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BOOKS BY ARTISTS
Celant, Germano & Tim Guest. Toronto, CANADA: Art Metropole, 1981. First Edition. 4to. Pictorial Wrappers. Exhibition Catalog. Near Fine.. 128pp, profusely illustrated in b&w. Text in English and French. Designed by AA Bronson with a cover by Michael Snow. With a bibliography. In a protective clear acetate dustwrapper. "Books by Artists" is the catalogue published by Toronto's Art Metropole in conjunction with a prescient 1981 traveling Canadian survey exhibition of artist books. Curated by the redoubtable Germano Celant with a heavy emphasis on post-Ruscha conceptual practice, the participants included Marina Abramovic and Ulay, Vito Acconci, Laurie Anderson, Carl Andre, Art & Language, John Baldessari, Robert Barry, Iain Baxter and N.E. Thing Co., Joseph Beuys, Marcel Broodthaers, Chris Burden, John Cage, Hanne Darboven, Walter DeMaria, Marcel Duchamp, Robert Filliou, Simone Forti, Gilbert & George, Dan Graham, Dick Higgins, Douglas Huebler, Ray Johnson, Allan Kaprow, On Kawara, Joseph Kosuth, Sol LeWitt, Jackson MacLow, George Maciunas, Piero Manzoni, Robert Morris, Bruce Nauman, Claes Oldenburg, Terry Riley, Martha Rosler, Diter Rot (Dieter Roth), Ed Ruscha, Seth Siegelaub, Robert Smithson, Michael Snow, Wolf Vostell, Lawrence Weiner, Andy Warhol, La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela, and dozens more. A handsome example of this uncommon, important document showing a bit of typical mild age-toning to the top edge of the textblock along with a trivial soft crease through the upper foredge corner of the front cover and first few pages. 0-920956-10-6 Inventory Number: 025846