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The Thing The Book: A Monument to the Book as Object
John Herschendand
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Description for The Thing The Book: A Monument to the Book as Object
Hardcover. A group art project between today's hottest creativesfrom Jonathan Lethem to Miranda July, in a totally one-of-a-kind, deluxe package. Num Pages: 156 pages, photographs thr-out, 2 ribbon markers, cloth-bound case w. silk-screened foil-stamping. BIC Classification: AKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 770.
What exactly is a book? This wildly inventive and thought-provoking volume asks that question of more than 30 of today's top creative visionaries, from Ed Ruscha to Miranda July, John Baldessari to Jonathan Lethem. Each traditional element of a book-from endpapers to footnotes-is assigned to a different artist or writer invited to use the space as a creative playground. The result is a collaborative group art project like no other. A ribbon bookmark by David Shrigley, page numbers by Tauba Auerbach, endnotes by Rick Moody-each contribution surprising and brilliant. This one-of-a-kind book will entrance anyone who appreciates art, literature, and ... Read more
What exactly is a book? This wildly inventive and thought-provoking volume asks that question of more than 30 of today's top creative visionaries, from Ed Ruscha to Miranda July, John Baldessari to Jonathan Lethem. Each traditional element of a book-from endpapers to footnotes-is assigned to a different artist or writer invited to use the space as a creative playground. The result is a collaborative group art project like no other. A ribbon bookmark by David Shrigley, page numbers by Tauba Auerbach, endnotes by Rick Moody-each contribution surprising and brilliant. This one-of-a-kind book will entrance anyone who appreciates art, literature, and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
777g
Number of Pages
156
Place of Publication
San Francisco, United States
ISBN
9781452117201
SKU
V9781452117201
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About John Herschendand
THE THING Quarterly is an object-based publication based in San Francisco. Each quarter, THE THING editors Jonn Herschend and Will Rogan invite a different creative contributor - artist, designer, filmmaker, actor, musician, or writer - to create an object that somehow incorporates text. The objects are then reproduced, wrapped and shipped to every current subscriber. THE THING has collaborated with ... Read more
Reviews for The Thing The Book: A Monument to the Book as Object
For art geeks who are also book geeks, this is the greatest coffee table book ever, a reminder that books are tangible objects with design components that are frequently beautiful. A number of artists and authors collaborated on this amazing book. - Huffington Post