Place publication: New York Publisher: The Museum of Modern Art
Additional notes: Housed in a new plexiglas slipcase.
Created for the Museum of Modern Art, Munari has created another dynamic artist book continuing his theme of the "illegible book". In this example, Munari uses a series of die cut pages with string threaded through holes to create a visual feast.
Illustrated on page 142 of Splendid Pages: The Molly and Walter Bareiss Collection of Modern Illustrated Books.
Illustrated on page 113 of Far Libro, Libri e pagine d'artista in Italia, 1989.
Illustrated on page 123 of Munari I Libri by Giorgio Maffei, 2002.
Illustrated as item 60 in Ursus Books catalogue 261"Classics in Contemporary and Modern Art. n.d.
Reference note: A duplicate copy at GB/10965 ME was a duplicate; now sold.
Exhibition notes: Exhibition: ‘Celebrating one hundred years: The rise and development of the artists book over the last 100 years.’, Jack Ginsberg Centre for Book Arts, Johannesburg. April 1st, 2022, to June 3rd 2022.