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[56] pp., printed on rectos only. 8vo, printed semi-stiff wrappers, title on spine. Eindhoven: Stedelijk van Abbemuseum, 1982. Ian Wilson s first artist s book, produced in an edition of 500 copies. Known primarily for his discussion-based work, beginning in the 1980s Wilson (1940-2020) undertook a lengthy series of artist s books under the title Section(s). This was the first, published with the Stedelijk van Abbemuseum in 1982. He collaborated on later publications with a number of galleries, institutions, and private collectors, such as Giuseppe Panza di Biumo, Art Metropole/David Bellman, Victoria Miro, Kunsthalle Bern, Ghislain Mollet-Viéville, Maeght Lelong Gallery, Ryman, Michel Claura, etc. Each was printed in an edition of 500 copies. A fine copy of a rare artist s book; a trifle sunned. ? Ian Wilson: The Discussions (2008), p. 173. "As the quintessential vehicle for communication and thought, language replaces traditional representation in Ian Wilson s work…Wilson has rigorously shunned the creation of any form of physical object and has sought to resist all forms of objectification. Since 1968 he has operated principally through the channels of speech, turning only in the 1980s to also include the production of sets of books based on the repetition of a single abstract verbal construct such as unknowable, absolute knowledge, or perfect. " Anne Rorimer, New Art in the 60s and 70s: Redefining Reality (2001), pp. 89-90.
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