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Future city
Title Description - Future City documents the tangible remains of Future City, Illinois, a post-apocalyptic little hamlet situated at the southernmost tip of Illinois, between the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. The erstwhile houses of Broadway, First,…
Hidden waterscape
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Cityedge / wateredge
Physical Description - Pop-up book. Book cloth, bristol, laser paper.
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Intersections
Physical Description - small 3"x4.5", accordion style travel book that folds out to reveal a map of forest park. Printed on white heavy coated inkjet paper - 35 lb.
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La Montagna : imag(in)ing Saint Louis
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Stay with me
Title Description - An examination of the simultaneous growth and decay of downtown St. Louis. Two perspectives are investigated; first, the shape of the skyline as it expands over the decades and second, the mapping of the land, which indicates a…
Carnal pleasures : desire, public space and contemporary art
Title Description - This book is an anthology of writings by artists and critics which meditate on the subject of desire. In the contemporary context, the editor argues, desire is caught up in the delimitation of public and private space. This…
R ² w : rec'reate to wisdom
Title Description - In this intriguing project, Nishio presents a series of abstracted figures and faces printed in shimmering bronze. On closer inspection, it becomes apparent that the images are constructed out of seating plans for stadiums and…
The trail : (a homeless journey)
Physical Description - 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 17 cm.
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Bubblegram : a street surfing painting
Title Description - This book documents Olaf Nicolai's re-design and painting of a skate park at the Mehrerauerbrücke in Bregenz, Germany. Using the pre-existing elements of the park as a starting point, Nicolai surrounded the structures with…