Rob Perrée

Cover to Cover
A Spectrum of Artists' Books
Fascinations 12

Design: Joseph Plateau
Paperback, sewn, illustrated (colour and b/w), 144 pages, size: 20 x 12 cm
text in English, ISBN 90-5662-282-X, € 24.00 OUT OF PRINT
Also available in a Dutch edition, ISBN 90-5662-281-1, € 24.00 OUT OF PRINT

NAi Publishers in cooperation with De Beyerd, centre for contemporary art, Breda

Exhibition in De Beyerd, Breda, from 8 September to 20 October 2002

Cover to Cover examines the phenomenon of artists' books. It examines the history of artists' book and places it in the context of art history. It concentrates particularly on artists' books created in the Netherlands, describes the leading motives of publishers, collectors and buyers. It pinpoints to what extent artists' books and catalogues are distinct from each other, and why one genre increasingly contains references to the other. The author considers the presentation issues and ventures to make a prediction about the future of the artists' book. By describing artists' books by Christian Boltanski, Lawrence Weiner, Richard Prince, Richard Long, Andy Warhol, Nan Hoover, Roy Villevoye, Walter van Beirendonck, Sol Lewitt and many other artists this book reveals the many possible publication forms that an artist's book can take. Cover to Cover strives to offer as broad as possible an overview of the genre and the discussions that surround it.

Rob Perrée is an art critic; he wrote numerous books (e.g. Postcards from Black America) and is editor of the Dutch art magazine Kunstbeeld.