Open for Action: Political Book Art

Bible Belt
(1993) VHS Player; Video; LCD Monitor; New Testament Bible; Plated Belt Buckle; Plexi Book Cradle

Bible Belt, The
(1993) Commercially printed bible, leather belt, gold-plated buckle.

Pillars of the Clean Order
 installation responding to books advancing the conservative agenda

"Contract with America" underwear
(1995) Limited edition version of Newt Gingrich's "Contract with America," printed on underwear. Gingrich's likeness adorns the crotch of the underwear, while the "Contract's" ten points are listed on the seat. The underwear is hand silkscreened on 100% cotton. There are 60 mens and 60 womens briefs in the edition. Mens are available in size 34; womens in large. Signed and numbered by the artists. Each pair costs $39.99.

Pillars of the Clean Order
(1995) Installation: Heaps of soiled clothes define the gallery space. Rising from the hampers, classical columns display the recently published books of conservatives William Bennett ("The Book of Virtues"), John Danforth ("Resurrection"), and Dan Quayle ("Standing Firm")./ Hanging on clotheslines above the hampers, one sees Ligorano/Reese's new limited edition version of Newt Gingrich's "Contract with America." The artists have recontextualized Gingrich's now famous tenets by printing them on pure cotton briefs. Gingrich's likeness adorns the crotch of the underwear, while the "Contract's" ten points are listed on the seat.

Masters of the Craft
 works by instructors of book arts

Bible Belt, The
(1993) Commercially printed bible, leather belt, gold-plated buckle.

Medialogical Displacements
(1992) Xerox tabloids, Sony color video prints, Japanese paper, and gold stamping. The book is housed in a cloth-covered clam shell preservation box.