Book Works

Music Box

by Joseph Kosuth and John Cale

Artists' multiple commissioned by Carl Solway Gallery, Ohio. Edition of 10 copies. Size: 360 x 220mm.

A 144 note clockwork musical mechanism is contained inside the cut out pages of this false book, and can be wound from an access point on the back board. The book itself is bound in black calfskin with foil blocked text panels inlaid into the front cover and spine. To enhance the sound quality the musical mechanism is mounted onto a wooden sound box with metal fittings running through to studs on the back cover.

L'Imaginaire

by Sharon Kivland

Published by Book Works. Edition of 20 copies. Size: 140 x 110mm.

The Studio produced this silk covered sliding case to contain a ladies' compact. When the compact is opened the word moi appears as a reflection on the mirrored surface. The case is lined in satin with dulled silver foil blocking on the outside.

Itinerant Texts

by various artists

Published by Book Works. Edition of 40 copies. Size: 105 x 140mm.

This edition was designed to contain a series of 35mm slides by twelve different artists. Each of the slides are housed in clear polyester pockets bound together to create a small book covered in blue neoprene. The book is contained inside a white cloth covered slipcase with the title foil blocked on the side.

Ancient Proverbs

by Ellis Nadler

Published by Singularity Press. Edition of 50 copies. Size: 290 x 220mm.

The entire book was produced at the Studio with the illustrators' linocuts hand printed on the Atlas Press. The book was printed on Velin Arches mouldmade paper and bound with hand-coloured printed paper sides and a cloth spine. The book came with a cloth covered slipcase.

Frontispiece and List of Titles

by Terry Frost

Size: 460 x 430mm.

This Frontispiece and List of Titles accompanied a boxed set of etchings produced for the artist. The Studio regularly produces letterpress printed pages of this sort, with the method of printing creating the distinctive impression on the surface of the paper.

A Book of Numbers

by Avis Newman

Size: 290 x 290mm.

A cloth covered set of cases, folder and printed pages produced for the artist as part of an installation to be viewed with a 100 inch square graphite covered canvas. The sequence of printed pages were contained within this series of white cloth covered cases.

Cast

by Anya Gallaccio

Published by Multiple Store. Edition of 35 copies. Size: 150 x 150mm

In this work the artist placed a single bronze acorn amongst a group of genuine dried acorns, the patination of the bronze acorn making it hardly discernible from the genuine ones. The box is covered with polished brown printed paper and is lined with green velvet. The title is foil blocked on the lid.

Globexpander

by Paul Lincoln

Artist's multiple. Edition of 24. Size: 305 x 120 x 100mm.

An elaborate cloth covered folding case designed to contain an intricate set of instruments and equipment that form a central role in the artist's ongoing work 'The World and its Inhabitants'. When operated the device inflates a balloon using the cylinders of laughing gas provided, this reveals the name of the character from the series.

Poem

by Jonathan Callan

Published by Multiple Store. Edition of 100 copies. Size: 400 x 250mm.

This multiple is designed to lie open at a page which has laser cut text. The artist then forced silicone through the cut letterforms creating clear extrusions on the surface of the page.

Alphabet

by Michael Craig-Martin

2007. Published by Alan Cristea Gallery. Edition of 40 sets. Cabinet size: 900 x 700 x 700mm

Specially created wooden cabinet with 26 individual drawers designed to hold the series of screenprinted characters of the Alphabet by the artist. The cabinets are sprayed in a range of different colours and each paper lined drawer pulls out to reveal the print.

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