a text about the relation between two artistic mediums: “Between artists’ books and performance art there is a special relationship. In this context an artist’s book
- can document a performance
- can be part of a performance
- can conceptually be manifested as a performance itself, or
- can be a performance tool
The following explanations are devoted to a particular aspect of the artist’s book, the significance of the performance art and its relationship to artists’ books. It examines the different levels of this relationship, which can be seen in the context of the artists’ books, and the consequential challenges for cataloguing.”
the rest of this essay cannot be read without tearing out the pages as it has been intentionally stapled the wrong way round, stapled, 21 x 15 cm, 24 not numbered pages, Amsterdam Zürich 2018