The Mechanism of Meaning by Madeline H. Gins and Arakawa 1988 HCDJ +2 cards

The Dust Jacket is stained and has small tares , The cover itself has some discoloration, The rest of the book is very good *Per various Internet sources, "The Mechanism of Meaning" became a major conceptual artwork and series of 80 paintings by the late artists Shusaku Arakawa and Madeline Gins, exploring the workings of human consciousness and the nature of meaning through complex puzzles, diagrams, and text. The series was shown in its entirety at the 1997 Guggenheim exhibition, Arakawa/Gins – Reversible Destiny/We Have Decided Not to Die. In 1987, as a means of financing the design and construction of works of architecture that draw on The Mechanism of Meaning, Arakawa and Gins founded the Reversible Destiny Foundation, an organization dedicated to the use of architecture to extend the human lifespan. The Foundation actively collaborates with practitioners in a wide range of disciplines including, experimental biology, neuroscience, quantum physics, experimental phenomenology