In Issue 2

LETTER FROM THE EDITORS

Welcome to Issue 2 of Book Art Review and thank you for your continued interest and support. While we have encountered a few obstacles in the production of the print edition of the magazine, we are greatly encouraged by the response we have received to the initiative and to the contents of Issue 1 online. We continue to see enthusiasm for a platform to engage with the artists’ book as an object and discuss how and why it works as an object—and for building and expanding a community with whom to share the excitement and fun of such conversations. 2022 has seen the return of in-person book fairs and the opportunity to come together to look at and talk about artists’ books along with questions of social responsibility, sustainability, and ethics. These topics are important parts of BAR and we hope you will join us in this dialogue. Add your voice and let us know what you think of our direction, design, and ideas and pitch us with your writing.

With Issue 2, we examine the “Hidden Parts of Design and Publishing.” How do the decisions that unfold during the process of bringing an artists’ book from conception to delivery reflect tradeoffs between an artist’s ideas and practical constraints of design, materials, and production? How do discussions between the collaborators impact the book? And how do the economics of the book shape the content and form? We are excited to have a range of writers exploring these questions across a broad spectrum of codex and non-traditional forms of the book.

For Issue 2, we have partnered with Clifton Meador and his students at Appalachian State University to work on the design and production of this issue and are including their thoughts on going through this process with us. Finally, thank you for your patience as we smooth out our processes and settle on a more regular semi-annual cadence.

Sincerely,

The Editors

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BOOK ART REVIEW ISSUE 2
SPRING 2023

Features

Something Else Press vs. the Mimeo Revolution
Matvei Yankelevich

Economics of Publishing
Paige Landesberg

Interview with Claudia de la Torre on the occasion of
Oscar Salguero

Reviews

Jennie Hinchcliff on
Radha Pandey’s Deep Time

Katy Nelson on
Barbara Stauffacher Solomon’s Utopia Myopia

Philo Cohen on
Shala Miller’s Tender Noted

Vivian Sming on
Alfonso Santiago's Separadores/Bookmarks

Allie Haeusslein on
Daniel Gordon’s Houseplants