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Artists' Books

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Inside spread of a book where the left page is completely purple and the right page contains a pink circle with a hazy, yellow outline.

Dans la Lune

Fanette Miller, 2022.
 
Dans la lune depicts a lunar cycle with simplicity and elegance, proposing a sensitive progression through the lunar month with a combination of 8 colored inks.

A yellow slipcase divided into 10 sections that fit 10 mini flip books.

The Speech Writer

Bani Abidi, 2011.
 
The speech writer is a fictional documentary presented in the form of ten flip books in a slipcase. The contents follow a day in the life of a retired political speech writer. 

A small flip book that is complete black minus a small linear rainbow.

Rainbow in Your Hand

Masashi Kawamura, 2007.
 
A flip book that produces a rainbow when the pages are flipped.                                                                                                                                                                                

A slightly ajar flip book with a creature on the cover that is all black except for its white eyes.

Me Kara Kaikōsen

Mō hitotsu no kenkyūjo, 2009.
 
This flip book series created by Seigensha introduces its viewers to extraordinary worlds with soft drawings created with warm colors and unique designs. The second volume illustrates a heartwarming encounter with “something” that lurks in the darkness!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

An open book spread with a drawing of a man drawn over newspaper print.

2nd Hand Reading

William Kentridge, 2014.
 
This publication began life as a film constructed from a succession of drawings made in 2013 on the pages of old books; a second-hand reading in which books are translated into a filming of books, articulating the relationship between drawing, photography and film-making.                                                                                                                                                                                                               

An open book spread. The right page contains a collage of a man at his desk with a drawn-in yellow background and purple paperwork.

Man Unraveling

Alice Wong, 2022.
 
Wong's colorful palette adorns a group of photographs of the Italian fashion designer Valentino as he works at his desk. Valentino's image gradually evolves into greater abstraction with the paintings' general sequence. This interactive book is a vivid journey into Alice Wong's imaginative world.

 


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