Boooook: The Life And Work Of Bob Cobbing
isbn 9780992903954 Occasional Papers
Idea Code 15644 $28.00
isbn 9780992903954 Occasional Papers
Idea Code 15644 $28.00
This is the first comprehensive overview of the life and work of the pioneering British concrete and sound poet Bob Cobbing (1920-2002). 'Boooook' addresses all aspects of Cobbing's career, with essays detailing his key roles in Better Books, London Film-makers' Co-op and the abAna trio, as well as his involvement in the Destruction in Art Symposium, Fylkingen and Writers Forum. Edited by William Cobbing and Rosie Cooper – and illustrated with reproductions of artworks, documents, posters, poems and film stills from the Bob Cobbing family collection – Boooook features contributions by Adrian Clarke, Arnaud Desjardin, Sanne Krogh Groth, Will Holder, Gustav Metzger, Andrew Wilson, and others.
208 p, ills colour & bw, 17 x 24 cm, pb, English
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