The value of one thing over another, the re-entrance of a communal form of commerce, and the hegemonic subversion of publishing are defining characteristics of small press's. What happens when these artists' books are placed in the context of an exhibition? Can they still retain their original social and distinctive tactility?

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ɯd uǝʌǝs ʇɐ uǝʌǝlǝ puɐsnoɥʇ oʍʇ 'ɥʇuǝǝʇɥƃıǝ ʎɹɐnɹqǝɟ uo sʇɹɐ ʎɹɐɹodɯǝʇuoɔ ɟo ǝʇnʇıʇsuı ɹǝqʎɥʞ ǝɥʇ ʇɐ ɯooɹ ʇǝɹɹnʇ ǝɥʇ ʇɐ sǝssǝɹd llɐɯs puɐ 'ƃuıɥsılqnd 'ʎɥɔɹɐɹǝıɥ ʇnoqɐ ƃuısɹǝʌuoɔ ǝq llıʍ ǝssǝɾ 'uoıʇıqıɥxǝ ǝɥʇ ƃuıʎuɐdɯoɔɔɐ

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ɯd uǝʌǝlǝ - xıs 'ɥʇuǝǝʇuǝʌǝs ʎɹɐnɹqǝɟ :uoıʇdǝɔǝɹ ƃuıuǝdo

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su 'xɐɟılɐɥ
ʇǝǝɹʇs uoʇƃuıɹɹɐq ʇɥƃıǝ ʇɥƃıǝ ǝʌıɟ ǝuo
sʇɹɐ ʎɹɐɹodɯǝʇuoɔ ɟo ǝʇnʇıʇsuı ɹǝqʎʞ

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uǝʌǝlǝ puɐsnoɥʇ oʍʇ 'pɹıɥʇ ʎʇuǝʍʇ-ɥʇuǝǝʇuǝʌǝs ʎɹɐnɹqǝɟ