Artists' Books
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Creation Date
2000
Description
pamphlet, saddle stitch, spiral bound, accordion, portfolio, all enclosed in a metal box, Twenty artists create small bookworks focusing on the vulnerability of our current society as the clock ticks toward the year 2000. This box recreates the touring exhibition, curated by Susan Johanknecht and Katherine Meynell.
Press
London:Gefn Press
Rights
©Katharine Meynell; Susan Johanknecht, London:Gefn Press
Techniques
offset, photocopy, digital inkjet, letterpress, hand drawing, collage, painting, audio recording in analog and digital forms
Materials
metal box, paper, board, plastic envelopes, string, metal screw, thread, cloth, CD, plastic mesh, staple, common pin, scotch tape, feather, flattened Coca-Cola can, sand paper, gold leaf, cassette tape, brass fasteners, plastic flower buttons, floppy disc
Measurements
29 x 18 x 12 cm
Keywords
Millennium in art, Measurement of time, Vulnerability, Language, Y2K