Description
The Thing is a quarterly periodical in
the form of an object. Each year, four artists, writers, musicians or filmmakers are invited
by the editors (Jonn Herschend and Will Rogan) to create an everyday object that somehow
incorporates text. This object will be reproduced and hand wrapped at a wrapping party and
then mailed to the homes of the subscribers with the help of the United States Postal
Service.
Background
"The Thing is a quarterly periodical in the form of an object. Each year, four artists,
writers, musicians or filmmakers are invited by the editors (Jonn Herschend and Will Rogan)
to create an everyday object that somehow incorporates text. This object will be reproduced
and hand wrapped at a wrapping party and then mailed to the homes of the subscribers with
the help of the United States Postal Service."-- THE THING website,
www.thethingquarterly.com, viewed 1 September 2014.
Extent
14 Linear Feet
(28 boxes, 3 volumes, 1 tube)
Restrictions
Contact Library Reproductions and Permissions.
Availability
Open for use by qualified researchers, with the exception of unreformatted audio visual
materials, which are unavailable until reformatted.