Endocrinology
Artist: Kiki Smith (American, born 1954)
Publisher: Universal Limited Art Editions
Printer: Universal Limited Art Editions, Inc. (ULAE), [West Islip, NY] (Doug Bennett, Lorena Salcedo-Watson, Douglas Volle, Bruce Wankel)
Binder: Claudia Cohen, [s.l.]
Author: Mei-mei Berssenbrugge (American, born 1947)
Date: 1997
Dimensions:
Book: H: 21 1/8 in. (537 cm); W: 20 15/16 in. (532 cm); Depth: 3/8 in. (10 mm).
Page (untrimmed): H: 20 13/16 in. (528 cm); W: 19 11/16 in. (500 mm).
Medium: Original prints: monoprints in color, plus 2 photographs (affixed to covers).
Text: letterpress in black (typeface: Caslon Italic) and lithography of manuscript in blue.
Paper: Nepalese, Mowhawk Superfine, Tiara Starwhite, Sekishu Torinoko Gampi papers.
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Molly and Walter Bareiss Art Fund
Object number: 1998.1
Label Text:I trust my work. It's a collaboration with the material, and when it's viewed, it's a collaboration with the world. (Kiki Smith)
A compilation of images by Kiki Smith of the endocrine system and poems by Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge about emotions “controlled” by those organs, Endocrinology was the product of a long collaboration between the two women. Typical of Kiki Smith’s work, it is a combination of layers of textures, images, and words, encouraging an evolvement that is both sensual and intellectual. Berssenbrugge’s poems often change size and shape as she uses collage to produce unexpected juxtapositions. The presentation shifts emphasis and enhances meaning.
As a book it is a challenging object—fascinating as a thing—but also a conveyor of ideas in a format that is once traditional and yet very modern.
A compilation of images by Kiki Smith of the endocrine system and poems by Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge about emotions “controlled” by those organs, Endocrinology was the product of a long collaboration between the two women. Typical of Kiki Smith’s work, it is a combination of layers of textures, images, and words, encouraging an evolvement that is both sensual and intellectual. Berssenbrugge’s poems often change size and shape as she uses collage to produce unexpected juxtapositions. The presentation shifts emphasis and enhances meaning.
As a book it is a challenging object—fascinating as a thing—but also a conveyor of ideas in a format that is once traditional and yet very modern.
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