Book of lies
By: [conceptualized, organized and produced by Eugenia Butler]
Series: Public Access press series -- no. 12; Public Access press series -- no. 22; Public Access Press series
Publisher: Artists' (Floating Invisible) Museum of Actual Art
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Los Angeles
Language: eng
Subjects: Artists' books
Other titles: Book of lies project
Description: "Artist-published works of art and poetry on the subject of truth and lies at the end of the second millennium, it is a collaborative multi-sided dialogue that take place through the medium of works of visual art and language ... Each portfolio contains 20-25 works of art created, produced, signed and numbered in the artist's or poet's studio ... The materials of the works of art include incised and collaged lead, oil paint on vellum, unique pencil drawings, photograph on platinum paper, poloroid photographs, cyanotypes, ashes of love letters, hand embroidery, and handwritten and mechanically reproduced image and text"--Book of lies project vol. 1 & 2: writers' responses and commentaries.
Notes: Vol. 3: Accompanying CD recording of the participating artists was produced by Richard Haxton.

Originally projected to be 4 v., only 3 v. were produced.

Vols. 1 and 2 are part of the 'Public Access press series', numbers 12 and 22 respectively.

Vol. 1: Portfolio designed by Julia Lohmann ; introductory essay written by Meghan Ferril.

Vol. 2: With assistance of Ophelia Joy Decena and Rodney Saavedra.
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.; title: Vol. 3 artists: Carolee Campbell, Michael Hannon, Lyn Aldrich, Michael C. McMillen, Tom Marioni, Jill Giegerich, Rita Barnes, Gloria Graham, Sam Erenberg, Benji Whalen, Seth Kaufman, Eugenia Butler, Bruce Whiteman, Gloria Kondrup, Milt Jewell, Steve DeGroodt, Mary Rakow's, Richard Haxton, William T. Wiley, Minoru Ohira, John Outterbridge, Marvin, Harden, Diana Jacobs, James Cobb, Madam X, Kim Abeles, Garth Erasmus, Jenny Watson, Bronislava Dubner, Janet Fitch, Kim McCarty, Xavier Fumat, Melissa Smedley, Biljana Bakaluca, Rhonda Saboff.