1/8 / 16 - a Informação Esquartejada
by Magalhães, Aloísio
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Rio de Janeiro: Aloísio Magalhães, 1971. Magalhães, Aloísio. Octavo. 24ff, frenchfold. One of 96 copies. According to the artist's statement, printed on both covers in tête-bêche format in two colors, the contents consist of sixteen-sheet outdoor posters cut into octavo french-fold leaves, inserted at random across the edition. Magalhães's conceit revolves around the idea of reassembling what was once "informação inteira," which then become open to the imagination and whimsy of the viewer. Widely considered a pioneer of modern design in Brazil, Magalhães's work included the design for the first logo for Brazil's Rede Globo television network, as well as a major redesign of the country's banknotes - which incorporated a moiré pattern that made forgery quite difficult. In the present work, the printing resolution for a large poster allows one to see various pixellation patterns in the color separation, giving the work both color and texture, and therefore a mutable meaning - a concept reinforced by the tête-bêche format. A scarce work by Brazil's most important designer, this is an uncommonly fine copy, exhibiting none of the foxing or toning to which the glossy white printed wrappers are prone.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bromer Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32558
- Title
- 1/8 / 16 - a Informação Esquartejada
- Author
- Magalhães, Aloísio
- Illustrator
- Magalhães, Aloísio
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Aloísio Magalhães
- Place of Publication
- Rio de Janeiro
- Date Published
- 1971
- Bookseller catalogs
- Book Arts; Illustrated Books;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bromer Booksellers
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Boston, Massachusetts
About Bromer Booksellers
Bromer Booksellers specializes in rare and beautiful books. Owned and operated by Anne Bromer, who has been in the business of fine books for over fifty years, our shop carries a range of important private press books, designer bookbindings, illustrated books, children's books, and miniature books.
Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...