"'The Volume,' by Luis Camnitzer, begins at the start of time itself. On the opening spread, the Big Bang explodes in a colorful 'mess.' From that mess comes a dot, which rotates, drifts, expands and splits. The dots make lines, which become pages, which become a book ā the titular volume. Eventually the lines become drawings, and finally, 'best of all,' the drawings make 'pictures of words.' 'This type of drawing came to be known as "writing." Writing was always showing off the impressive things it could do.'ā ā Itās an odd conclusion, this assertion of the written wordās supremacy, since the picture book is an art form that brooks no hierarchy between text and image. And while lots of Camnitzerās sentences sparkle, his pictures function more as decoration than narrative illustration. The result is a nicely designed volume, but itās not really a picture book."ā ā Published by @gregoryrmillerā ā Read more about the book via linkinbio.ā ā Please order from your favorite independent bookstore!ā ā @camnitzerluis #luiscamnitzer #bestbook2021 #luiscamnitzerthevolumeā https://www.instagram.com/p/CXpJ0mlMOyk/?utm_medium=tumblr
