This event is in the past.It took place on January 14, 2026 at Printed Matter, Inc..




Pedro Bernstein launches his new book exploring how objects shaped 19th-century literary understanding. Join him and artist Courtney Smith for a conversation on design, speculation, and the weird space where objects meet texts.
Book launch
Design-literature crossover
Artist conversation
Art book culture
Tips
📚Art book haven Printed Matter hosts this literary deep-dive
đź“–Preorder the book to read ahead
🔍Explores a mysterious 19th-century treatise attributed to Edmund Stone
Pedro Bernstein: Commentary on Approximations to the Object
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Pedro Bernstein launches his new book exploring how objects shaped 19th-century literary understanding. Join him and artist Courtney Smith for a conversation on design, speculation, and the weird space where objects meet texts.
Book launch
Design-literature crossover
Artist conversation
Art book culture
Tips
📚Art book haven Printed Matter hosts this literary deep-dive
đź“–Preorder the book to read ahead
🔍Explores a mysterious 19th-century treatise attributed to Edmund Stone
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