Tawada, Yoko (b. 1960) & Stephan Köhler (b. 1959) Ein Gedicht fur ein Buch.
Hamburg: Clemens-Tobias Lange, 1996.
Limited edition, folio; copy 22 of 45 numbered copies signed by Tawada, Köhler, and printer Clemens-Tobias Lange in pencil on the colophon; 10 photographs by Köhler on folded sheets of translucent handmade Japanese paper printed with Tawada's poem; loose as issued in the original full shagreen portfolio with soft suede pastedowns by Thomas Zwang; 13 x 8 1/2 in.
This handsome example of contemporary bookmaking features a poem by Yoko Tawada, a Tokyo-born writer who received her Ph.D. in German literature and currently resides in Berlin. Copies of this engaging artist's book can be found in institutional collections that include the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Walker Art Center.
