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Artists’ books are works of art in the form of a book. This collection consists of 67 artists’ books created between 1976 and 2012. It includes works by famous artists like Chuck Close and Ed Ruscha as well as young emerging artists during the period.

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"Accordion structure. Printed on both sides. Horse power was letterpress printed with photopolymer plates, wood type and vintage ornaments by the artist. This edition includes 15 copies printed on handmade horsehair paper. Signed and numbered by the artist. This is number 25."--from the CUNY catalog record

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"From July 19-26, 2012, I checked out every available book in the New York Public Library written by an author who committed suicide. I stamped each book's title page with this information and exhibited the collection in How to Write a Novel at Field Projects, NYC. At the end of the show, all the stamped books were returned to general circulation at NYPL."--from the colophon

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"A collection of Xeroxed images of laundry. Created for inclusion in Publication Studio's 'Portland Pavilion' at the 2009 Amsterdam Biennale. The book can be bound in either green legal file-folder stock or manila file-folder stock."--from the CUNY catalog record

Scope and Contents "Edited by Brandon Stosuy, this zine was developed from a collaborative exhibition and performance organized by Stosuy and Kai Althoff in the Summer of 2009 at Dispatch Bureau in NYC. It was displayed during the White Columns Annual 2009, during which pages were added by the original exhibition’s various participants. The Zine features new materials by artists, writers and musicians such as Adam Helms, Brandon Stosuy, Hunter Hunt-Hendrix, Kai Althoff, Karlynn Holland, Lionel Maunz, Matt...

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"Reproductions of photos taken in Peoria, Ill. in 1976 are paired with an autobiographical account of a relationship. This is number 12 out of 35 copies. Signed by the artist."--from the CUNY catalog record

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"Predatory Equity: The Survival Guide explains the financial mechanics of predatory equity and how to prevent it from happening again in the next boom. It provides tenants, advocates, and policymakers with information on tools like loan modifications and preservation short sales to save the hundreds of buildings in imminent danger of foreclosure."--from the Center for Urban Pedagogy website

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"Tiny Underdog City: An Uncomprehensive Guide is a hand-bound hand-colored book of linocuts and digitally printed text. The cover text was screen printed. The book is a guide book for the imagined Tiny Underdog City, where everyone lives in the outskirts...."--from meganpiontkowski-illustration.com

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One in a series on street art created by Francis Van Maele and published by Redfoxpress.

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"With Drift, Catarina Leitão assembles a sequence of pen and ink drawings in which the detritus of modern civilization--fallen airplanes, helicopters, aluminum cans, and gas masks--are inundated by thick vein-like tendrils. Separated by hand-drawn frames, each drawing reads as a fragment from a larger graphic narrative set in some kind of futuristic junkyard."--from the CUNY catalog record