“What is an exhibition catalogue or an artist’s e-book – or rather, what could they be – when materially bound to a physical format rife with implications, commercial and otherwise? Art e-book publishing invites institutions and artists alike to imagine a new and different future for these forms while reconsidering their historical and ideological positions. Clearly, that future is now.”
Off the Page, a piece on digital publishing I wrote for the May issue of Frieze magazine, is now online.
Another thing that happened while I was waiting for the G train this morning: the “enhanced e-book” version of Paul Chan/ Badlands Unlimited’s Waiting for Godot: A Field Guide went on sale for the iBook and Kindle. I wrote about this book in my piece, and it is—well, it was designed by Artforum art director Chad Kloepfer; features video documentation of Chan’s Waiting for Godot production; and is simply stunning.
NB: Thanks to Joanne and Rhizome for the reblog! Same goes out to Joy and Newsgrist!
