The idea originates from the sixties. In 1966 Mel Bochner exhibited Working Drawings and Other Visible Things on Paper Not Necessarily Meant To Be Viewed as Art.

The show simply consisted of four binders placed on separate plinths. They each contained photocopies of various material selected according to the title. Two years later, gallerist Seth Sieglaub published The Xerox Book. Featuring works by Carl Andre, Joseph Kosuth, Sol LeWitt, and Lawrence Weiner among others, the publication was a proposition for the exhibition catalogue as an artistic medium in its own right.

Quelle: Revolver Publishing