Description:Q5169

Copy of the Xerox book curated by Jack Wendler and Seth Siegelaub with contributions of 25 consecutive pages each from the conceptual artists: Carl Andre, Robert Barry, Douglas Huebler, Joseph Korsuth, Sol LeWitt, Robert Morris, Lawrence Weiner. A photocopy of the Xerox book is on permanent display, at Banner Repeater, and it exemplifies the attempt to make available an otherwise hard to access item; one invested in the desire at the time to de-commodify art by printing cheaply as a Xerox (but actually realised as a lithograph edition), which integrated seamlessly into the market as a precious object. The copy we first acquired came about by being photocopied to allow people to browse the book for the Jack Wendler exhibition at Chelsea space, eventually achieving its intended status. A small library of these is growing with on-going contributions. They are intended for educational purposes only, and have no monetary value.

Each Xerox book copy details its precedent: as a copy of a copy of a copy, and so on, and maps how it became part of the library, and the photocopier used in the printing of each copy. Beyond the Ambit. Pn4 10.6.11. Copy of the copy given by Jack Wendler to Chriss Rawcliffe, (hand-bound by Rawcliffe). CANON iR 105."A white softcover copy of the XeroX Book series. A label on the inside of the back cover provides context and details on how this version was xeroxed, distributed and exchanged: 'XeroX. Beyond the Ambit. Pn4 10.6.11. Copy of the copy given by Jack Wendler to Chris Rawcliffe, (hand-bound by Rawcliffe).

This copy's cover and spine are the same thin gauge paper as the interior. The spine bears the contributors' surnames but is showing wear and tear. The title page is slightly visible through the cover page. Some interior pages are coming loose from their binding.