The Century Of Artists' Books

"From codex to document, from performance to self-image, the world of artists' books is made available to student and teacher, collector and connoisseur.” -Paula Frosch, Metropolitan Museum of Art Library, Library JournalNow Back in Print!Johanna Drucker's The Century of Artists' Books is the seminal full-length study of the development of artists' books as a twentieth-century art form.By situating artists' books within the context of mainstream developments in the visual arts, Drucker raises critical and theoretical issues as well as providing a historical overview of the medium.Within its pages, she explores more than two hundred individual books in relation to their structure, form, and conceptualization.This latest edition of the book features a new preface by Drucker and includes an introduction by New York Times senior art critic Holland Cotter. Prior praise for Johanna Drucker's The Century of Artists' Books:“[Drucker] locates the artists' book, in all of its multitudinous aspec