ALEXIA WALKER: Making art into books

The Centre for Book Arts at the Wits Art Museum. Picture: SUPPLIED

Artists’ books certainly don’t conform to the idea we have of books. Indeed, they could easily be something triangular or round, be made of glass or yet of banknotes. They could be typed on cotton handkerchiefs hand sewn to contain herbs and spices for an aromatic experience. Compared with limited edition prints, the upside for collectors is the relative affordability of artists’ books. A book may contain multiple prints that are signed and numbered, yet cost no more than one single print would.

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