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Object Description
Collection
Otis Library's Artists' Books
Author(s)
Lincoln, Paul Etienne
Title
The
world
and its
inhabitants
:
1981-1997
Date
1997
Press(es)
Book Works
Physical Description
[24] cards: ill.; 14 cm + pamphlet (20 p. : ill. ; 12 cm.)
Description
Edition
limited
to
1,000
copies
.
'
World
and its
inhabitants
' was
first
conceived
as a
miniature
circus
salon
divertissement
.
It
was
always
intended
as a
very
intimate
ritualistic
form
of
18th
century
parlour
activity
, an
elaborate
meal
was
prepared
for
perhaps
seven
guests
, with
small
electronically
operated
characters
presented
between
courses
to
aid
digestion
and
invigorate
intellect
. The
artist
has been
developing
a
series
of
complex
characters
in the
form
of
24
individual
sculptures
over
a
period
of
time
.
Each
character
has a
built-in
electronic
circuit
that
is
activated
by the
artist
, the
characters
performing
once
, and then '
dying
',
reverting
to
sculptural
objects
. This
publication
forms
biographic
cards
which
describe
a
miniature
world
made
up
of these
fictional
characters
that are
derived
from
different
historical
periods
.
Each
of the
24
cards
represents
a
different
sculpture
.
Explanatory
notes
about
each
sculpture
on the
verso
of
each
card
.
Issued
in
flip-top
box
.
Book Type(s)
Artists' books
Miniature books
Call Number
N 7433.4 L55 W7 1997
Description
Collection
Otis Library's Artists' Books
Author(s)
Lincoln, Paul Etienne
Title
The
world
and its
inhabitants
:
1981-1997
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Box
,
booklet
and
playing
cards
.
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