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Artists' Books

Learn about artists' books and explore the Libraries' collection.
A photo of the King of Spades on top of a deck of cards, but the background image is of a person sitting on a stool for a portrait.

Pur·suit

Naima Green, 2019.
 
Pur·suit is a deck of 54 playing cards features queer women, trans, non-binary, and gender nonconforming people.                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 

Card box with the title of the artists' book and a pin-up woman with tassels on her breasts who represents the Queen of Hearts.

Annie Sprinkle's Post-modern Pin-ups: Pleasure Activist Playing Cards

Annie Sprinkle, 1995.
 
A deck of playing cards featuring fifty-six women who are the movers and shakers of the sex-positive world. 
 
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A card with a black-and-white, close-up photo of an eye in a black box decorated with white stars.

Poker Face

Kensuke Koike, 2023.
 
Poker Face is a photographic puzzle featuring a single portrait divided and duplicated onto 72 cards. Poker Face allows players to freely reassemble these image fragments to create a multitude of surreal compositions.
 

A deck of cards slightly spread out so six cards are visible. The top card has a drawing of a man in a yellow hat running.

You're a Winner

Eric Hollender, 2007.
 
This special collection of drawings by Eric Hollender is a tribute to some of the people and things seen on the streets and subways of New York.

Individual playing cards spread out around a single white card with instructions. Each card contains a photograph with a different musical note.

Shuffle: 75 Playing Cards

Christian Marclay, 2007.
 
This deck of cards can be used as a musical score. Shuffle the deck and draw your cards. Create a sequence using as many or as few of the cards as you wish

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