Rare Books and ManuscriptsFolio A 2018 45Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Title from box cover.Limited edition of 35 books with no text made up entirely of mirror-glass and mirror-foil designed by Ronald King and John Christie. The original prototype for this work was made for the late Robert Kennedy for the exhibition he organized at the Victoria & Albert Museum: 'The Open and Closed Book' 1979. The book is packed in a padded solander box with a pair of white gloves for handling.Cooking the books : Ron King and Circle Press, p. 174BAC: British Art Center copy is no. 18 of 35, 30 of which are signed by artist.
Subject Terms:
Artists' books -- Great Britain. | Conceptual art -- Specimens. | Mirrors. | Circle Press -- Publisher.