The Weight of the Body : Selections from the Permanent Collection
Artist:
Piper, Adrian
Title:
Pretend
Date:
1990
Object Name:
Artists' Book
Description:
Self-published by the artist in NYC. 11 x 9 inches.

Adrian Piper: Pretend, exhibition catalogue (New York: John Weber Gallery, 1990). Detail: page with image of Pretend #1, 1990. Seven silver gelatin prints with screen printed text and one silver gelatin print mounted on foam core. Six prints: 12" x 8" (30,4 cm x 20,3 cm); two
prints: 12" x 12" (30,4 cm x 30,4 cm). Photograph photo credit: Ebony; Gerald Martineau/The Washington Post. © Adrian Piper Research Archive (APRA) Foundation Berlin.

Adrian Piper: Pretend, exhibition catalogue (New York: John Weber Gallery, 1990). Detail: page with image of Pretend #2, 1990. Three silver gelatin prints with screen printed text mounted on foam core. 44" x 22" (111,7 cm x 55,8 cm); 44 x 35" (111,7 cm x 88,9 cm); 44" x 31" (111,7 x 78,7 cm). Photograph photo credit: Peter Turnley/ Black Star for Newsweek; Larry Barnes/The New York Times. © Adrian Piper Research Archive (APRA) Foundation Berlin.

Adrian Piper: Pretend, exhibition catalogue (New York: John Weber Gallery, 1990). Detail: page with image of Pretend #3, 1990. Four silver gelatin prints with screen printed text and one silver gelatin print mounted on foam core. 44" x 64" (111,7 cm x 162,6 cm); 12" x 29" (30,4 cm x 73,6 cm); 67" x 29" (170,1 cm x 73,6 cm); 18" x 37" (45,7 cm x 94 cm). Photograph photo credit: Gerald Martineau/The Washington Post. © Adrian Piper Research Archive (APRA) Foundation Berlin.

Adrian Piper: Pretend, exhibition catalogue (New York: John Weber Gallery, 1990). Detail: page with image of Pretend #4, 1990. Three silver gelatin prints with screen printed text mounted on foam core. 61" x 48" (154,9 cm x 121,9 cm); 61" x 27" (154,9 cm x 68,5 cm); 61" x 38" (154,9 cm x 96,5 cm). Photograph photo credit: Klanwatch Archive; The New York Times. © Adrian Piper Research Archive (APRA) Foundation Berlin.

Adrian Piper: Pretend, exhibition catalogue (New York: John Weber Gallery, 1990). Detail: page with image of Pretend #6, 1990. Three silver gelatin prints with screen printed text mounted on foam core. 31" x 16" (78,7 cm x 40,6 cm); 31" x 20" (78,7 cm x 50,8 cm); 31" x 23" (78,7 cm x 58,4 cm). Photograph photo credit: Robin Gilbrecht/The Guardian; The New York Times. © Adrian Piper Research Archive (APRA) Foundation Berlin.
Material:
paper
Technique:
offset printing, loose-leaf binding
People:
Piper, Adrian
Source:
Granary Books
Object ID:
1999.3.12
Copyright:
Adrian Piper
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