Shelf Life, 2019

Related Tactics (Michele Carlson, Weston Teruya, and Nathan Watson) Designed and distributed by: Sming Sming Books and Objects

SHELF LIFE is a series of actions and a starting point for examining larger systems of power a reader might overlook for the merits or enjoyment of an individual book. These actions invite you to reflect on how your collected knowledge may be incomplete, even if there are some sections that feature a diversity of voices. Are there other areas where you may need to seek out more authors, resources, or publishers, and continue expanding your perspectives?

SHELF LIFE was originally created by Related Tactics for Added Value: An Alternative Book Sale, a project commissioned by Public Knowledge, a partnership between the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the San Francisco Public Library. It has most recently travelled to Augusta University.

Read about SHELF LIFE: Sarah Rose Sharp for Hyperallergic and Stacey Eidson for Jagwire.

To purchase a copy of Shelf Life please visit Sming Sming Books & Objects or Printed Matter in NYC.

Collections: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Ricker Library of Architecture and Art, ArtCenter College of Design Library and University of Richmond’s Boatwright Memorial Library