© 2013

Recordings

by Gary Robbins

Recordings is a series of books that are the direct result of a physical interaction between the artist and the offset press. Colors are added to the press during printing following a predetermined “score.” The act of printing becomes an act of performance, and the book is the evidence of its occurrence. Recordings conflate books and sculpture. They use the machinery of mechanical reproduction to create visual records of specific, unrepeatable conditions of color and change.

Recordings editions are produced in sessions, with each session exploring further complications of the technique. Recordings reside in many revered collections and libaries, including the Faber Birren Collection of Books on Color at Yale University, and the Thomas J. Watson Library of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Printed offset in infinite colors, cleat sewn binding | Includes slip case or display cradle | Please email to inquire
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Double Mesh, 2021
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Double Mesh, 2021
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Near Field, 2021
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Near Field, 2021
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Swatch Grid, 2021
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Swatch Grid, 2021
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Gutter Saturation, 2021
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Gutter Saturation, 2021
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Double Slit, 2021
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Double Slit, 2021
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Inner Glow, 2019
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Inner Glow, 2019
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Keyhole, 2019
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Keyhole, 2019
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High Test, 2019
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Cold Wine, 2019
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Double Keyhole, 2019
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Double Keyhole, 2019
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Rich Black, 2013
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Rich Black, 2013
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Yellow Changes, 2013
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Yellow Changes, 2013
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Black Rainbow, 2013
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Black Rainbow, 2013
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Dawn/Dusk, 2013
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Dawn/Dusk, 2013
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Rainbow Switch, 2013
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Rainbow Switch, 2013