
Publishing as Practice
Hardworking Goodlooking, Martine Syms/Dominica, Bidoun
Inventory Press LLC
Published on 18. November 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-1-941753-40-8 (ISBN)
Description
On the work of three contemporary artist's-book publishers who have developed fresh ways of broaching politics in publishing
This book documents Publishing as Practice, a residency at Ulises-a curatorial platform based in Philadelphia-that explores publishing as an incubator for new forms of editorial, curatorial and artistic practice.
Over the course of two years, three publishers activated Ulises as an exhibition space and public programming hub, engaging the public through workshops, discussions and projects. Residents included Hardworking Goodlooking, the publishing arm of Philippines-based, social-practice platform The Office of Culture and Design; Dominica, an imprint run by Martine Syms dedicated to exploring Blackness as a topic, reference, marker and audience in visual culture; and Bidoun, a non-profit organization focused on art and culture from the Middle East and its diasporas.
The book features a preface by David Senior, an essay by Gee Wesley and Ulises Carrion's 1975 publishing manifesto "The New Art of Making Books," alongside documentation of the works produced.
This book documents Publishing as Practice, a residency at Ulises-a curatorial platform based in Philadelphia-that explores publishing as an incubator for new forms of editorial, curatorial and artistic practice.
Over the course of two years, three publishers activated Ulises as an exhibition space and public programming hub, engaging the public through workshops, discussions and projects. Residents included Hardworking Goodlooking, the publishing arm of Philippines-based, social-practice platform The Office of Culture and Design; Dominica, an imprint run by Martine Syms dedicated to exploring Blackness as a topic, reference, marker and audience in visual culture; and Bidoun, a non-profit organization focused on art and culture from the Middle East and its diasporas.
The book features a preface by David Senior, an essay by Gee Wesley and Ulises Carrion's 1975 publishing manifesto "The New Art of Making Books," alongside documentation of the works produced.
Reviews / Votes
It is an art form, Publishing as Practice shows, that may now also serve as an appropriate instrument against those media and state figures for whom the violation of basic human rights is just another day at the office. -- Michael Workman * Rain Taxi Review of Books * Publishing as Practice requires us to rethink publishing not as a stale industry, but rather as a living, growing, and changing practice that encompasses maker and reader. -- Megan Liberty * Hyperallergic *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
NY
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
80 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 197 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-941753-40-8 (9781941753408)
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