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Reciprocal encoding-decoding construction
- Title
- Reciprocal encoding-decoding construction / by Peter H. Barnett.
- Author
- Barnett, Peter H.
- Publication
- [New York, N.Y.] : [P.H. Barnett], [1981]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Book/text | By appointment only | Spencer Coll. Amer. 1981 24-397 | Schwarzman Building - Print Collection Room 308 |
Details
- Description
- 48 unnumbered pages : illustrations; 36 x 37 cm
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Artists' books – United States – 20tht century.
- Specimens.
- Note
- "Reciprocal Encoding-Decoding Construction is made of two spiral-bound sketch pads bonded together and cut down to 14-inch square. The result is a book with bindings on either side and a stiffened middle. There are 12 pages attached to each binding. The principal graphic element, which supports the textual elements, is a sequence of triangular cutouts within circles. The cut-out pages mesh together on either side of the core, and texts written across the edges of the cutouts become legible in sequence as the pages are meshed. As the pages mesh and the designs and texts on one side of the book become legible, the designs and texts on the other side are decomposed. The meshing and unmeshing of pages by the interactive reader, together with the composition and decomposition of design and text, articulates the title Reciprocal Encoding Decoding Construction, simultaneous mutual communication wherein the encoding of my message to you is the decoding your message to me." --from the artist.
- Limited edition of 10 copies.
- Binding (note)
- Spiral binding on both sides of the book creating two spines so that the pages open in two directions. Pages cut away in varying shapes.
- Local note
- Spencer Coll. copy is signed in pencil by the artist.
- Call Number
- Spencer Coll. Amer. 1981 24-397
- OCLC
- 1002816461
- Author
- Barnett, Peter H., artist.
- Title
- Reciprocal encoding-decoding construction / by Peter H. Barnett.
- Publisher
- [New York, N.Y.] : [P.H. Barnett], [1981]
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Local Note
- Spencer Coll. copy is signed in pencil by the artist.
- Binding
- Spiral binding on both sides of the book creating two spines so that the pages open in two directions. Pages cut away in varying shapes.
- Place of Publication
- United States New York
- Research Call Number
- Spencer Coll. Amer. 1981 24-397