When A Book Becomes An Artist Book

A short recap from a recent lecture at NBLA by Brooke Holve:   brooke holve book art

When a book becomes an artist book, a transformation occurs in the process of making from its conventional form to another — a process than can be mysterious. What is the convention? The book?

brooke holve book art

Artists have challenged common assumptions about the nature of the book and its conventional form through the making of artist books. Some approaches to making artist books are:

brooke holve book art

brooke holve book art

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