Category: Review
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The Chiliagon Locket: A Mental Exercise from My Childhood
Neil MajeskiThe Chiliagon Locket: A Mental Exercise from My ChildhoodFrom the series: The Last State or the Penultimate2019 4.5 × 7 in. closed12 pagesSaddle-stitched, softcover pamphletInkjet and laser [In a departure from the usual Artists’ Book Reviews format, this mini review is part of a series on Neil Majeski’s pamphlet series, The Last State or the Penultimate. The first of…
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Depictions of a Developing Lampshade
Neil MajeskiDepictions of a Developing LampshadeFrom the series: The Last State or the Penultimate2019 4.5 × 7 in. closed8 pagesSaddle-stitched, softcover pamphletInkjet and laser [In a departure from the usual Artists’ Book Reviews format, this mini review is part of a series on Neil Majeski’s pamphlet series, The Last State or the Penultimate. The first…
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The Last State or the Penultimate
Neil MajeskiThe Last State or the Penultimate2019–2021 4.5 × 7 in. closedVaried page countsSaddle-stitched softcover pamphletsInkjet and laser Depictions of a Developing LampshadeThe Chiliagon Locket: A Mental Exercise from My ChildhoodThe Perverse DoiliesCurious Details in PostcardsMusic of the Uncanny Soundscapes To review Neil Majeski’s The Last State or the Penultimate, a series of five interrelated…
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Stock Pile
Stock PileAreca RoeDesign by Kelly MunsonForeword by Sheila Dickinson2021Self-published, printed by Edition One 8.5 × 11 in. closed90 pagesPerfect-bound softcover with French foldsLaser Stock photography is an uncanny reflection of reality. Its sanitization and anonymization of familiar settings function as a trick mirror, an almost-real representation that subtly but indelibly differs from what we encounter…
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Owed to The Mountain
Owed to The MountainDiane Jacobs2021Scantron Press 12.5 × 12.5 in. closed36 pagesSingle-section softcover pamphletDigital inside with letterpress cover Owed to The Mountain is a lavish tribute to Mt. Hood, which, on clear days, is still visible from Portland, where artist Diane Jacobs resides. The years-long project includes three versions of the book — an elaborate sculptural…
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Copy No. 1
Copy No. 1Edited by Vanessa Norton and Steven Trull2022Wasted Books 6 × 7 in. closed74 pages plus a single-sheet insertionPerfect-bound softcoverDigital printing Copy No. 1 is the first issue of a new periodical, a “magazine of recycled materials,” published by Wasted Books. As a celebration of plagiarism in all aspects of creative production, this debut…
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A Ghost Story: Photographs
A Ghost Story: PhotographsBret Curry2021A24 FilmsTemper Books 8 × 11.5 in. closed136 pagesSmythe-sewn hardcoverOffset inside with foil-stamped coverEdition of 500 We expect ghost stories to scare us. Whether they’re shared on screen or around a campfire, we expect our surroundings to be dark, making the eeriness even creepier. Ghost stories should leave us looking over…
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Necrology
NecrologyLawrence Levi2021Printed by Conveyor Studio 5 × 7 in. closed48 pagesPerfect-bound softcoverDigital offsetEdition of 100 There really isn’t much to say about death. Each metaphor for it feels imprecise; each explanation of its mechanics or significance says too little or too much. Where consciousness ends, so too do art and science or any other way…
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Against Decorum
Against DecorumMichael Hampton2022Information as material 6.25 × 9.25 in. closed120 pagesPerfect-bound softcoverDigital printingEdition of 500 Against Decorum is a work of uncreative writing, which forges poetry from the condition descriptions in rare book catalogues. These fragments of technical terms speak to age and injury and, ultimately, love and obsession. Hampton’s remix method epitomizes the publisher’s…
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Escape Book
Escape BookStefania Patrikiou2021 8.25 × 11.5 in. closed32 pagesPamphlet stitchScreen printEdition of 20 Completed in 2021, Escape Book is a direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The colophon makes a statement to that effect, but the book is otherwise wordless, which allows Patrikiou to reflect on escapism more broadly. The screen-printed book combines photographic images…
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