Book of Strange New Things
Judith Margolis
2014
A found and altered book in progress
I selected this book from a giveaway box in 2014, attracted to it’s great title and edge gilding. Page by page, I have been revising the narrative with gradations of color, and occasional collage, and, when necessary, I leave a sentence or phrase, that turns out to be relevant to something that is about to happen. The book resides open on a map that depicts life’s concerns. The work is made of paint, collage pencil, ink. The map is made from brown paper, paint, collage, ink, gold foil. I have continued working on it for over a decade.
- Copies: 1
- Pages: 496
- Type of binding: Paperback
- Dimensions (cm): 15x23.5x6
- Type of printing: Offset
- Place of publication: NY, US
- Book photography: Leafing: Yair Meyuhas & Shiraz Grinbaum
Judith Margolis is an Israel-based American essayist and artist who makes paintings, drawings, artist's books, and multi-media collages. Much of her work explores tensions between consciousness, feminism, and religious ritual tradition. Since 2000, Margolis has been the Art Editor of Nashim: The Journal of Jewish Women's Studies and Gender Issues, published by Indiana University Press. She is the Creative Director of Bright Idea Books, which produces limited edition and unique artist's books. She lives and works in Jerusalem.
