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History of streets
Physical Description - Five fold-out booklets issued in decorated slipcase (19 x 13 x 4 cm.) with cutaway cover and spine. Spine pocket holds pull-out tab with explanatory text.
Movie houses N.Y.C. : 1977-1987
Title Description - A pocket-sized photo album of the marquees on midtown Manhattan movie houses, shot between 1977 and 1987. 29 June 2009 (printedmatter.org)
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Nothing lasts
Physical Description - Rolodex, White Acrylic Paint, Cardstock, each page individually cut (including the holes attaching them to Rolodex) and printed in ink jet printer.
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Panem et circenses
Title Description - This book originates from the artist's "Stadium" installation and provides a dialectic overview on contemporary and cultural phenomena related to mass events. The artist shows the history of spectacle in a series of media photo…
Portrait of a neighborhood : 14th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues and environs, New York City, November 1975 - December 1978
Title Description - Documentation of one of New York City's most cosmopolitan blocks: 14th Street between Seventh and Eight Avenues, Manhattan, at a specific time (1975-1978) via physical descriptions of 24 separate establishments and interviews with…
St. Louis colorscapes
Title Description - St. Louis Colorscapes documents eighty-four consecutive days in two environments – one built and one grown. Their juxtaposition highlights how they differ from each other and how each condition changes independently. The…
Stadtplan : dreiundvierzig Typographische Bauprojekte
Title Description - Text in German and English. By removing existing forms and replacing them with new ones, a story is re-created in a series of urban rythms and structures. Letters, words, sentences and black and white elements are the building…
Standard : específico = spécifique = specific
Title Description - Muntadas writes, "Cities are defined by their architecture, urbanism, monuments, activites, signs- all references to identity and characteristic historical landmarks. Yet, in a way, signs become increasingly generalized and…
Trucks N.Y.C. : 1977-1988
Title Description - Roy Colmer photographed parked trucks head-on on the streets of lower Manhattan from 1977 to 1988 and published the results in this pocket-sized book. 29 June 2009 (printedmatter.org).
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Urban books : city as image
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