Letterbuch (1)
Artist's Book
1987 (published)
1987 (published)
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This work is quite literally a book of letters; five sealed transparent plastic sleeves contain loose letter shapes floating within their confines. These are interleaved with sheets of graph paper which help to chart and fix the positions of the letters on the page. With a gentle shake of the book, they rearrange themselves, along with their attendant commas, semi-colons and full stops. In this way the abstract language or text of the book is constantly changing.
Object details
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Object type | |
Title | Letterbuch (1) (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Book, paper and acetate sheets |
Brief description | Artist's book, 'Letterbuch', by Claudia Koelgen, Germany, 1987 |
Physical description | Artist's book made up of 5 sealed transparent plastic sleeves containing loose letters, interleaved with 7 sheets of graph paper and bound with 2 rivets. 11 leaves |
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Summary | This work is quite literally a book of letters; five sealed transparent plastic sleeves contain loose letter shapes floating within their confines. These are interleaved with sheets of graph paper which help to chart and fix the positions of the letters on the page. With a gentle shake of the book, they rearrange themselves, along with their attendant commas, semi-colons and full stops. In this way the abstract language or text of the book is constantly changing. |
Other number | X8901554 - NAL Pressmark |
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Library number | 38041987007697 |
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Record created | April 3, 2014 |
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