The Abstract ABC by Jennifer Grimyser, 2014, 60 pages, 6" x 7.75" edition of 115.
I've been fascinated with the alphabet for many years and wrote "The Abstract ABC" with an adult audience in mind. The book is a playful rendering of the alphabet through conceptual notions. I took the traditional ABC book format, which is to educate with simple concrete things (A is for apple, B is for boy, C is for cat...), and through drawings paired letters with immaterial or nonphysical ideas.
Jennifer Grimyser was born in Milwaukee, WI and received a BFA from Maryland Institute College of Art and an MFA from Hunter College. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally in numerous exhibitions including Kunstverein Wolfsburg, Kunsthalle Exnergasse, Lesley Heller Workspace, and Islip Art Museum. She has been awarded multiple studio residencies and fellowships and her work is a part of several collections including Walker Arts Center, Rhode Island School of Design, and Yale University. Jennifer Grimyser continues to work with photography, drawing, and book making in New York City.
