Research Catalog

Counting on chance : 25 years of artists' books by Robin Price, publisher

Title
Counting on chance : 25 years of artists' books by Robin Price, publisher / Robin Price ; [photography, Mark Morosse].
Author
Price, Robin (Glenna Robin)
Publication
Middletown, Conn. : Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University, 2010.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

StatusFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
Request Scan
How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?
TextUse in library N7433.4.P7434 A4 2010q OversizeOff-site

Details

Additional Authors
  • Taraba, Suzy.
  • Rogan, Clare I., 1968-
  • Bright, Betty.
  • Witthus, Rutherford W., 1942-
  • Davison Art Center.
Description
143 p. : ill. (some col.); 31 cm.
Summary
"The covers for 'Counting on Chance' were generated solely on press using three of the four process color printing plates (cyan, magenta, and yellow) from the interior of the book, via a method used mostly for preparing the press for printing called "make-ready." By overprinting color, areas of image are built up on the paper by repeatedly passing the sheets through the press ... In the true spirit of 'chance' the exact image of the cover will be generated at random when printing the book and as of this writing can only be imagined. Instructions to consistently rotate some of the sheets prior to feeding them into the press ensures variation within the edition"--Colophon.
Alternative Title
  • Robin Price : counting on chance
  • 25 years of artists' books
  • Twenty-five years of artists' books
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • exhibition catalogs.
  • Catalogues raisonnés.
  • Exhibition catalogs.
  • Exhibition catalogs (Genre)
  • Printing in multiple colors (Printing)
  • Catalogues d'exposition.
Note
  • Published in conjunction with the exhibition "Counting on chance" held at the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University, in Middletown, Connecticut, March 26 - May 23, 2010.
  • "The covers for Counting on chance were generated solely on press using three of the four process color printing plates (cyan, magenta, and yellow) from the interior of the book, via a method used mostly for preparing the press for printing called "make-ready." By overprinting color, areas of image are built up on the paper by repeatedly passing the sheets through the press... In the true spirit of 'chance' the exact image of the cover will be generated at random when printing the book and as of this writing can only be imagined. Instructions to consistently rotate some of the sheets prior to feeding them into the press ensures variation within the edition."--Colophon.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Foreword / by Suzy Taraba and Clare I. Rogan -- Break-through (resoluteness): work by Robin Price / essay by Betty Bright -- A conversation with Robin Price / interview by Suzy Taraba -- Catalogue raisonné / by Rutherford W. Witthus, with commentary by Robin Price -- Counting ventures: curriculum vitae.
OCLC
  • ocn636089124
  • 636089124
  • SCSB-1558467
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library