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CODEX ESPANGLIENSIS Guillermo Gómez-Peña
Guillermo Gómez-Peña was born in 1955 and raised in Mexico City. He came to the United States in 1978. In his work, which includes performance art, video, audio, installations, poetry, journalism, critical writings and cultural theory, he explores cross-cultural issues and North/South relations. His performances have been presented nationally at the Franklin Furnace and Next Exit, New York, and […]
An excerpt from FIVE HYMNS TO PAIN
Text by Nazik al Malaika Translation into English by Hasain Haddawy Letterpress, relief and hand printing techniques by Felicia Rice Limited edition of 25 Scroll book: 8” x 44.75” Box: 4”x 4” x 9” $250 out of print ABOUT THE BOOK On March 5th, 2007, more than 30 people were killed when a […]
A FINE MAN, A FINE BOOK
Excerpt from POST OFFICE by Charles Bukowski Size: 2.75″ x 3.25″ Second printing: $50 out of print due to 8/20 fire ABOUT THE BOOK “I printed the book to give out to all my fellow carriers as I was leaving the post office where I’d been working for six months. The post master was celebrated for his irrational […]
CODEX ESPANGLIENSIS Felicia Rice
Felicia Rice is a book artist, typographer, printer and publisher whose work has earned her many honors. She lectures and exhibits internationally, and her books can be found in collections from the Whitney Museum of American Art to the Bodleian Library. In the last two decades Felicia has collaborated with and published some of the finest writers and artists of […]
CODEX ESPANGLIENSIS Enrique Chagoya
Enrique Chagoya is a Mexican-born painter and printmaker who has been living and working in this country since 1977. Former director of the Galería de la Raza in San Francisco, he has curated exhibitions at the Drawing Center, New York, and the Mexican Museum, San Francisco, among others. His recent shows include the De Young Museum, San Francisco, and David […]
EL ALFABETO ANIMADO
THE LIVELY ALPHABET
UYWAKUNAWAN QELQASQA
Text by Monica Brown Translation into Quechua by Jenny Callañaupa Huarhua Book design and inspiration by Katie Jennings Drawings and bookwork by Felicia Rice View the book View the animalitos View the process Limited edition of 8 19.75″ x 25.5″ 15 pages Out of print due to 8/20 fire About the book A trilingual alphabet book in Spanish, […]
DOC/UNDOC Genesis
Stage 1: Brainstorming Felicia was contacted by Guillermo Gómez-Peña and Gustavo Vazquez about creating a book in response to a collaborative video already underway. The challenge was to find the relationship between these two time-based media. In March 2007 the three of them held their first meeting in San Francisco. This led to a series of […]
DOC/UNDOC Backstory
1. There are two main traditions of book art-making: one based in the history of the printed book which dates back to before 3000 BCE in early Mesopotamia. The other emerged in the ‘60s out of the Fluxus and conceptual art movements. In this recent history, the book is conceived as both concept and art […]
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