The Collection of Kenneth Goldsmith
I’m interested in books so big and complex that they are rather unreadable, either formally or by way of sheer heft. These are books that are written not to be read, unlike, say Tolstoy’s War & Peace, which, in fact, was meant to be read. I’m more interested in browsing than reading: the book as object, thought piece or reference book.
No. 81
Finnegans Wake James Joyce
No. 82
The Arcades Project Walter Benjamin
No. 83
The Andy Warhol Diaries Andy Warhol
No. 84
The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna M
No. 85
The Collected Dialogues Plato
No. 86
The Making of Americans Gertrude Stein
No. 87
Parse Craig Dworkin
No. 88
The Life of Samuel Johnson James Boswell
No. 89
My Secret Life Vols. I-XI Anonymous
No. 90
No. 111.2.7.93-10.20.96 Kenneth Goldsmith
Biography
Kenneth Goldsmith is an American poet and conceptual artist. He is the founding Editor of UbuWeb, and Senior Editor of PennSound. He currently teaches Poetics and Poetic Practice at the University of Pennsylvania.