Xu-Bing-A-book-from-the-sky.jpg (JPEG Image, 1189 × 570 pixels).
First had the pleasure of seeing a Xu Bing installation at the Freer Gallery in Washington D.C. more than 10 years ago now… That visit to D.C. towards the end of when I was in high school, maybe the winter of 2002. Seeing this absurdly magnificent “Book from the Sky” on full display was a treat. Even though Xu Bing’s “Book” is printed with invented nonsense characters, they are each imbued with a literally unique effort. Each character is its own satire, its own criticism, its own act in defiance of (scriptographical, orthological?) authority.
Use of this image for a public presentation please
My name is Lisa Winstanley an Assistant Professor at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. I would very much like to use your image of Xu Bing’s Book from the Sky exhibit in an upcoming talk I am giving at the National Library in Singapore. The talk is regarding the visible word and looks at books from a typographical perspective. I will of course give full credit for using this image if you are agreeable. Many thanks Lisa
Lisa,
This image does not belong to me. Sorry for the confusion. I’m borrowing it from HighLike.org (see link above photo).