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ART CRITICISM, THEORY AND HISTORY

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Set Margins’ publications

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Hardcover, 5 x 7.75 in. / 114 pgs / 20 bw.

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Commentary on "Approximations to the Object"

Readings in Designed Literature

By Pedro Bernstein.

Commentary on "Approximations to the Object"

For designers, typographers and curious minds—Bernstein's take on an obscure 19th-century treatise reestablishes the semiotic connections between design and literature

Pedro Bernstein's commentary on the oeuvre of Approximations to the Object, a 19th-century treatise attributed to Edmund Stone, leads to a fundamental question: how does the flux between design and literature produce a distinct engagement with meaning?


Commentary on "Approximations to the Object"

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FROM THE ARTBOOK BLOG

CORY REYNOLDS | DATE 1/14/2026

Printed Matter, Inc. presents Pedro Bernstein and Courtney Smith on "Commentary on 'Approximations to the Object'"

Printed Matter, Inc. presents Pedro Bernstein and Courtney Smith on "Commentary on 'Approximations to the Object'"

Wednesday, January 14, from 6–8 PM, Printed Matter presents a launch and conversation with Pedro Bernstein on the occasion of his new publication, Commentary on "Approximations to the Object": Readings in Designed Literature, published by Set Margins’. Berstein will be joined in conversation by artist Courtney Smith.
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