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Michael Snow’s Cover to Cover

When I was young, people spoke of immorality.
All the things they said were wrong are what I want to be.
Over, under, sideways, down, (Hey!)
I bounce a ball that’s square and round.
When will it end? —The Yardbirds, 1966

Scrutable curio and irresistible objet, Michael Snow’s 1975 “artist’s book” —a conceptual photo- slash slow-motion flipbook with a fabulous Möbiustwist partway through—has been at is packed as thick as its title promises with competing conundrums.

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