Title: The stars /
Authors: Celmins, Vija,; Weinberger, Eliot.
Date: 2005
Publisher: Library Council, Museum of Modern Art
Physical description: 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: N
Abstract: An artist's book comprised of three prints by Celmins and text assembled from "descriptions of the stars from around the world"--Front cover flap.
Notes: "The Stars is the second artist's book in Contemporary Editions, a series of books and other printed works published by the Library Council of The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Stars is a collaboration between the artist Vija Celmins and the essayist and translater Eliot Weinberger..."--Colophon. The cover of "The Stars" is an etching, made from 3 aquatint plates with spit bite, drypont and soft ground. One of these plates is a photogravure plate that Celmins also worked with drypoint and burnishing. The print went through 48 states before it was completed. The changes between states 25-48 are subtle, to say the least. But that in itself says a lot about her working technique. The image was inspired by a worn, 19th century Japanese book that Celmins found in a flea market in Tokyo. She said she wanted to recapture that small book completely by "remaking" it.--May Castleberry. "The book was produced for the Library Council by May Castleberry, editor of Contemporary Editions. The edition contains 130 copies, plus 26 deluxe copies signed by the artist and the author."--Colophon. No. 121 and signed in pencil by the artist and the author.
Subject headings (LCSH): Artists' books.; Celmins, Vija, 1938-; Poetry.; Stars in art.; Stars--Folklore.; Stars--Mythology.; Stars--Poetry.