Wednesday, November 17, 2004

Books as art

Via book-lover Craig from Booknotes, this fascinating story of a San Francisco bookstore that is allowing itself to be rearranged for a week -- from its usual topical arrangement to one by color. This blows my mind. I'd really like to see it, but I'd sort of hate to be looking for something specific (although maybe if their database includes cover images, you'd be ok).

The artist likes to experiment with "transgressive art," which jibes well with the squirms that I imagine from some of my more bibliophilic friends, most of whom have very strong feelings about the proper way to order a book collection . . .

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