Artists and their books : books and their artists

Reed, Marcia 1945- (author.). Phillips, Glenn, 1974- (author.). Gaehtgens, Thomas W., 1940- (writer of foreword.). Getty Research Institute. (host institution,, issuing body.).

Summary: "Presenting eighty editions and unique objects from the Getty Research Institute's special collections, this volume illuminates the current moment of artists' engagement with books, revealing them as an essential medium in contemporary art"--Provided by publisher.

Item details

ISBN: 9781606065730
ISBN: 1606065734
Physical Description: print
vii, 212 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Publisher: Los Angeles : The Getty Research Institute, 2018.
Copyright: ©2018

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Issued on the occasion of the exhibition Artists and their books/Books and their artists, on view at the Getty Institute at the Getty Research Center, Los Angeles, from June 26 to October 28, 2018.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-208) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Foreword / Thomas W. Gaehtgens -- The book in general: some new definitions / Marcia Reed -- Rediscovering the radius of the discourses, or David Antin's "Politics of the artist's book" / Glenn Phillips -- Various artists' books.