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HMS-491A The Contemporary Artist Book

3 Credits

  • HMS-491A-01

    Wednesday

    2:00 pm – 4:50 pm

    Engineering Building, 115

  • HMS-491A-02

    Tuesday

    2:00 pm – 4:50 pm

    Main Building, 302

This course develops critical frameworks for interpreting and creating artists’ books; that is, artworks in which the book is a medium. We will study such books alongside histories of the field, theoretical writings, and critical commentaries. These studies will inform our endeavors to create, catalogue, and/or critique artists’ books in which visual, verbal, and material elements are interwoven. Advanced students from various fields are encouraged to use and expand their own disciplinary perspectives. Visits to collections around New York City will supplement Pratt’s resources.