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[Gray book]

Title
[Gray book]
Author
Walsh, Dan, 1960-
Publication
  • [New York] : [Dan Walsh], [2009].
  • [New York] : [Paula Cooper Gallery]

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TextBy appointment only Spencer Coll. Amer. 2009 16-19Schwarzman Building - Print Collection Room 308

Details

Additional Authors
Paula Cooper Gallery, distributor.
Description
1 artist's book (40 unnumbered pages) : Textilene, marker, spray paint; 33 cm
Summary
Consists of 10 bifolia of Textilene (an open-mesh woven PVC-coated polyester fabric), sewn in a single gathering with black thread. Outside and middle bifolia are black, remaining bifolia are gray. A black horizontal line is drawn in marker approximately 2 cm above lower edge of all gray pages. Innermost gray bifolium is otherwise blank; each of first 7 gray leaves contains a grid of 36 square and rectangular cutouts growing progressively larger so that a sculptural pattern emerges on the versos of the leaves; each of last 7 gray leaves contains on recto a grid of 36 squares in a red, yellow and black pattern, growing progressively smaller, and on verso a grid of 36 black squares, growing progressively smaller.
Alternative Title
  • Intermission
  • 2
  • Two
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Artists' books – United States – 21st century.
  • Drawings – United States – 21st century.
  • Ink drawings – United States – 21st century.
  • Marker works – United States – 21st century.
  • Textiles.
  • Geometric patterns.
  • Allover patterns.
  • Textile materials.
  • Polyester (fiber)
Note
  • Edition of 7 copies plus 1 artist's proof. Edition number is stenciled in gray on first page (front cover) and in reverse on last page (back cover).
  • No textual content except edition number on first and last page and word "Intermission" stenciled in gray on each of two middle leaves. Artist's name, title "Gray book" and other information from distributor, Paula Cooper Gallery.
  • Spencer Coll. copy is no. 2, with edition number "2" stenciled on first and last page.
Call Number
Spencer Coll. Amer. 2009 16-19
OCLC
952182202
Author
Walsh, Dan, 1960- book artist.
Title
[Gray book]
Publisher
[New York] : [Dan Walsh], [2009].
Distributor
[New York] : [Paula Cooper Gallery]
Type of Content
still image
three-dimensional form
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Place of Publication
United States New York (State) New York.
Added Author
Paula Cooper Gallery, distributor.
Research Call Number
Spencer Coll. Amer. 2009 16-19
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