Book from the Ground
from point to point
$39.67
- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
6 November 2018
Summary
A book without words, recounting a day in the life of an office worker, told completely in the symbols, icons, and logos of modern life.
“Twenty years ago I made Book from the Sky, a book of illegible Chinese characters that no one could read. Now I have created Book from the Ground, a book that anyone can read.” - Xu Bing
Following his classic work Book from the Sky, the Chinese artist Xu Bing presents a new graphic novel—one composed entirely of sy…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262536226 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262536226 |
| Author: | Bing Xu |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 6 November 2018 |
| Weight: | 262g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 219mm x 149mm |
| Series: | Book from the Ground |
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Critics Review
While this book might turn off readers looking to escape into a more conventional narrative, anyone interested in experimental fiction, modern art, or a little bit of challenge will be delighted.
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Bing Xu
Xu Bing is an internationally acclaimed artist whose work has been shown and collected by museums and galleries including the National Art Museum of China; the British Museum; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; the Museum of Modern Art; the Metropolitan Museum of Art; and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery at the Smithsonian Museum. He is a recipient of a MacArthur “genius” grant and is currently serving as Vice President of the Central Academy of Art, Beijing. Based in Beijing, he maintains a studio in Brooklyn.
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