Delighting in the look and feel of books; conceptual artist Nina Katchadourians playful photographic series proves that books coversmdash;or more specifically; their spinesmdash;can speak volumes. Over the past two decades; Katchadourian has perused libraries across the globe; selecting; stacking; and photographing groupings of two; three; four; or five books so that their titles can be read as sentences; creating whimsical narratives from the text found there. Thought-provoking; clever; and at times laugh-out-loud funny (one cluster of titles from the Akron Museum of Arts research library consists of: Primitive Art/Just Imagine/Picasso/Raised by Wolves); Sorted Books is an enthralling collection of visual poems full of wry wit and bookish smarts.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. THANK YOUBy yuri skorupskyTHANK YOU6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. signac cachinBy Lawrence PostIf you like Signac; there have to be better books than this one. Not at all comprehensive and only 25 color plates. Not too many of his best works; either.