[BKARTS] Paul Etienne Lincoln: The Purification of Fagus sylvatica var pendula

[Steve Clay <sclay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Granary Books announces the publication of The Purification of Fagus 
sylvatica var pendula by Paul Etienne Lincoln.

The Purification of Fagus sylvatica var pendula is emblematic of 
Lincoln's inquiry into the origin and production of memory — and our 
ethereal relationship to that intangible evidence of our consciousness. 
In this pursuit Lincoln has employed diverse forms and themes, ranging 
from examination of historical figures to detailing anything from New 
York City infrastructure to "household" machines that dispense 
gin-and-tonics (mixed at varying strengths). Comprised of photographs, 
diagrams and text, The Purification records the series of experiments 
and performance which detail the afterlife of a specimen of local 
vegetation. The book begins, "Situated at the perimeter of Weeping 
Beach Tree Park in Queens, New York, was a small pavilion looking on to 
a stump of the oldest Weeping Beach in America. In 1847 Samuel Bowne 
parsons, a Quaker and a nurseryman purchased a shoot of Weeping Beach, 
Fagus sylvatica var pendula, in Belgium while traveling in search of 
unusual plants. On his return to the United States he planted the shoot 
at the site of the stump, then part of parson's Nurseries. Every 
Weeping Beech in America is descended from this one tree. Regrettably, 
the stump is all that remains, as shortly after this venerable tree's 
150th anniversary in 1997 it died and was cut down. The tree had, 
however spawned seven progeny, which still grow in a circle around the 
original beech."

Over the past two decades, Lincoln has committed himself to creating 
complex installations, recordings and documentation on a wide range of 
subject matter. The Purification follows Lincoln's investigation of the 
Weeping Beech as a way of detailing the process of examination and 
history writing which is ever shifting and defining the world around 
us.

9" x 8.5" (inches), 48 pp., 50 images: casebound in Avon midnight blue 
cloth, with dark blue blocking. Printed on coated stock for the images 
and Snowden Cartridge for the text. Edition: 550. ISBN 1-887123-68-7. 
Hardcover, $35.00

A publication of Granary Books and Coracle Press

Distrubutors:
D. A. P.  1-800-338-2665
S. P. D.  1-800-869-7553
Steve Clay
Granary Books
168 Mercer St. #2
New York, NY 10012

212 337-9979
212 337-9774 (fax)
www.granarybooks.com
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