sculptural bookwork

OAB Definition

an artist’s book that “expresses itself through sculptural means” and “def[ies] the norms that govern” the conventional book. Often, “the artist’s intent [is] to embody ideas about the book as an object and as a concept in its form and materials.”

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Additional Resources

  • Bright, Betty. No Longer Innocent: Book Art in America 1960-1980. Granary Books: New York City, 2005. Pp. 4-5.