The onion as it is cooked
Artist's Book
1990 (published)
1990 (published)
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On display at V&A South Kensington
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Artist's book consisting of a poem imprinted upon a strip of baked semolina and saffron, accompanied by a sealed envelope marked "Open after consumption" and containing printed matter, a packet of desiccant, labelled chiefly in Chinese and bearing the legend "Tasteless, Odorless, Harmless - Do not eat", and a printed card containing publication data and signed by the authors.
Item has been placed in a conservation box.
1 sheet.
Item has been placed in a conservation box.
1 sheet.
object details
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| Object Type | |
| Materials and Techniques | paper and envelope, baked semolina and saffron, ink |
| Brief Description | Artist's book, 'The onion as it is cooked', by Steven J. Bernstein and Sally Schneider, Flockophobic Press, New York, 1990 |
| Physical Description | Artist's book consisting of a poem imprinted upon a strip of baked semolina and saffron, accompanied by a sealed envelope marked "Open after consumption" and containing printed matter, a packet of desiccant, labelled chiefly in Chinese and bearing the legend "Tasteless, Odorless, Harmless - Do not eat", and a printed card containing publication data and signed by the authors. Item has been placed in a conservation box. 1 sheet. |
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| Other Number | X920165 - NAL Pressmark |
| Collection | |
| Library Number | 38041992101519 |
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| record created | February 13, 2014 |
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