The "Non-Book": New Dimensions in the Contemporary Artist’s Book

Abstract

Some contemporary books blur the distinction between book and sculpture, presenting three-dimensional objects that toy both with the shape of the book and its definition. Three exemplary "non-books" are examined in this study in order to show how the dimensions of the book have been expanded. As it blurs disciplinary boundaries, the contemporary "non-book" questions its own status as a "book," thereby enriching and enlarging our definition of what a book might be.