First published in paperback in 2011, Erica Baum's (born 1961) much-acclaimed Dog Ear is now reissued in a beautiful hardcover edition with a wraparound poster cover. The concept of Dog Ear is simple and straightforward: dog-eared pages of mass-market paperbacks are photographed to isolate the small diagonally bisected squares or rectangles of text. The photographs are formally quite neutral and sedate--cursorily reminiscent of Albers' Homage to the Square series--but the text also demands attention and is what allows ...
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First published in paperback in 2011, Erica Baum's (born 1961) much-acclaimed Dog Ear is now reissued in a beautiful hardcover edition with a wraparound poster cover. The concept of Dog Ear is simple and straightforward: dog-eared pages of mass-market paperbacks are photographed to isolate the small diagonally bisected squares or rectangles of text. The photographs are formally quite neutral and sedate--cursorily reminiscent of Albers' Homage to the Square series--but the text also demands attention and is what allows or coaxes the viewer to linger. In his introduction to the book, Kenneth Goldsmith asks: "Do we see them or do we read them? If we choose to read them, how should we read? Across the fold? Through it? Around it? If we choose to look at Baum's pictures, how should we see them? As artistic photographs? Documentation? Text art?"
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Add this copy of Erica Baum: Dog Ear (Ugly Duckling P) to cart. $75.00, very good condition, Sold by The Bookman & The Lady rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Fe, NM, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Ugly Duckling Presse.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Size: 8x7x0; Second edition, first printing, published by Ugly Duckling Presse, 2016. Hardcover in jacket-unique jacket that folds out into a poster. Clean and bright. Binding strong. Minimal wear. Nice copy in near fine condition. Jacket now in Mylar. Additional photos available upon request. All of our books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box.
Add this copy of Erica Baum: Dog Ear (Ugly Duckling P) to cart. $98.09, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Ugly Duckling Presse.
