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All books published by the gallery have ISBN numbers? […] Yes, I try to register all of our publications. […] What are ISBNs for? […] So that our publications are registered in the National Library of Thailand’s collection. […] Oh really? I didn’t know that. […] It’s a set of numbers codes assigned to each title. Its headquarter is in London, and in each country, publishers can register for ISBN with their affiliated agencies. […] In Thailand, the National Library of Thailand is the affiliated agency. […] I just googled it, the name of the department is so interesting—the Department of the Selection and Evaluation of Library Resources. […] There, you want to study Library Science? […] You graduated in Library Science? […] Yes, both in Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees. […] It’s also about information management, right? […] Right. […] More like that, it doesn’t mean that every graduate must become a librarian or something like that. […] Do you register for ISBN for Pang’s book? [Grandma, I Want a Penis]
(Pang—Dusadee Huntrakul, represented artist) [...] Yes. […] How do you explain the book to them? […] That it’s a tale. […] When I called to follow up, the staff asked why there are so many penises in this book. […] Sis, if I may, you should buy this brand of tape, so that the borders don’t get sticky […] Can I LINE add you? In case I need to ask you something. […] I once met with Bernhard Cella, the editor of the No-ISBN [No-ISBN on self-publishing]
at Antwerp Art Book Fair at my design school, that was 2015 I think. [...] He had a booth at the fair, selling this book. I got to chat with him a bit. […] But I was quite confused with his practice. I didn’t understand back then how exciting it was. All I knew then was that his book was really beautiful, so I bought it right away. […] It talks a lot about artists’ books. It’s hard to register for an ISBN when they are so hard to manage and define. […] I think it depends on the artist as well. Like, if the content is very personal, ISBN seems unnecessary. […] This book now means a lot to me. […] I am really happy to see it at the BOOKSHOP LIBRARY. […] So, that’s why you put it with these books? […] Right. […] Those without ISBN look pretty handmade. […] But whether it’s a craft or not is not the point here. Like this one could be registered, but the maker simply didn’t. […] Publications by Waiting You Curator Lab [The Museum of Unfortunate Events]
also has no ISBN. […] Same with SECOND(hand) MOUNTAIN(fortress) series, like Copy Cat [Copy Cat: China in Ten Words]
for instance. [...] I don’t think it can be registered because of copyright issues. And now it’s just confusing who the real author is. […] In each one, it states who selects the content to be copied, and uses the phrase ‘dedicated to you by’. So it may not be possible for them to register for ISBN since it requires the information about the original author of the publication. […] Interesting Pictures both #1 and #2, [Interesting Pictures #2]
didn’t register for an ISBN either. But I Write You A Lot . [i write you a lot. Photographic Screenwriting Series]
and second hand dialogue [second hand dialogue]
should have ISBN because we publish them ourselves. But Memory is Software [36]
shouldn’t have one? […] Summer Memory [A Summer Memory]
also has no ISBN. [...]
I just read it, it’s kinda so so for me, I don’t like it that much. It’s too masculine, the way the author looks at things. It’s not about his writing style or the content. I just don’t get excited reading this kind of journal. […] Really? But I like it very much. […] An adventurous trip like that, if I were in the same situation, as a girl, I wouldn’t plan to go fishing with a bottle of vodka and sharing it with the boatmen, something like that. […] But I do go fishing. […] But you don’t bring a bottle of vodka on the trip, right? […] But Louktan might bring it if she goes fishing. […] Yeah, that’s possible. […] True. […] It’s just that I am not convinced by what he’s excited about, that’s all.
(Pang—Dusadee Huntrakul, represented artist) [...] Yes. […] How do you explain the book to them? […] That it’s a tale. […] When I called to follow up, the staff asked why there are so many penises in this book. […] Sis, if I may, you should buy this brand of tape, so that the borders don’t get sticky […] Can I LINE add you? In case I need to ask you something. […] I once met with Bernhard Cella, the editor of the No-ISBN [No-ISBN on self-publishing] at Antwerp Art Book Fair at my design school, that was 2015 I think. [...] He had a booth at the fair, selling this book. I got to chat with him a bit. […] But I was quite confused with his practice. I didn’t understand back then how exciting it was. All I knew then was that his book was really beautiful, so I bought it right away. […] It talks a lot about artists’ books. It’s hard to register for an ISBN when they are so hard to manage and define. […] I think it depends on the artist as well. Like, if the content is very personal, ISBN seems unnecessary. […] This book now means a lot to me. […] I am really happy to see it at the BOOKSHOP LIBRARY. […] So, that’s why you put it with these books? […] Right. […] Those without ISBN look pretty handmade. […] But whether it’s a craft or not is not the point here. Like this one could be registered, but the maker simply didn’t. […] Publications by Waiting You Curator Lab [The Museum of Unfortunate Events] also has no ISBN. […] Same with SECOND(hand) MOUNTAIN(fortress) series, like Copy Cat [Copy Cat: China in Ten Words] for instance. [...] I don’t think it can be registered because of copyright issues. And now it’s just confusing who the real author is. […] In each one, it states who selects the content to be copied, and uses the phrase ‘dedicated to you by’. So it may not be possible for them to register for ISBN since it requires the information about the original author of the publication. […] Interesting Pictures both #1 and #2, [Interesting Pictures #2]didn’t register for an ISBN either. But I Write You A Lot . [i write you a lot. Photographic Screenwriting Series]and second hand dialogue [second hand dialogue] should have ISBN because we publish them ourselves. But Memory is Software [36]shouldn’t have one? […] Summer Memory [A Summer Memory] also has no ISBN. [...]I just read it, it’s kinda so so for me, I don’t like it that much. It’s too masculine, the way the author looks at things. It’s not about his writing style or the content. I just don’t get excited reading this kind of journal. […] Really? But I like it very much. […] An adventurous trip like that, if I were in the same situation, as a girl, I wouldn’t plan to go fishing with a bottle of vodka and sharing it with the boatmen, something like that. […] But I do go fishing. […] But you don’t bring a bottle of vodka on the trip, right? […] But Louktan might bring it if she goes fishing. […] Yeah, that’s possible. […] True. […] It’s just that I am not convinced by what he’s excited about, that’s all.
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