JOHN GOSSAGE

First edition, first and only printing. Special limited edition of 500 copies hand-numbered and signed by Gossage, with one hinged original archivally-processed gelatin silver print. Hardcover. Paper-covered boards, no dust jacket as issued. 16 pp., 7 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches. The second publication in the Nazraeli Press One Picture Book series. Out of print. Very scarce. From the "Our newest book on contemporary artist John Gossage, Four American Photographs comprises four 'images' in the form of verbal descriptions of photographs, one of which hides behind an original print of the particular image being described. The print is hinged at the top, allowing the viewer to examine both the verbal and visual description of the piece. The result is a truly original artists' book which deals with the "reading" of photographs and the subjectivity of language and vision. Four American Photographs is limited to 500 copies, each numbered and signed by the artist and containing one randomly-selected print. In all, 125 copies of each of the four images have been printed by the artist."