The Thing the Book - A Monument to the Book as Object

What exactly is a book? This wildly inventive and thought-provoking volume asks that question of more than 30 of today''s top creative visionaries, from Ed Ruscha to Miranda July, John Baldessari to Jonathan Lethem. Each traditional element of a book-from endpapers to footnotes-is assigned to a different artist or writer invited to use the space as a creative playground. The result is a collaborative group art project like no other. A ribbon bookmark by David Shrigley, page numbers by Tauba Auerbach, endnotes by Rick Moody-each contribution surprising and brilliant. This one-of-a-kind book will entrance anyone who appreciates art, literature, and the surprising possibilities that emerge when the two collide.

Product details

• Authors: John Herschend, Jon Herschend, Jonn Herschend, John Herschendand, Jonn Herschendand, Herschendand John, Will Rogan, Rogan Will
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2014
• EAN: 9781452117201
• ISBN: 978-1-4521-1720-1
• No. of pages: 156
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 263 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; DESIGN / Book, Book design, Book design and Bookbinding