Tag: 2019

• Understanding Molecular Typography

  

  Understanding Molecular TypographyWoody LeslieH.F. Henderson2019Ugly Duckling Presseuglyducklingpresse.org 5 × 7 in.128 pagesBinding: Smyth-sewnOffset inside with foil-stamped wrap Editor’s note: this review contains spoilers. I struggled over how to review this book, and made the determination to identify it as a work of fiction (satire, specifically) and review it as such. I hesitate to out the…

  Levi Sherman

  September 6, 2019

  Review

  2019, artists’ book, autofiction, book art, Fiction, Foil Stamp, Humor, Monograph, Offset Lithography, Satire, Smyth Sewing, Softcover, Text, typography, Ugly Duckling Presse, Woody Leslie

• Plant Out of Place

  

  Plant Out of PlaceSarah Nicholls2019Brain Washing From Phone Towers brainwashingfromphonetowers.com 4.75 × 8.75 in.12 pagesBinding: French fold accordion, stitched into a coverLetterpress and linocutEdition of 250 Despite its unusual format, Sarah Nicholls is emphatic that her work Plant Out of Place is a pamphlet. In fact, Plant Out of Place is one of a three-part…

  Levi Sherman

  August 15, 2019

  Review

  2019, artists’ book, book art, book review, Brain Washing From Phone Towers, Documentary, Folded, Letterpress, Pamphlet, Pamphlet Stitch, Periodical, Red Hook, Relief Print, Sarah Nicholls, Text, weeds

• the THERE, THERE quarterly (Volume One, Issue One)

  

  the THERE, THERE quarterly, Volume One, Issue OneTravis ShafferFeaturing Zora J. Murff, Cian Oba-Smith, and Terrance Purdy2019theretherenow.www.theretherenow.com 10 × 12.5 in.18 sheetsUnbound, gathered in a belly bandRisograph the THERE, THERE quarterly is a new photo publication from Travis Shaffer’s imprint, theretherenow. Volume One, Issue One establishes the format: work by three photographers is Risograph printed…

  Levi Sherman

  July 22, 2019

  Review

  2019, Anthology, artists’ book, Belly Band, book review, Cian Oba-Smith, Periodical, photobook, Photography, portfolio, Risograph, Terrance Purdy, theretherenow, Travis Shaffer, Unbound, Zora J. Murff

• Notes from Byzantium

  

  Notes from ByzantiumShelly Taylor and Eben Goff, ed. AB Gorham2019Black Rock Presswww.unr.edu/art/black-rock-press 7 × 9 × .25 in.60 pagesBinding: Softcover codex with sewn signaturesFoil cover and HP Indigo inside The combination of poetry by Shelly Taylor and art by Eben Goff is not an obvious choice, but then, the best books are often surprising. Both…

  Levi Sherman

  May 27, 2019

  Review

  2019, AB Gorham, art, art and writing, artists’ book, book art, Eben Goff, Foil Stamp, HP Indigo, hybrid publication, Link Stitch, Monograph, oil engraving, Photography, Poetry, publishing, Shelly Taylor, Softcover, Text, wax

• The Job

  

  The JobWoody Leslie2019Large Home Tiny Ideawoodyleslie.com 4 × 5 in.32 pagesBinding: 5-hole pamphlet stitchInk jet cover and laser inside The Job is the second book in Woody Leslie’s “Tiny Ideas” chapbook series. Through his imprint, Large Home Tiny Idea, Leslie harnesses the authority of the book form in order to examine everyday phenomena, often through…

  Levi Sherman

  April 15, 2019

  Review

  2019, Ink Jet, Large Home Tiny Idea, Laser, Memoir, non-fiction, Pamphlet, Pamphlet Stitch, Periodical, Poetry, Text, The Job, visual poetry, Woody Leslie