{"product_id":"25827-photo-book-manipulating-the-self-a-general-idea-production","title":"[Photo Book] \"Manipulating The Self. A General Idea Production\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStaple-bound. 8vo. B\u0026amp;W plates throughout. A very fun artist book documenting an open call mail art project from the collective \u003cem\u003eGeneral Idea\u003c\/em\u003e, staged roughly a year after their incorporation. The group asked people to send photos of themselves with their arms wrapped around their heads and yanking on their faces. The little book reproduces portraits of people performing the gesture including Ray Johnson and Vincent Trasov. A humorously deadpan opening statement from General Idea reads: ' The head is separate; the hand is separate. Body and mind are separate. The hand is a mirror for the mind - wrap your arm over your head, lodging your elbow behind and grabbing your chin with your hand. The act is now complete. Held, your are holding. You are object and subject, viewed and voyeur.'  \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFine overall. A well survived copy of a scarce publication. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62778339950751,"sku":"25827","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/25827.jpg?v=1776878497","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/25827-photo-book-manipulating-the-self-a-general-idea-production","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}