Molly Springfield: The Real Object

Molly Springfield makes meticulously rendered graphite drawings of books — more precisely, Xerox copies of books and sometimes copies of copies of books, including tomes on art history, volumes of poetry, and other enigmatic writings. Her fastidious reproduction of miniscule type, overlapping page edges, and illustrations is enthralling. The work also contains layered conceptual considerations, including references and ruminations on of history, technique, originality, and reproduction, as well as the myriad ways the beholder experiences art — be it on a wall or in a book.

- AMM