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Peter Downsbrough (*1940 in New Jersey) studied art and architecture and, like Robert Barry, Sol LeWitt, and Lawrence Weiner, is one of the first book artists to work conceptually. He has incorporated text and line drawings into his books since the early seventies, later integrating maps and photos of urban spaces. His consistent and sharply delineated oeuvre is devoted to examining the meaning of "space." As early as 1993, the publisher, book collector, and curator Guy Schraenen wrote the following about the artist's publications: "One might call them the absolute zero of the book, since it presents itself here in its simplest form." The publication provides an overview of all the books that have been published to date-eighty-five in the meantime-which Downsbrough created in collaboration with publishers or published himself, and comments on this impressive aspect of his artistic career.

De Amerikaan Peter Downsbrough (°1940) studeerde architectuur en kunst. Samen met collega's als Robert Barry, Sol Lewitt of Lawrence Weiner is hij een conceptueel boekenkunstenaar van het eerste uur.

Zijn tentoonstelling geeft aan de hgand van documenten en films voor het eerst een omvangrijk overzicht van alle vijfentachtig (!) tot nog toe verschenen boeken. Een boek over al zijn boeken becommentarieert dit indrukwekkend deel van zijn artistiek oeuvre.