{"product_id":"kirjan-edustalla-on-aukio-by-maarit-bau-mustonen","title":"\u003ctc\u003eKirjan edustalla on aukio ─ Maarit Bau Mustonen\u003c\/tc\u003e","description":"\u003ctc\u003e\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\n  \u003cb\u003e\n    \u003ci\u003eAn artist’s book by Finnish artist Maarit Bau Mustonen, transforming the history and memory of a former library into the structure of a book itself.\u003c\/i\u003e\n  \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\n  \u003ci\u003eKirjan edustalla on aukio\u003c\/i\u003e\n  is an artist’s book by Finnish artist Maarit Bau Mustonen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe book centers on a single building in Vantaa, Finland, where Mustonen grew up. Built as a library in 1957, the building later became an art center for children and is now home to Galleria K. Mustonen attended the building as a child as a member of a children’s choir, and after returning to it several years ago, began thinking about how its history and the memories of local residents might be reactivated through a book-based installation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA building originally made for books is, in turn, transformed into a book. Photographs of the empty gallery space are printed on the outer pages, while texts tracing the building’s history and changing functions are concealed inside pages whose top edges remain uncut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe Finnish title means “A town square faces the book.” By replacing the word “building” with “book” in an otherwise familiar phrase, the title performs in language the same reversal that structures the work itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFirst edition of 150 copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eTitle: \u003ci\u003eKirjan edustalla on aukio\u003c\/i\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003eArtist: Maarit Bau Mustonen\u003cbr\u003eGraphic Design: Katri Astala\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Multipöly, 2026\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003eSize: 208 × 133 × 22 mm\u003cbr\u003ePages: 199\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: Finnish \/ English\u003cbr\u003eEdition: First edition of 150 copies\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-952-65122-6-6\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\n    \u003ci\u003eExpected to arrive in late August. Free shipping in Japan on pre-orders placed by August 21.\u003c\/i\u003e\n    \u003ci\u003e\n    \u003c\/i\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\n  \u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2QaWnSHErJ4?si=chrubBOIqBm_Ib_q\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\n  \u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/tc\u003e","brand":"Multipöly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43253353218257,"sku":null,"price":6000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/9115\/5409\/files\/kirijann-cover-s.jpg?v=1787031843","url":"https:\/\/www.iack.online\/en\/products\/kirjan-edustalla-on-aukio-by-maarit-bau-mustonen","provider":"IACK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}