We wouldn& #39;t have this discussion if it weren& #39;t for the excess of the art world that insistz on selling unique objects (to rich people).

Photo wise, we could sell hundreds of prints for cheap -- yet we don& #39;t because of "editions" dictated by gallerists. https://twitter.com/rodrigoalcocer/status/1265852489779367938">https://twitter.com/rodrigoal...

The "market" has perverted what should be the main defining principle of the book after Gutenberg: it can be made relatively cheaply for a lot of people.

Put the book in a white cube behind glass, and you basically kill what kept Gutenberg up at night.

And the only reason why we still have "edition" problems in the world of photobooks is: we& #39;ve turned them too much into collectibles -- instead of into the democratically available objects that Gutenberg wanted them to be.

That& #39;s really why I love photobooks: I can look at great photography without walking around in a white cube, holding on to my plastic cup of very cheap wine.

Photobooks are more democratic. They& #39;re relatively cheap, and they speak of their makers& #39; original intent [...]

[...] a lot more than a bunch of prints on the walls of some gallery where rich people walk around to think what might look best over their couch.

So when I hear someone talk about replicating a museum thru a book, that& #39;s why I break out in hives.

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PS: This is not that I don& #39;t care about rich people and their interior-design problems.

OK, I lied. I really don& #39;t give a shit about those kind of problems.