Joseph Kosuth / “Purloined: A Novel”
KOSUTH Joseph (Toledo 1945)
Köln, Salon Verlag, 2000, original print on handmade paper, hand signed and numbered by Joseph Kosuth (53/60) and provided with the blind embossing stamp of the Kosuth Studio. Contains the blind embossing “Purloined” in the upper third, below a pair of scissors, also blind embossed. The print appeared as a deluxe edition of the book “Purloined”. Attached a normal copy of the artist book: Joseph Kosuth, “Purloined: A Novel”, Köln, Salon Verlag, 2000, 22.1x14.2 cm,, original hardcover with original jacket. pp. 120. The word “Purloined” in the title points not only to the content, but also to the way this novella came about. To construct this book Kosuth took 48 facsimile pages from 48 different books and recompiled them to form a new composite and a new coherent story. Text: English. Limited edition of 750 numbered copies. Minimally rubbed, otherwise a nice copy.
KOSUTH Joseph (Toledo 1945)
Köln, Salon Verlag, 2000, original print on handmade paper, hand signed and numbered by Joseph Kosuth (53/60) and provided with the blind embossing stamp of the Kosuth Studio. Contains the blind embossing “Purloined” in the upper third, below a pair of scissors, also blind embossed. The print appeared as a deluxe edition of the book “Purloined”. Attached a normal copy of the artist book: Joseph Kosuth, “Purloined: A Novel”, Köln, Salon Verlag, 2000, 22.1x14.2 cm,, original hardcover with original jacket. pp. 120. The word “Purloined” in the title points not only to the content, but also to the way this novella came about. To construct this book Kosuth took 48 facsimile pages from 48 different books and recompiled them to form a new composite and a new coherent story. Text: English. Limited edition of 750 numbered copies. Minimally rubbed, otherwise a nice copy.
KOSUTH Joseph (Toledo 1945)
Köln, Salon Verlag, 2000, original print on handmade paper, hand signed and numbered by Joseph Kosuth (53/60) and provided with the blind embossing stamp of the Kosuth Studio. Contains the blind embossing “Purloined” in the upper third, below a pair of scissors, also blind embossed. The print appeared as a deluxe edition of the book “Purloined”. Attached a normal copy of the artist book: Joseph Kosuth, “Purloined: A Novel”, Köln, Salon Verlag, 2000, 22.1x14.2 cm,, original hardcover with original jacket. pp. 120. The word “Purloined” in the title points not only to the content, but also to the way this novella came about. To construct this book Kosuth took 48 facsimile pages from 48 different books and recompiled them to form a new composite and a new coherent story. Text: English. Limited edition of 750 numbered copies. Minimally rubbed, otherwise a nice copy.
