, alone or as part of gallery installations, enter the gallery or museum.

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Art, Arts, Sculpture, Art, Modern -- 21st century, Art, Modern -- 20th century, Social sciences, Civilisation, Sociology, Communication, Artists' books, Books, Publications, Conceptual art, Book design, Books -- Format
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Anselm Kiefer (German, b.1945), Bruce Nauman (b.1941), Doug Beube (Canadian, b.1950), Marcel Broodthaers, Marcel Duchamp (French, b.1887, d.1968)
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