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The Book as Art: Artists' Books from the National Museum of Women in the Arts
 

The Book as Art: Artists' Books from the National Museum of Women in the Arts

by Krystyna Wasserman, Johanna Drucker, Audrey Niffenegger

Artists' books have emerged over the last 25 years as the quintessential contemporary art form, addressing subjects as diverse as poetry and politics, incorporating a full spectrum of artistic media and bookmaking methods, and taking every conceivable form. Female painters, sculptors, calligraphers, and printmakers, as well a growing community of hobbyists, have played a primary role in... (more)

Top tags: art,  non-fiction (all tags)

 

Member Reviews

  • mperrin
    • Rated 5 stars

    “This publication of the National Museum for Women in the Arts in Washington, DC is a fascinationg book for artists. One hundrend artists are represented by their bio and an image of one of their handmade books. ”

    mperrin wrote this review Thursday, December 6 2007. ( reply | permalink )
  • Karmozijn
    • Rated 0 stars

    “Het mooiste kunstboek dat ik bezit. Gekregen bij mijn afscheid van Boekhandel Jansen & de Feijter.”

    Karmozijn wrote this review Friday, September 7 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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