Scope and Contents This publication was produced as a reference for an exhibition on artist books held at the Nigel Greenwood Gallery. In an introductory essay, Celant analyzes the artist book through the movements of conceptual art, happenings, arte povera, minimal art, and lays particular emphasis on the bookworks of Joseph Kosuth. 6 Decades Books: "Book as Artwork 1960/1972 was the first catalogue devoted to the then new medium of the artist's book and it remains a canonical reference (though one that, due to its scarcity, is not as well known as it should be). This publication started as an article and a list of about 80 artists' books which appeared in 1970 in the first issue of the Italian magazine Arte. Not long after it was translated and published in Interfunktionen. Then in 1972 the Nigel Greenwood Gallery in London mounted an exhibition of artists' books and issued a catalogue with an updated text by Celant and a greatly expanded bibliography (now nearly 300 titles) jointly compiled by...

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The book is organized into three sections, i.e., Video as Artwork, Record as Artwork, and Book as Artwork. It provides a chronology of video works from 1958-1969, and record and book works from 1960-1977. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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From his personal collection, Celant mounted an exhibition of record covers as artworks that also featured sound poetry. He includes a definitive discography from 1927-1977 and a listing of record producers. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Also designated Edizioni di arte contemporanea catalogo n.5. The artworks depicted in this exhibition consisted of minimalistic sculptural pieces. This was Boetti's first artist book. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

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Also designated Edizioni di arte contemporanea catalogo n.4. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.