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Printed Matter— New York
Preface
Printed Matter art bookshop in New York is a rare breed- a retail venture that puts principles before profit.
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Printed Matter’s top five picks:
Lisa Anne Auerbach ‘Charted Patterns for Sweaters That Talk Back’
Off-kilter instructions for sweaters with slogans.
John Baldessari ‘Brown and Green and Other Parables’
Cautionary tales in the artist’s typically dry style.
Philip Aarons and AA Bronson, editors, ‘Queer Zines’
A compendium, not a pop-up book.
Josh Smith ‘Tennessee Fish’
A study of the classification of nature in sketchbook form.
Kim Beck ‘A Field Guide To Weeds’
A beautifully bound world where weeds rule.
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