Fugal
Gefn, Janus, and Plowboy Presses, 2025. Original Wrappers. Fine binding. Item #10907
Accordion. 9-1/2" x 4-3/4" closed. [12] pp. Limited edition, one of 100 copies. Signed by Johankneckt, Van Vliet, and Miller-Brown at the colophon. As issued, in stiff wrappers of Barcham Green India Office illustrated with an image of Bach's last known musical score, the unfinished Fugue of The Art of the Fugue. The accordion style structure, designed by Van Vliet folds into 12 unnumbered pages that read parallel to the folds, recto and verso. All housed in a handmade paper slipcase with "fugal" printed on the spine. A fine copy.
A wonderful collaboration between Susan Johanknecht, Claire Van Vliet, and Andrew Miller-Brown. Inspired by Bach Fugues, Johanknecht's poem is printed on the recto of accordion-fold. As Van Vliet and Miller-Brown were puzzling over the project last fall, it became apparent that the lines could be read aloud in any order. This morphed into the accumulating text on the verso. True to the musical definition of a fugue, this presentation of the poem develops through repetition and interweaving. A wonderful homage to the musical form, and to Bach in particular; all the while developing into something that is not merely an homage.
Price: $250.00