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<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">In the latest episode of
the <i>Artists’ Books Unshelved</i> video series, host Yuka Petz
looks at and discusses two artist's books that originate in
performance, <i>I wish to say . . . vol. 2</i> by Sheryl Oring,
and <i>Selected Durations</i>, published by the Black Rock Press
at the University of Nevada in Reno in 2017, which features my
text (a score for verbal performance), in a format initally
conceived and prototyped by Katherine Kuehn, and ultimately
designed and realized by Amy Thompson.<br>
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I'm very gratified that the book was selected for the series, and
thoroughly pleased with the treatment, and so I humbly invite you
to view the ten-minute episode on the Bainbridge Museum's <i>YouTube</i>
channel via this link:<br>
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<blockquote><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><a
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href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-z0cV1Bei0">Artists’
Books Unshelved | Performing the Book</a></font><br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Many thanks to Yuka Petz
for her engagement with the work; to Inge Bruggeman for her
solicitation of the book for publication by the Black Rock Press;
to Buzz Spector for his essay that accompanies the publication;
but above all to the genius of Katherine Kuehn and Amy Thompson,
whose collaborations were responsible for the extraordinary
realization of the work in book form.<br>
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David Abel<br>
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Note: The <i>Artists’ Books Unshelved</i> episode includes an
excerpt from a recorded performance of the text; the complete
performance (just two minutes long) can be viewed here:<br>
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<blockquote><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><i><a
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Durations</a></i></font><br>
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