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Recollections: Modern and Contemporary Art's Books and Documents

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Libro d'artista - AA.VV.

Carl Andre - Robert Barry - Douglas Huebler - Joseph Kosuth - Sol Lewitt - Robert Morris - Lawrence Weiner (Xerox book) New York, Seth Siegelaub / John W. Wender, 1968, 27x20.5 cm., Paperback, pp. [370]

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Volume published by Seth Siegelaub and co-financed by the collector John ("Jack") Wendler, commonly called "Xerox Book" for the type of printing initially chosen by Siegelaub, then replaced during the course of work by a normal offset printing less expensive that obtained with a Xerox machine, collects the works of the seven artists mentioned in the title, each of whom contributed to the realization of the work by sending 25 black and white photocopied drawings, in total over 175 illustrations. Print run of 1,000 copies. Original edition.

Literature

Bibliography: Leontine Coelewij - Sara Martinetti, Seth Siegelhub beyond conceptual art, Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, 2016: pp. 116-121; Andrea Joosten - Petra Roettig, Künstlerbücher / Artists ’books. Die Sammlung / The Collection, Hamburg, Hamburger Kunsthalle, 2018: pp. 148-149; Giorgio Maffei - Emanuele De Donno, Sol Lewitt artist's books, Foligno, Edizioni Viaindustrie, 2009: pag. 290.

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