Printed matters biography
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Justin Polera
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Adrian Gaut
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Current and past members of the non-profit artists' bookstore reflect on the beginnings of Printed Matter and it's enduring significance.
“Artists’ books are, like any other medium, a means of conveying art ideas from the artist to the viewer/reader.
Printed matters biography
Unlike most other media they are available to all at a low cost. They are not valuable except for the ideas they contain. They are works themselves, not reproductions of works. Books are the best medium for many artists working today.
The material seen on the walls of galleries in many cases cannot be easily understood on the walls but can be more easily read at home under less intimidating conditions.”— Sol LeWitt in Art-Rite, Issue No. 14, Winter 1976/1977.
In the postdiluvian wake of Hurricane Sandy, Printed Matter, the nonprofit alternative space dedicated to artists’ books, teetered on the edge o