Research Catalog

Title

The stars / [artwork, Vija Celmins ; text, Eliot Weinberger].

Author

Celmins, Vija, 1938-

Publication

New York : Library Council of the Modern Museum of Art, c2005.

Supplementary Content

Publisher's description

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Weinberger, Eliot.
• Miller, Leslie, 1957-
• Cohen, Claudia, 1953-
• Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.). Library Council.
• Grenfell Press. prt
• Simmelink / Sukimoto Editions. pop

Description

[51] p. : ill.; 27 cm.

Series Statement

Contemporary editions ; 2nd

Uniform Title

Contemporary editions (Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.). Library Council) ; 2nd.

Subject

• Celmins, Vija, 1938-
• Stars > Mythology
• Stars > Folklore
• Stars > Poetry

Genre/Form

Artists' books – United States – 21st century.

Note

• "The edition contains 130 copies, plus 26 deluxe copies signed by the artist and author"--Colophon.
• Statement of responsibility from copyright statement in colophon.
• "The second artist's book in Contemporary editions"--Colophon.
• "The stars is a collaboration between the artist Vija Celmins and the essayist and translater Eliot Weinberger. Celmins created two etchings for the project, which she also designed. Weinberger has assembled a catalogue of descriptions of the stars, drawn from around the world and from an array of historical, literary, and anthropological sources The text was translated into Arabic by Sinan Antoon, into Chinese by Bei Dao, into Hindi by Siddharth Chowdhury, into Japanese by Hiroaki Sato, and into Maori by Piripi Walker ... Leslie Miller ... designed and printed the texts by letterpress on Somerset paper at the Grenfell Press in New York. She also typeset the English-language version of the text; the translations were typeset by Atlas Translations, London"--Colophon.
• "Celmins created the reverse star etching from three etching plates, using spit-bite, dry point, and soft ground. She created the cover etching from four plates, using spit-bite, dry point, soft ground, and photogravure. The third image is a hard ground etching"--Publisher's description. The "reverse star etching" is printed on 2 folded leaves; the "cover etching" forms the wrappers of the volume.
• "Doris Simmelink and Chris Sukimoto proofed and printed the etchings from plates made by the artist using aquatint, burnishing, dry point, spit bite, and soft ground techniques at Simmelink/Sukimoto Editions, Kingston, New York. Lothar Osterburg produced the photogravure plate that was used as the basis for the cover image. The etchings are printed on handmade gampi paper"--Colophon.
• Deluxe copies accompanied by second copy of the cover etching on gampi paper, chine collé to Somerset paper.
• "Library Council of the Museum of Modern Art" ([1] leaf) inserted in case.

Language (note)

• English text translated into Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese and Māori. Title also appears in these languages on title page.

Binding (note)

• Signatures sewn together and inserted in wrappers formed from an etching. Issued in paper-covered clamshell case. "Bound by Claudia Cohen in Seattle, Washington"--Colophon.

Call Number

Spencer Coll. Amer. 2005 09-242

OCLC

123907944

Author

Celmins, Vija, 1938-

Title

The stars / [artwork, Vija Celmins ; text, Eliot Weinberger].

Imprint

New York : Library Council of the Modern Museum of Art, c2005.

Series

Contemporary editions ; 2nd

Contemporary editions (Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.). Library Council) ; 2nd.

Local Note

Spencer Coll. copy is lettered "P/Z"; signed in pencil by the artist and the author.

Language

English text translated into Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese and Māori. Title also appears in these languages on title page.

Local Note

Spencer Coll. copy of the etching is shelved separately.

Binding

Signatures sewn together and inserted in wrappers formed from an etching. Issued in paper-covered clamshell case. "Bound by Claudia Cohen in Seattle, Washington"--Colophon.

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Publisher's description

Place of Publication

United States New York (State) New York.

Added Author

Weinberger, Eliot.

Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.). Library Council.

Grenfell Press. Printer

Miller, Leslie, 1957- Printer

Cohen, Claudia, 1953- Binder

Simmelink / Sukimoto Editions. Printer of plates

Research Call Number

Spencer Coll. Amer. 2005 09-242