censored books
art monographs censored, signed and numbered
exhibition opens 07 october 2005 and runs until 04 november 2005
the bookartbookshop
17 pitfield street
london
N1 6HB
england
open 1:00pm - 7:00pm wednesday to friday and 1:00pm - 6:00pm saturday
for this project white has collected artists' monograph books and censored them. censoring consisted of blacking out every occurrence of name, artwork and likeness of the artist in each book. each book contains a certificate signed and numbered by white.
the artist removed from the book may become conspicuous by his/her absence. for example, a whole book about joseph beuys in which all instances of him have been removed may be more 'full' of joseph beuys than one left as it is. the viewer will be more attuned to the idea of 'joseph beuys' and recall images from memory to replace those censored in the book. the viewer will be made more aware of the artist/art because he/she/it is not there.
Link to images from the show
Link to other projects by Rich White
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