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The book is dead

and Brian Dettmer is performing the autopsy.

brian dettmer book sculpture

LINKS (the first three are the artist’s galleries)

Comments

Comment from LR
Time: November 28, 2007, 8:20 pm

That is stunningly original!

Comment from LR
Time: November 28, 2007, 8:21 pm

Oh! And long live the book!

Comment from DMS
Time: November 29, 2007, 8:37 am

Mind blowing. It really amazes me to see such works. It is a wonder how some minds work.

Comment from Nancy
Time: November 29, 2007, 11:52 am

There was a show of his books earlier this year at one of the galleries at 49 Geary. In person, they are simply amazing! The lady at the gallery told me that it only takes him about two weeks to finish a piece. But what I want to know is where he gets his books?

Comment from xensen
Time: November 29, 2007, 6:12 pm

Remarkable work indeed.

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