A Conceptual Definition of the Artist’s Book and A New Look at Ulises Carrión’s Thinking

This article discusses the importance of the production and thinking of Mexican artist Ulises Carrión (1941–1989) during the years he spent in Europe. It focuses on his adherence to the network of the Pan-American and European avant-gardes of the seventies; his bookshop Other Books and So; some of his works; and his network strategies and cultural practices. Understanding his thought and his artistic production can shed light on the conceptually problematic “artist’s book” category, a term that first arose in the seventies and then resurged in art fairs and exhibitions as well as academic research in the 2010s.