Gary A. Bibb Art Catalogue Raisonne': A Book About Death Series

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Each life is unique and every death leaves a void.

Memento Mori: Remember your mortality.

This collection is a compilation of 500 separate visual notations exploring the theme of life and death. They are a chronicle of individual moments and sum experiences, both profound and mundane, which are a composite of our lives.

The pages are 6" x 4" drawings on paper: Graphite pencil w/ smudging, wash, tape and punch-out.

Location note: Numbers 1 - 200 were created in Scottsdale, AZ. 201 - 300 in Santa Fe, NM.

301 - 500 in Denver, CO.

The international exhibition entitled: A Book About Death, was featured at the Emily Harvey Foundation Gallery - New York, NY (Sept. 10 - 22, 2009) www.emilyharveyfoundation.org. The entire Memento Mori collection was created for this exhibition.

To all collectors who have one of the A Book About Death - Memento Mori pieces in their collection:

Please email me with the specific number so I can document them. I would like to post your name (or institution name) and location on the archive. You may also remain anonymous but please provide the number and location. gbart001@gmail.com

The following images are selections from the series. More individual images will be added as they become available.

Chapter 1

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Chapter 2

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Chapter 3

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Chapter 4

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Chapter 5

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Chapter 6

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Chapter 7

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Chapter 8

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Chapter 9

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Chapter 10

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Chapter 11

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archived in the permanent documents collection

MOMA

Museum of Modern Art

New York, NY

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Chapter 12

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Chapter 13

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Chapter 14

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Chapter 15

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Chapter 16

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Chapter 17

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Chapter 18

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archived in the permanent collection of

LACMA

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Los Angeles, CA

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Chapter 19

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Chapter 20

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