Singular Forms (Sometimes Repeated): Art from 1951 to the Present
Singular Forms (Sometimes Repeated): Art from 1951 to the Present
Singular Forms (Sometimes Repeated): Art from 1951 to the Present
Singular Forms (Sometimes Repeated): Art from 1951 to the Present
Singular Forms (Sometimes Repeated): Art from 1951 to the Present
Singular Forms (Sometimes Repeated): Art from 1951 to the Present
Singular Forms (Sometimes Repeated): Art from 1951 to the Present

Singular Forms (Sometimes Repeated): Art from 1951 to the Present

2x4, New York, New York, 2004

Description

Singular Forms (Sometimes Repeated): Art from 1951 to the Present is a catalog produced for a show at the Guggenheim Museum that ran from March 5 to May 19, 2004. The show featured works of art that fell into the categories of minimalism, postminimalism and conceptual art. The catalog comprised six essays and a plates section. The essays examined minimalist/postminimalist/conceptual art showing its influences on art, architecture, dance, cinema, music and design. All the essays were printed on very lightweight paper, allowing content from the opposite side to show through. The plates were printed on a much thicker weight of the same paper. Typography was kept as minimal as possible; Swiss Bold was used in three sizes and on two hanglines—one for footnotes and captions, and one for all other text. The book's proportions are based on Rauschenberg's white painting, the first piece in the show chronologically. We chose to foil-stamp the book's covers with a solid silver. A list of all artists in the show knocks out of the foil on the back cover. The subtle mirroring effect from the silver foil allows the book to take on the color of its surroundings.

Collections: 50 Books | 50 Covers of 2004
Repository: Denver Art Museum
Discipline: Book design
Format: Book

Credits

Design firm
2x4
Creative director
Susan Sellers
Designer
Alex Lin
Photographer
Various
Production directors
Lara Fieldbinder, Tracy L. Hennige
Production coordinators
Lara Fieldbinder, Tracy L. Hennige
Authors
Lisa Dennison, Nancy Spector
Editor
Elizabeth Franzen
Publisher
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
Trim size
10 x 6.75 inches
Pages
172
Quantity printed
7,980
Typeface
Swiss Bold
Printer/binder
Cantz
Paper
Eurobulk
Binding method
Hardcover
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