Robert BARRY
Come on
Gent; Imschoot, Uitgevers; 1987; 21,7 x 15,4cm; 144pp n.n.. Pink cover, pink paper with silver printing. Hard cover edition of 25 copies, signed and numbered by the artist. This is copy 6/25.
Arts, Conceptual Art, Artist Book, Avant-Garde
Info
Artist book in a deluxe edition, very good condition, very small tear above left (photo) in the dust jacket, back color faded (foto).
‘Silver words spinning on pink pages, like conversation fragments floating trough an open windo .’ Ref.1
- Robert Barry (1936 New York) is an American conceptual artist, internationally renowned and represented in all the prominent international collections and museums.
- Imschoot Uitgevers In 1987 publishing house Imschoot (Ghent- Belgium) started an exceptional series of artists’ books made by international artists ( Giovanni Anselmo, Sol LeWitt, John Baldessari, Lawrence Weiner, Hanne Darboven, Robert Barry, Christian Boltanski, Dan Graham, a.o.). Ref. Johan Pas
In addition to the regular softcover edition (500 to 1000 copies), a deluxe hardcover edition was also issued in a very limited edition, numbered and signed by the artists.
The publishing house ceased its activities in 2006.
References
- Imschoot, uitgevers; Catalogus 2010
- Johan Pas (Een essay door -), Het kunstenaarsboek in België: de voorzet tot een geschiedenis., Kunstenpunt
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