Artists Making Books by Venetia Porter seeks to argue that the artist book is not exclusively the property of the Western canonKareem Risan, Every Day, 2005, book, mixed media. Courtesy the artistAn artist book is not, as you might think if applying your knowledge of language and its normal usage, simply a book produced with the involvement of an artist. Rather, it seems to be a publication in the production and physicality of which the artist is intimately involved. And it’s very clear too that it seeks to argue that the artist book is not exclusively the property of the Western canon. Artists Making Books: Poetry to Politics by Venetia Porter.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 08, 2023 10:32 UTC