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Book from the Ground

SURF-YALEDESIGNTRACE2026V2R0118·Artist book / designed publication·2007·China / Hong Kong

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Alt text: Book from the Ground. Artist book / designed publication, 2007, China / Hong Kong, Artist: Xu Bing (Chinese, active in America, born 1955). — from catalogue fields, for readers and machines; not an interpretive caption.

03Catalogue metadata

Designer / studioArtist: Xu Bing (Chinese, active in America, born 1955)

Date2007

Year2007

PlaceChina / Hong Kong

Object typeArtist book / designed publication

ThemeMidcentury modern graphic communication

MovementNot recorded

05Source · Citation · Provenance

Source

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Source institution: Yale University Art Gallery Linked Art
Original record: Book from the Ground Open
Access: Captured 2026-07-31 · frozen snapshot at acquisition

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Modern Graphic Design Archive. “Book from the Ground”, Artist: Xu Bing (Chinese, active in America, born 1955), 2007. China / Hong Kong. Artist book / designed publication. Record SURF-YALEDESIGNTRACE2026V2R0118. https://mgdarchive.com/surfaces/SURF-YALEDESIGNTRACE2026V2R0118

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Provenance

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Record status: Public record
Release: v49 — current public release (sealed)
Source verification: Verified source
Last verified: 2026, with the v49 freeze

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