Book of lies
By: [conceptualized, organized and produced by Eugenia Butler]
Contributors: Lohmann, Julia; Ferril, Meghan; Decena, Ophelia Joy; Saavedra, Rodney; Artists' (Floating Invisible) Museum of Actual Art (Los Angeles)
Series: Public Access press series -- no. 12, 22
Publisher: SCI-Arc Public Aceess Press; Artists' (Floating Invisible) Museum of Actual Art [distributor
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Los Angeles
Language: eng
Subjects: Artists' books
Other titles: Book of lies project
Description: "A portfolio of artist-published works of art on the subject of truth and lies in an edition of eighty. It is a collaborative multi-sided dialogue that takes place through the medium of works of visual art and language. The Book of Lies is an art action that addresses itself to the changing language, geography, and ideation of high culture."-- Cover sheet of vol. 2.
Notes: Vol. 1: Portfolio designed by Julia Lohmann ; introductory essay written by Meghan Ferril ; production by Anita Moryadas.

Vol. 2: With assistance of Ophelia Joy Decena and Rodney Saavedra ; Barry Sanders wrote the introductory story.

Each portfolio contains 20 (v.1)-21 (v.2) works of art created, produced, signed and numbered in the artist's studio ... The materials include incised and collaged lead, oil paint on vellum, photograph on platinum paper, ashes of love letters, hand embroidery, and handwritten and mechanically reproduced image and text, and unique graphite drawings on paper.
Table of contents: title: Vol. 1 artists: Lita Albuquerque, Eve Aschheim, Rod Baer, Mirella Bentivoglio, Eugenia Butler, Ed Colver, Georganne Deen, Chiara Diamantini, George Evans, Elizabeth Grier, Stephan Koehler, Kim Jones, Penelope Lee, Adolphe Lechtenberg, Julia Lohmann, Jim Melchert, Gisella Meo, John O'Brien, Lala Rukh, Iika Juhani Takalo-Eskola, Meghan Ferrill.; title: Vol. 2 artists: Lisa Adams, Edgar Arceneaux, Robert Aitchison, Deanne Belinoff, Theresa Chong, Sally Elesby, George Evans, Lidia Fiabane, Marcel Hardung, Mary Beth Heffernan, Kady Hoffman, Joan Jonas, Gertrude Moser-Wagner, Beverly Piersol, Maria Porges, Peter Reading, Ann Reiniger, Barry Sanders, Eve Sonneman, Arthur Sze, Toadhouse (Allan Graham), Matthew Thomas, Daisy Zamora.