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Black Is Every Color, Alisa Banks, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2020

Black Is Every Color, Alisa Banks, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

1 volume (8 unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; in box 11.5 x 12.5 x 12.5 cm. Unique book. Artist's statement: Black, the sum of all colors, mysterious, all-encompassing, a shroud, a swarm. Familiar but unknowable, coveted and uncontained. This book work considers the encompassing nature of blackness. Box containing painted cube surrounded by four flaps featuring single signature books. Each stitched cover opens to reveal a poem about the color black. Media: Book cloth, book board, paper, acrylic paint, graphite, glass, embroidery thread, silk, watercolor, graphite. "Created while watching spring bloom and events unfold during COVID-19."--artist's website. Curated title …


Reminder: An Open Book Test, Wilber Chip Schilling, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 1994

Reminder: An Open Book Test, Wilber Chip Schilling, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

accordion fold with 2 slipcases, one of which looks like the top of a pack of Marlboro cigarettes. Cover; interior pages, accordions, folded out; detail. Self-guided test to determine personality through color with an underlying suggestion that smoking addiction can be predicted based on psychological testing.