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Searching for Sebald 2007
Photography after W.G. Sebald
I did the design development for this 600-page anthology that collects essays about the novelist W.G. Sebald's unique use of images in his books together with artists' projects inspired by Sebald's work and methods. I am also an Associate Editor of the volume and a contributor.
The trade edition is available through D.A.P. (1-800-338-BOOK) or at amazon.com
More information on the project and its special suitcase edition.
Benjamin's Blind Spot 2001
Walter Benjamin and the Premature Death of Aura & the Manual of Lost Ideas
The writings collected here use Walter Benjamin's landmark 1937 essay "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction" as a springboard to apply Benjamin's insights to a diverse selection of topics. Presented in the book's margins are excerpts from The Manual of Lost Ideas, together with a commentary on the Manual by Arturo Ott.
Book design by forger.com. My design uses my 1999 Checco font
The trade edition is available through D.A.P. (1-800-338-BOOK) or online at amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, and artbook.com. More information on the special editions.
Bataille's Eye 1997
& ICI Field Notes 4
Book design by forger.com.
In 1928, Georges Bataille published his "pornographic" novella Story of the Eye under the pseudonym Lord Auch. Infamous in its own day, Story of the Eye has since become a pivotal text for art history, literature, and cultural criticism. This volume presents essays, artworks and research related to Story of the Eye. It is the only anthology to reproduce the original prints created by André Masson and Hans Bellmer for the first two editions of Story of the Eye.
The trade edition is currently out of print. More information on the special editions.
The Cake of the Desert 1995
artist's book published by Haifisch Press, Bochum, Germany
The Cake of the Desert is a short graphic novel about two characters who stray into the desert as one of them attempts to recover lost memories of a bygone New Year's Eve. The text is closely based on the transcript of a 1994 Plaintext Players performance I directed.
Among the exhibitions including The Cake of the Desert are the "Out of Context" show at Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum (San Bernardino, CA, 2000) and the "Energy" show at Visual Arts Gallery (New York, 1995).
More on this project.
The Oeuvre of Salvador Dali Reduced to a Reasonable Size 1992
artist's book for the Museum of Forgery
Commercially printed book with extensive overpainting contributed by the Museum of Forgery to the oeuvre of Salvador Dali.
Souvenir Of 1992-93
artist's book for the Museum of Forgery
Shown are pages tracing the structure of human memory and desire for flight. Edition of 4 on vellum, no two of which are identical.
64 Changes 1990-93
artist's book commissioned by the Museum of Forgery
Book of 64 original I Ching hexagrams laserprinted in black & white with my own commentary. Based on an earlier set of gouache paintings. Hand-bound in brown suede with silver-stamped cover.
The Solstice Project 1 + 2 1992-93
limited-edition artist's book created for the Museum of Forgery
"Solstice 1" is a notebook set of commissioned works by Christel Dillbohner, Lorie Erikson, Yolande McKay, Lise Patt, and Terri Valli Trotter issued in an edition of 12. A single "Solstice 1" notebook was subsequently dismembered and the constituent parts buried in various spots around the town of Bochum, Germany. A set of maps, photos, and other clues leading to these buried items was issued as "Solstice 2" and sent to the custodians of the remaining sets of "Solstice 1" to be added to those notebooks. As of this writing, no one has yet found the buried items.
Men Sammlung 2 1992-93
artist's book, acquired by the Museum of Forgery
Album containing cutout silhouettes of humanoid variants.
The Photographer's Handbook 1994-95
artist's book, created for the Museum of Forgery
Handbound book book with altered images and unusual maxims for photographers. Edition of two, with identical text and differing images.
History of Flight Sammlung 1993
artist's book, created for the Museum of Forgery
Album containing assorted items both literally and metaphorically related to the history of flight.