Title & Author:

The consistency of shadows : exhibition catalogs as autonomous works of art / [concept and design for exhibition and catalog, AnneDorothee Böhme and Kevin Henry ; CD-ROM authoring, Ben Chang].

Publication:

Description:

7 folded sheets (6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6 pages) ; 15 x 25 cm + 1 CD-ROM (sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.)

Notes:
Catalog of an exhibition of works from the Joan Flasch Artists' Book Collection, John M. Flaxman Library, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, held at the Betty Rymer Gallery, Feb. 21-Apr. 11, 2003.
Folded sheets have horizontal slot to hold accompanying CD-ROM inside an acrylic case.
Title from first sheet.
Accompanying CD-ROM includes a checklist of the exhibition, with images and bibliographical descriptions, and video clips from a conversation between Christian Boltanski and AnneDorothee Böhme, recorded July 2002.
Seven sheets folded into thirds forming 6 numbered pages each, in an arc shape with a centered horizontal slit holding the CD-ROM perpendicular to the sheets, the whole of which is encased in a specially designed clear plastic case.
"This catalog was produced to accompany the exhibition 'The Consistency of Shadows: Exhibition Catalogs as Autonomous Works of Art' at the Betty Rymer Gallery, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, February 21-April 11, 2003"--P. 5 of 1st sheet.
Title from 1st sheet.
"Concept and design for exhibition and catalog: AnneDorothee Böhme and Kevin Henry. CD-ROM authoring: Ben Chang"--P. 5 of 1st sheet.
Exhibition features selected works from the Joan Flasch Artists' Book Collection at the John M. Flaxman Library, School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Contents of CD-ROM include: Checklist of the exhibition with images and bibliographic records; video excerpts from a conversation between Christian Boltanski and AnneDorothee Böhme, July 2002.
Includes bibliographical references.
Catalog(ing) complications / AnneDorothee Böhme -- Good enough (for present) / Anthony Elms -- Revised excerpts from a videotaped conversation between Christian Boltanski and AnneDorothee Böhme, Malakoff (Paris), July 24, 2002 -- The catalog : from subversive strategy to marketing tool / Barbara Moore -- Excerpts from an email conversation between AnneDorothee Böhme and Alan Cravitz, a Chicago-based collector of artists' books and exhibition catalogs, September 2002 -- Favorite catalogs / Mary Jane Jacob.
System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM (Macintosh): PowerPC or higher (G3/G4 recommended); MacOS 8.6 or higher; 128 MB RAM; Quicktime 5; Graphics mode, 800x600, full color; CD-ROM drive (8x or higher).
System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM (Windows): PC Pentium or higher (PentiumIII/Pentium4/Athlon recommended); Windows95/98/NT/2000/ME/XP; 128 MB RAM; Quicktime 5; Graphics mode 800x600, full color; sound card; CD-ROM drive (8x or higher).
Library copy: accompanied by 1 information sheet.

Summary:

Accompanying CD-ROM includes a checklist of the exhibition, with images and bibliographical descriptions, and video clips from a conversation between Christian Boltanski and AnneDorothee Böhme, recorded July 2002.

Subject:

Flasch, Joan Art collections Exhibitions.
John M. Flaxman Library Exhibitions.
John M. Flaxman Library.
Joan Flasch Artists' Book Collection Exhibitions.
Artists' books Exhibitions.
Exhibition catalogs Bibliography Exhibitions.
Livres d'artistes Expositions.
Catalogues d'exposition Livres Expositions.
Art Private collections.
Artists' books.
Exhibition catalogs.
Artists' books Illinois Chicago Bibliography Exhibitions.
Exhibition catalogs Illinois Chicago Bibliography Exhibitions.
Artists' books United States Illinois Chicago.
Exhibition catalogs United States Illinois Chicago.

Form/genre:

CD-ROMs.
Bibliographies.
Exhibition catalogs.
Compact discs.
Optical disks.

Added entries:

Henry, Kevin.
Böhme, AnneDorothee.
Chang, Ben.
Boltanski, Christian, 1944-
Moore, Barbara.
Cravitz, Alan.
Jacob, Mary Jane.
Betty Rymer Gallery.
John M. Flaxman Library.

Exhibition catalogs as autonomous works of art
Autonomous works of art

Holdings:

Location: Library main m 226719
Call No.: N7433.35.U6 C6 2003
Status: Available