Noticing death
Artist's Book
1993 (published)
1993 (published)
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'This edition is packaged in a heavy paper envelope with a black line printed across the upper left corner, like the announcements handed out to friends and relatives when someone dies ... The envelope ... contains seven Polaroid transfer prints and one photo paired with eight letterpressed cards with printed phrases that refer to each image.
The cards, or broadsides, resemble the death notices commonly plastered throughout the towns of Southern Italy and small towns even in the north, with black cornices or decorative borders, and bold sans-serif typefaces' - accompanying sheet.
The phrases on the cards appear in the following order, forming a natural grouping of rhyming pairs: Softporn, Popcorn; We buy, Animals cry; Circus clown, We drown; Animals rear, We disappear.
'These images were photographed on the streets of Calabria ... The seven transfer prints, originally in the form of slides, were printed with an instant slide printer and transferred onto damp etching paper with a roller' - colophon.
Limited edition of 20 copies. NAL copy is number 9, signed by the artist.
The cards, or broadsides, resemble the death notices commonly plastered throughout the towns of Southern Italy and small towns even in the north, with black cornices or decorative borders, and bold sans-serif typefaces' - accompanying sheet.
The phrases on the cards appear in the following order, forming a natural grouping of rhyming pairs: Softporn, Popcorn; We buy, Animals cry; Circus clown, We drown; Animals rear, We disappear.
'These images were photographed on the streets of Calabria ... The seven transfer prints, originally in the form of slides, were printed with an instant slide printer and transferred onto damp etching paper with a roller' - colophon.
Limited edition of 20 copies. NAL copy is number 9, signed by the artist.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Noticing death (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed book, paper, letterpress, polaroid transfer prints, photograph |
| Brief description | Artist's book, 'Noticing Death', by Angela Lorenz, Bologna, 1993 |
| Physical description | Seven Polaroid transfer prints and one photo paired with eight letterpressed cards with printed phrases are contained in a heavy paper envelope with a black line printed across the upper left corner. The seven transfer prints, originally in the form of slides, were printed with an instant slide printer and transferred onto damp etching paper with a roller. The text and friezes were printed by Stamperia Valdonega in Verona, Italy on archival paper produced by Cartiere Fedrigoni. Limited ed. of 20 copies. 18 loose leaves |
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| Summary | 'This edition is packaged in a heavy paper envelope with a black line printed across the upper left corner, like the announcements handed out to friends and relatives when someone dies ... The envelope ... contains seven Polaroid transfer prints and one photo paired with eight letterpressed cards with printed phrases that refer to each image. The cards, or broadsides, resemble the death notices commonly plastered throughout the towns of Southern Italy and small towns even in the north, with black cornices or decorative borders, and bold sans-serif typefaces' - accompanying sheet. The phrases on the cards appear in the following order, forming a natural grouping of rhyming pairs: Softporn, Popcorn; We buy, Animals cry; Circus clown, We drown; Animals rear, We disappear. 'These images were photographed on the streets of Calabria ... The seven transfer prints, originally in the form of slides, were printed with an instant slide printer and transferred onto damp etching paper with a roller' - colophon. Limited edition of 20 copies. NAL copy is number 9, signed by the artist. |
| Other number | X940003 - NAL Pressmark |
| Collection | |
| Library number | 38041994104131 |
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| Record created | April 2, 2014 |
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