Description |
221 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Summary |
Freedom of the Presses is a textbook and a toolbox for using artists' books and creative publications to further community engagement and social justice projects. The book aims to expand and enhance scholarship about creative book-making relevant to the diverse global community of librarians, publishers and readers. Freedom of the Presses features commentary and images from contemporary artists and scholars. |
Note |
"Writings and art by: Kurt Allerslev, Tia Blassingame, Stephen Dupont, Karen Eliot, Bridget Elmer, Ganzeer, Sarah Kirk Hanley, Fly-O, Richard J. Lee, Mobile Print Power, Janelle Rebel, Florencia San Martin, Aaron Sinift, Suzy Taraba, Deborah Ultan, Marshall Weber, Anton Wurth, and Xu Bing."--Cover. |
Contents |
A closed book is a treasure trove of wild possibility / Kurt Allerslev -- Dear book arts: African American artists and the book form / Tia Blassingame -- A place for activist art: Brooklyn and twenty-first-century agitprop / Sarah Kirk Hanley -- Some people are maniacs (excerpt) / Fly-O -- The root of the matter: The artists' book in the twenty-first century / Karen Eliot -- The Queens memory project: The tradition of radical American storytelling / Richard J. Lee -- To not forget twice: Art and social change in artists' book from Latin America / Florencia San Martín -- An early lesson in touch and tact / Ganzeer -- A queer community of books / Suzy Taraba -- Lost dogs / Stephen Dupont -- Publishing works through public participation / Mobile Print Power -- Freedom of the presses: activating library resources through collaborative curating / Bridget Elmer, Janelle Rebel, Marshall Weber -- The use of type in artists' books / Anton Würth -- Square word calligraphy and book from the ground / Xu Bing -- Counterculture publications for engaged learning / Deborah Ultan -- Weaving stories: Artists in collaboration with Gandhi Ashrams / Aaron Sinift -- Biographies -- Sponsors -- Patrons. |
Subject |
Artists' books -- 21st century.
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Artists' books -- Social aspects.
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Artists' books -- Publishing.
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Artists' books -- Publishing.
(OCoLC)fst00817664
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Artists' books. (OCoLC)fst00817660
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Künstlerbuch (DE-588)4229053-3
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Chronological Term |
2000-2099
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Added Author |
Weber, Marshall, editor.
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Added Title |
Artists' books in the twenty-first century |
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Artists' books in the 21st Century |
ISBN |
9780692166789 (paperback) |
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0692166785 (paperback) |
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