“For almost a decade now I’ve been walking around my neighborhood finding books people put out on the sidewalk. At first I was looking for books I wanted, but eventually started getting interested in the phenomena of the lone book, lying solo on the…
Viable Contexts: John Risseeuw—Politics & Printmaking features the work of artist John L. Risseeuw. Risseeuw’s work—letterpress, hand papermaking (books and broadsides)—often touches on political and social themes, including political corruption,…
“In the 1960s, Ed Ruscha more or less reinvented the artist’s book. By turning away from the craftsmanship and luxury status that typified the livre d’artiste in favor of the artistic idea or concept, expressed simply through photographs and text,…
