Anonymous Press
Operating under the notion that anyone can publish their own work today, Anonymous Press allows the user to simply type in a title for a book, and allow Google Images to do the rest. The site runs a search on the title, and puts the resulting images into a layout, resulting in a tiny little xerox-style art book, which you can order in a hand-made laserjet copy. For examples, take a look at “Trees In Winter,” or “Dog Power.” The possibilities are endless, and the concept naturally ridiculous, but it does comment on the ease of online curation seeping into the editorial world of today. After all, there are few of us who don’t rely on search results for images we use for presentation, communication, or even artistic reappropriation.
Of course, Anonymous Press won’t own the content of the book, and neither will you, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have your very own copy for a small donation of $3 to cover the printing and shipping costs. So if you choose your search terms wisely, you will end up with a nice little zine to call your own.
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