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The Book As

Artist's books with a performance component

The previous path explored the ways in which the book itself is a performance, and artist's books that exploit these performative qualities. The focus will now shift to artist's books that have a performance component, with special attention given to the various and complex relationships between the book and the performance.

Books that dictate performance:
The Other Room, Yoko Ono

Books that are relics from a past performance:
Take Care of Yourself, Sophie Calle
​Break Down Inventory, Michael Landy

Books that are props from a past performance:
Karl Youngs' audio/performance books

Books where the creation of the book itself is what gives the performance meaning:
Pacing, Francis Alys
​Robin Redbreast's Territory/Sculpture 1969, Jan Dibbets