What

• Lucy Lippard refers to them as: "neither an art book (collected reproductions of separate art works) nor a book on art, the artist's book is a work of art on its own, conceived specifically for the book form and often published by the artist him/herself."

Who

• I agree with Ed Hutchins that anyone can make a book because everyone has a story to tell. Many forms and structures can be used to convey the message.

Why

• Ed uses the term "guerilla bookmaking" as "the efforts to take the book arts to the street and place it in the hands of everyday people." He says, "not everyone has a great ballet inside of them. Not everyone has a home run inside of them, but everyone has a story to tell and that's why everyone is a potential bookmaker."

Artist Books by Lia Garavini

Photos of books by an Italian book, mail and collage artist. Be sure to check out her current mail art call, artiststamps and collage work.

Artist Books by Anna Boschi

Same site as above. Artist's books by Italian artist Anna Boschi.

Peter Verheyen's Book Arts Web

Peter Verheyen's Book Arts Web has sources, extensive links to other book arts sites as well as information about book preservation and conservation. Be sure to check out the gallery.

Science and the Artist's Book

Science and the Artist's Book is an exhibition which explores links between scientific and artistic creativity through the book format.
 

Planet Dada's Artist's Books Mail Art Call

A site in England with a display of artist's books resulting from a mail art call whose deadline was October 31, 1997. Galleries of other mail art (Free Tibet, Envelopes, Masks) are also shown.

Mimi Schaer, book artist extraordinaire with her books of unusual materials

Bookworks and wearable books by Miriam Schaer

Sculptural Book work by the incredible Emily Martin

Emily's site features lots of her dimensional book forms

Artists' Books and Book Arts Web Ring

Links to even more book arts sites