Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Kidner, Michael
Title:
The elastic membrane / Michael Kidner.
Alternate Title(s):
Michael Kidner : the elastic membrane
Published / Created:
Guildford, Surrey (England) : Circle Press, 1979.
Physical Description:
1 box : plywood and plastic ; 35 x 45 x 7 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Folio A N 220
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Related Content:
Publisher's description http://www.circlepress.com/catalogue/the-elastic-membrane/index.html
Classification:
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:
"Limited edition ... made up of 300 books, plus 35 artist's proof copies, 10 copies I-X for Circle Press and five copies marked HC, all signed by the artist"--Colophon, on verso of included sheet.

Title from recto of included sheet.

"Designed in collaboration with the artist and produced by Jack Shirreff, 107 Workshop"--Colophon.

"Part I. Practical. The practical is an example of the homemade computer used to create the images which follow. Part II: Three photo etchings and three photo lithographs. Part III: The Continuity book, and the Notebook. The Continuity book shows the evolution rather than the end product of the idea. The Notebook was kept in 1978/79"--Artist's statement, on recto of included sheet.

"Box: Case hand-made by Mike McHeugh and Keith Brookwell, Natural Woods, Bath, from 6mm WBP Gaboon faced plywood. Lid fabricated by De Roy Plastics, Guildford, in 3mm Perspex ... Practical: Fabricated to the artist's specifications at 107 Workshop. Title page: Designed and produced by Michael Gray; hand-set in 14 and 24 pt. Plantin by the designer and Roy Salter, printed on BFK Velin Cuve Rives 250 gsm. Photo etchings: Half-tone photo etchings ... printed on J. Green 180 gsm mould-made paper ... [and] 185 gsm RSW White Wove Barcham Green hand-made paper. All produced and printed by Jack Shirreff and Michael Ward. Continuous tone lithographs: ... 133 screen half-tone in 1 colour printed on BFK Velin Cuve Rives 250 gsm ... [and] printed by a duotone process developed by Barry Millard ... Continuity book: Produced and printed, line and half-tone in 2 colours on Nimrod Cartridge 135 gsm and Simulator Transparent 100 gsm. Notebook: a facsimile, produced and printed in 10 colours, with process photography and offset lithougraphinc printing by Barry Millard throughout"--Colophon.

Cooking the books : Ron King and Circle Press. New Haven, 2002, p. 171

Each print is inserted in a colored paper folder. Notebooks contain facsimiles of drawings (some printed on both sides of leaf) and facsimiles of the artist's ms. notes.
Subject Terms:
Kidner, Michael. | Circle Press -- Publisher.
Form/Genre:
Conceptual art. | Models. | Artists' books -- Great Britain -- 20th century. | Bookbinding (Binding) -- Wooden cases. | Typefaces (Type evidence) -- Plantin.
Contributors:
Shirreff, Jack. | King, Ronald, 1932– | Circle Press. | 107 Workshop.