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A reproduction of the exhibition catalogue, 4,492,040, which was a set of loose note cards from a Conceptual art exhibition curated by Lucy Lippard. Held at the Seattle Art Museum in 1969, the title is taken from the city's population. As the show…

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A catalogue of loose note cards from a Conceptual art exhibition curated by Lucy Lippard. Held at the Seattle Art Museum in 1969, the title is taken from the city's population. As the show toured it's named changed to population of those locations:…

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Crosetto illustrates a love poem about the sea by Ono no Komachi. The accordian fold allows the colors and forms to swim across the page uninterrupted, becoming as soft and aqueous as the poem.

Inscription: Signed by artist in pencil on inside…

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This moveable artists' book is inspired by the Philadelphia Museum of Art's archive of Surrealist photographs, correspondence, ephemera, and artwork. Opening this book reveals digital reroductions of objects from the archive, a pop-up dollhouse,…

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Folded in the shape a pamphlet, the paper is cut so that when blue and red paper are inserted it takes on the stripes of the flag. The text is a collection of quotes about voting and choice. Quotes include: Aristotle, Louis D. Brandeis, Goethe,…

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A comic book exploring immigrant detention centers in Washington State. Each side of the book is a continuous panorama depicting the interior of Seattle's former INS building and the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma. The book follows Gabriela…

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This work explores the language found in a 1940's architects journal. The visual and textual language of the journal reflects the post war era dominated by a masculinity concerned with concrete and modernist building. The work is layered with…

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This tiny book is a version of a larger work. The artist works with the metaphor of a bowl and the way they be empty or full, and are used in nourishment and fellowship. The essay relates bowls to other metaphors like houses, boats, hearts, and books…

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Written in both French and English, this book includes a tea bag containing slivers of Articles 1-3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Reflecting the title, images of a crane in a strip mined landscape appear around a pyramid also…

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Creating a textual and audio artists' book, this work honors the role of Oneida language in cultural identity. The Oneida language is in danger of dying out, and due to blood laws the artist's son will not be eligible for tribal membership. To…
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