Production, Not Reproduction:Offset Printed Artist Books

Production not Reproduction, is an exhibition that will draw attention to the influence of offset printing on the genre of artist’s books. The complex printing process of offset lithography was developed in the late 19th century, but only refined as a viable print production process after World War II. This exhibition will chart the rise (mid-1950’s) and fall (late 1990’s) of offset printed artists’ books. This exhibition will include examples of offset printed artists’ books from conceptual artists such as Dieter Roth and Ed Ruscha; feminist artworks; works from not-for-profit presses including Visual Studies Workshop and Nexus Press; and works from the 1980’s that many consider to be the pinnacle of offset artists’ books production.

Exhibition Checklist:

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  • Press sheet of The New Nexus Press (1986) Offset lithography

Sally  Alatalo

  • Du Da Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 3 (1987) Offset lithorgaphy
  • Du Da Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 1 (1988) Offset lithography, acetate cover
  • Du Da Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 3 (1988) Offset lithography on UV translucent paper
  • Du Da Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 4 (1988) Offset lithography, recycled packaging cover and box
  • Du Da Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 3 (1990) Offset lithography

Laurel  Beckman

  • Housescapes (1982) Offset, letterpress cover, chipboard, vellum

Michael  Becotte

  • Space Capsule (1975) Offset lithography
  • Tyler School of the Arts Heidelberg Press (2004) Digital Print
  • Quiver Magazine, No. 10, Artist’s Stamps (1984) Offset lithography
  • Quiver Magazine, No. 4, Tyler in Color (1978) Offset lithography
  • Quiver Magazine, No. 6, The Altered Subject (1980) Offset lithography
  • Quiver Magazine, No. 8, The Altered Print (1982) Offset lithography

Seana Biondilillo

  • Untitled (A Book of Sean Biondilillo) (1994) Offset

Judith Blumberg

  • In This Land (1988) Offset on Mohawk Superfine paper

Bill Burke

  • Minefields (1995) Offset lithography. Hard bound stitched

Bruce Childs

  • Family/ 1980 (1980) Offset lithography
  • Visible Language Workshop (1977) Offset lithography

Miles DeCoster

  • Color- Accuracy (1978) Offset lithography
  • Miles DeCoster & Rebecca Michaels
  • Argot 5 (1979) Offset lithography
  • Argot 6/ Argot 7 (1979) Offset lithography
  • Argot 9c Box (1980) Offset lithography
  • Argot Update (1982) Offset lithography
  • Argot, Vol. 1, No. 4 (1979) Offset lithography
  • Calendargot (1979) Offset lithography
  • ChickArgot (1979) Offset lithography
  • Crumbs (1981) 15 issues, offset lithography, printed at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
  • Crumbs- Popcorn Issue (1978) Offset lithography
  • Free Crackers (1978) Offset lithography

Tom Denlinger

  • Territorial By Design (1992) Offset lithography

Toni Dove

  • Mesmer: Secrets of the Human Frame (1993) Metal plates, wire mesh, printed by Lori Spencer

Eugene Feldman

  • Lily Yeh (1970) Offset print collage

Brad Freeman

  • JAB 1: The Journal of Artists’ Books #1 (1994) Offset on Mohawk Superfine paper
  • JAB 10: The Journal of Artsist’ Books #10 (1998) Offset on Mohawk Superfine paper (inside), letterpress (cover). Cover Design by Emily McVarish.
  • JAB 16: The Journal of Artists’ Books #16 (2001) Offset on OPUS Dull paper. Cover design by David Laufer.
  • JAB 20: The Journal of Artists’ Books #20 (2003) Offset on OPUS Dull paper. Cover design by Ruth Laxson.
  • JAB 7: The Journal of Artists’ Books #7 (1997) Offset on Mohawk Superfine paper, Warren LOE Dual.
  • Joe (1984) Offset lithography

Chris George

  • Dream I Found: A Codex of Curiosities (2004) Offset lithography
  • Press sheet for Dream I Found: A Codex of Curiosities (2000) Offset lithography
  • Printing Plate for Dream I Found: A Codex of Curiosities (2000)

Conrad Gleber

  • Raising A Family (1976) Photo offset on Uncoated #80 offset paper

Michael Goodman

  • July 23. 24. 25. 26. (1978) Offset lithography, letterpress, die cut cover

Susan King

  • Letter Portfolio (1976) Offset lithography. Commerical writing papers, cardstock, chromecoat cover, sealing wax, ribbon

Suzanne Lacy

  • Rape (1976) Offset lithography

Joan Lyons

  • Bride Book: Red to Green (1975) Offset on #80 text

Joni Mabe & Jo Anne Paschall

  • Joni and Jo Anne’s Poster Book (1993) Offset lithography

Cindy Marsh

  • The Sporting Life (1975) Offset lithography

Scott L. McCarney

  • Memory Loss (1988) Four colors offset on 65# Mohawk Superfine Cover, accordion fold, glued into black embossed covers. Hand assembled by the artist.

Clifton Meador

  • (Whiskey) Defense (2001) Offset lithography; stitched hard cover

Rebecca Michaels

  • A Book of Hair (1982) Offset lithography. Tyler Offset Workshop

Shinro Ohtake

  • ATlanta 45+50 (1996) Offset lithography; hard bound stitch
  • Press sheet for ATlanta: 1945+50 (1996) Offsetlithography, press sheet

Kevin Osborn

  • Tropos (1988) Offset lithography. Post binding

Philip Perkis

  • Warwick Mountain Series (1978) Offset lithography, cloth bound

Kevin  Riorden

  • Make No Plans (2006) Offset lithography
  • STARE Magazine, No. 10 (1991) Offset lithography
  • STARE Magazine, No. 4 (The Square Issue) (1979) Offset lithography
  • STARE Magazine, No. 5 (1979) Offset lithography, clear plastic covers
  • STARE Magazine, No. 6 (1980) Offset lithography
  • STARE Magazine, No. 8 (1982) Offset lithography
  • STARE Magazine, No. 9 (1983) Offset lithography

Deiter Roth

  • 246 Little Clouds (1968) Offset lithography. New York: Something Else Press
  • 246 Little Clouds: Reconstruktion des Buches aus dem Verlag Something Else Press (1968) Offset lithography. Stuttgart: Edition Hansjorg Mayer, 1976

Gail Rubini

  • Forever Yours (1980) Offset printing on Mohawk

Ed Ruscha

  • 26 Gasoline Stations (1969) Offset lithography
  • Various Small Fires & Milk (1970) Offset lithography, 1st Ed. 1964

Joseph Ruther

  • Color by Joseph: A Collection of Offset Prints (1976) Offset lithography

Carl Sesto

  • Ordinary Events (1995) Offset lithography on 80lb. Dull coated cover, stocastic screening
  • Press sheet for Ordinary Events (1995) Offset lithography
  • Press sheet for Ordinary Events (1995) Offset lithography

Patty Smith

  • Context of a Red Dress (2005) Offset Printed at the University of the Arts Mohawk Superfine paper, ribbon

Jim Snitzer

  • Seeing Egypt (1980) Offset lithography

Buzz Spector

  • A Passage (1994) Offset Printing

Lori Spencer

  • An Entagling Tale (1993) Offset lithography on Monadnock Dulcet paper

Ann Tyler

  • Lubb Dup (1998) Offset lithography. Printed by Tom Denlinger

Todd Walker

  • Twentyseven photographs (1974) Offset lithography

Andy Warhol

  • Andy Warhol’s Index Book (1967) Offset with inserts, first edition

Rachel Youdelman

  • At the Theatre (1976) Mimeograph on card stock
  • Fresh Sea Bass From the Blue Pacific (1976) Offset lithography. Printed at the Women’s Graphic Center, Women’s Building, Los Angeles, CA
  • Let’s Fall In Love (1973) Gestetner mimeograph, hard tinted. Printed at the California Institute of the Arts Graphics Lab, Valencia, CA`=
  • The Pursuit of Pleasure and Novelty (1977) Offset lithography, hand tinted. Printed at the Women’s Graphic Center, Women’s Building, Los Angeles, CA
  • The Rise and Fall (1993) Offset lithorgaphy
  • Water and Power (1977) Offset lithography

Philip Zimmerman

  • Exposure 21:3- Photo-Offset Issue (1983) Quarterly Journal for the Society for Photographic Editor
  • Heidelberg KORD and Solna 125 (Audiio). SUNY Purchase Center for Editions, SUNY Purchase, NY
  • Heidelberg KORS (Audio). Borowsky Center for Publication Arts, University of the Arts Philadelphia, PA
  • High Tension (1993) Offset on Warren Patina paper, die-cut shaped book
  • Options for Color Separation (1980) Offset lithography
  • Press sheets for Exposure magazine: Photo-Offset Issue (1983) Offset lithography

Support for the Center for Book Arts’ visual arts programming is provided, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

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