Tiré du site Internet de Boabooks: ""All work and no play" is a "phantom-literature book". This project by Nicolas Giraud unfolds beyond fiction, between writing and serial abstraction. This is the first edition of the typescript initiated by Jack Torrance in Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining". The work is structured in two volumes, the typescript and its analysis, thanks to which the original work and its critical approach hold a dialogue through a series of notes. Copublished with the support of the cneai=. Fifteen copies feature a two original pages of the typescript signed and numbered.
A Metaphysical Interior' is the title of the book that was published on a proposal from Luca Lo Pinto during the exhibition 'D'après Giorgio', which was held at the Fondazione Giorgio e Isa de Chirico from 27th January 2012 to 27th January 2013. Housed in the House Museum at 31 Piazza di Spagna in Rome, the exhibition brought together works by the following artists : Alek O., Darren Bader, Nina Beier, Carola Bonfili, Benny Chirico, Patrizio Di Massimo, Giulio Frigo, Julia Frommel, Martino Gamper, Paul Armand Gette, Nicolas Hatfull, Isola & Norzi, Tobias Madison & Kaspar Mueller, Marcello Maloberti, Carlo Mollino, Momus, Olaf Nicolai, Henrik Olesen, Nicola Pecoraro, Emilio Prini, Dan Rees, Alexandre Singh, John Stezaker, Luca Trevisani, Luca Vitone, and Raphael Zarka. The book presents the result of a correspondence protocol suggested by Izet Sheshivari at the curator's invitation. After receiving and printing the 214 illustrations sent by the artist, Luca Lo Pinto arranged the pictures within the museum space, and documented them in situ. Featuring captions, the book provides 'augmented' perspectives from a visit of Giorgio de Chirico's flat. Page after page, the book generates an ever-changing relationship between the meaning of a flat interior design and the remote discovery of works by contemporary artists."--
En fin de vol., l'ouvrage porte: "This exhibition is meant to address the latest developments in artists' book history. An amazing corpus of new works makes up a most dynamic overview. There are many books dealing with topics such as emptiness, space, or the very substance of pages, and we deemed it necessary to look at the influence of books that have been published in neighbouring fields to that of the artist's book or bookworks publications, in order for us to better define our investigation. Showing all facets and aspects through the most significant images was an option made difficult by the abundance of publications. We attempted to identify and showcase the current ideas and needs of the artist's book medium. This approach has largely benefitted from the efforts carried out at the large annual artists' book conventions, such as Printed Matter's New York Art Book Fair and Cneai's Salon light. We also owe a lot to all the mediation activities carried out via independent information networks, which play a significant part in promoting artists and their books. We are grateful to all the hard-working people behind these exhibitions and platforms, as well as to specialized booksellers. This also extends to directors and curators of institutions, collectors, and publishers for the obliging manner in which they made their works and knowledge available to us. The "Blank book makers" exhibition, as well as the first edition of the "Saloon du livre" fair in Geneva and its supporting body of work could not have been better carried out without their generous contribution.
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