Softcover, 6 x 7 in.
92 pp. / 26 pp bw.
Published by YYZBOOKS
Toronto, 2007.
Jessica Wyman is a curator, critic and art historian living in Toronto and teaching at OCAD University.
What are the ramifications, expectations, developments, and directions of text in visual art? What personal, social or political motivations inspire its use? What have been the conditions of its appearance, its evolution, and the climate of its reception? How does it become a limiting or liberating factor in produc- tion and interpretation? How does text function as a formal medium?
In order to address these questions, a call for essay and artwork was issued. The works that came back fell into groups of distinct themes; it was from these themes that the concept of a three-volume set arose, with each volume focusing on a specific area of concern.
A full set ofPro Forma's three volumes is available at a discounted price of $39.95.
Contents
Making Noise with Forgotten Punctuation Marks, Spoiled Syllables, Clipped Sentences, Infected Paragraphs, and Mere Mouthing
Mireille Perron
Une Anecdote Peu Connue de la Vie et de la Pense de Marcel Broodthaers
Paul de Guzman
On The Tower of Babel: An Annotated Translation of Genesis 11:1-9
Simon Glass
The Trouble with Translation
Yvonne Singer
Postface: words from the back, facing
Jessica Wyman
Contributors
Full Set: ISBN 0-920397-37-9 / 978-0-920397-37-4