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artists’ books

A Look Inside the Archive of Emmett Williams, Avant-Garde Poet and Artist
Emmett Williams, in collaboration with Rosanna Chiessi and Francesco Conz, Dance Fragments, from the suite Dance Fragments, 1980, silkscreen print, Verona: Edizioni Francesco Conz and Reggio Emilia: Pari&Dispari, edition 48/60  © The Estate of Emmett Williams, Courtesy Archivio Conz, Berlin, Courtesy Rosanna Chiessi / Pari&Dispari

A Look Inside the Archive of Emmett Williams, Avant-Garde Poet and Artist

The friendship, humor, and work of the artist and poet.

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Handling a Cosmic Book Object
The Philosopher’s Stone, 1992, Barbara Fahrner and Daniel Kelm. Cardboard, steel pins, colored ink, pencil, watercolor, approximately 6 × 8 × 6 in. The Getty Research Institute, 94-B18918. © Barbara Fahrner and Daniel E. Kelm

Handling a Cosmic Book Object

Inside a book that is also a puzzle.

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The Quotable Man Ray

Man Ray’s black and white portraits are widely celebrated, but two recent acquisitions by the Getty Research Institute shift the focus back on the... Read More