{"product_id":"ephemeral-and-durational-acts-of-publishing-as-viewed-through-the-catalogue-of-beau-geste-press-by-matthew-walkerdine","title":"EPHEMERAL AND DURATIONAL ACTS OF PUBLISHING AS VIEWED THROUGH THE CATALOGUE OF BEAU GESTE PRESS by Matthew Walkerdine","description":"\u003carticle id=\"product-1824\" class=\"p-md- product type-product post-1824 status-publish first instock product_cat-revue-faire product_tag-braulio-amado product_tag-charles-maze product_tag-chloe-dhauwe product_tag-coline-sunier product_tag-david-reinfurt product_tag-ecal product_tag-ed-benguiat product_tag-ed-fella product_tag-edward-johnston product_tag-felicite-landrivon product_tag-george-auriol product_tag-hand product_tag-hermann-zapf product_tag-imre-reiner product_tag-jean-marc-ballee product_tag-julia-born product_tag-laurenz-brunner product_tag-lettering product_tag-m-m-paris product_tag-mathias-schweizer product_tag-my-lan-thuong product_tag-sam-corijn product_tag-selina-bernet product_tag-signature product_tag-specimen product_tag-stuart-bertolotti-bailey product_tag-studio-marie-lusa product_tag-the-serving-library product_tag-typography product_tag-writing has-post-thumbnail featured shipping-taxable purchasable product-type-simple\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-details texte mb-xl--\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"p-md- product type-product post-722 status-publish first instock product_cat-revue-faire product_tag-bibliophily product_tag-binding product_tag-book product_tag-book-design product_tag-canons-2 product_tag-cornel-windlin product_tag-graphic-design product_tag-jan-tschichold product_tag-maximage product_tag-paper product_tag-price product_tag-printed-matter product_tag-production product_tag-publishing product_tag-the-most-beautiful-swiss-book product_tag-typography has-post-thumbnail featured shipping-taxable purchasable product-type-simple\" id=\"product-722\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-details texte mb-xl--\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe essay in this booklet explores ideas of ephemerality and duration in artists' books through the catalogue of Beau Geste Press, an artist-led publishing community active in Devon between 1972 and 1976. Situated at the intersection of publishing, performance, conceptual art and social practice, Beau Geste Press produced works that challenged conventional ideas of the book as a fixed object, inviting readers to become active participants in the creation of meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on the Fluxus concept of \"presence in time,\" the study examines how artists' books function as temporal experiences rather than static artefacts. Using a framework through which to examine BGP titles (those being instructional, reconfigurational, reflective and\/or sequential) the essay considers how artists' intentions are realised through the physical and conceptual engagement of the reader. In doing so, the booklet places the practices of Beau Geste Press in dialogue with key theoretical perspectives, including Umberto Eco's The Open Work and Claire Bishop's writing on participation to reveal new ways of understanding artists' publishing as an active, performative medium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCertainly not a history of an influential press, this book considers Beau Geste Press within the wider development of artists' publishing in the 1970s and considers the enduring significance of its collaborative ethos. By tracing the connections between material experimentation, participation and publishing, it hopes to offer a new perspective on how artists' books extend beyond the page, shaping communities, creative practice and the experience of time itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"related products pt-xl-\"\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"related products pt-xl-\"\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Art Data","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58504238104960,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/4524\/8002\/files\/effemeralanddurationalfrontcover.jpg?v=1784624806","url":"https:\/\/londonbookarts.org\/en-us\/products\/ephemeral-and-durational-acts-of-publishing-as-viewed-through-the-catalogue-of-beau-geste-press-by-matthew-walkerdine","provider":"London Centre for Book Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}