Favorite: "Artists' books about food"

Constructed from Cuban food ration cards

A reprint of the 70s classic. "A Budding Gourmet", "McTowers Maid," and "Tijuana Maid": three short novels address the social uses of food (the third told in both Spanish and English). Originally a mail art project, the stories were serialized and sent to potential readers on postcards. References: Johanna Drucker, The century of artists' books, 1995. Anne Moeglin-Delcroix, Esthétique du livre d'artiste, 1960-1980. Robert C. Morgan, "Systemic books by artists," Artists' books: a critical anthology and sourcebook.

After Kerouac, and in the style of a "typical American family vacation," Tiravanija and five Thai students from Chiang Mai University took to the road in a vintage motor home for a month-long drive from Los Angeles to Philadelphia. Continuing his investigation into the cultural dialogues between the East and the West, Tiravanija conceived this trip for his 1998 project at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. This publication was created to give the background for preparations made for the trip, comprised of three passport-styled booklets showing photographs, maps, and texts, and housing a CD-ROM of the website that tracked the travelers’ daily progress. The CD contains biographies of the students and Tiravanija, a journal, and includes video clips taken along the way.

And of course, there are lots of photos of cooking!