Book + Art

"Book + Art," an exhibition mounted this fall at the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture, featured books that are also works of art.

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January 31, 2011 | Jan - Feb 2011 issue

 

The Veil. Julie Chen’s piece, “published” by her own Flying Fish Press, contains text from the preamble to the U.N. charter (2001).

The Veil. Julie Chen’s piece, “published” by her own Flying Fish Press, contains text from the preamble to the U.N. charter (2001).

Papaya Lesson. C.J. Grossman fashioned this work from women’s underwear; inside are two booklets containing euphemisms for male and female genitalia (1995).

Papaya Lesson. C.J. Grossman fashioned this work from women’s underwear; inside are two booklets containing euphemisms for male and female genitalia (1995).


Smoke. Eight scrolls containing stories about artist Amy Pirkle’s relationship with her grandfather, who died of lung cancer (2006).
Photos by Mark Zupan, Duke Libraries

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