Artist's book published on the occasion of Under the Sun / Sous le soleil exactement…, Villa Arson, Nice, 1988. Original manuscript written in 1987. Published by Villa Arson, Nice; publishing director: Christian Bernard. Text in English. 36 pp., 13.5 × 19.5 cm, flexible printed blue wrappers.
Peter Downsbrough's practice moves between sculpture, photography, architecture, typography, and the book form, using short words, lines, divisions, and spatial intervals to alter how a site or page is read. In Take Note, the book becomes an extension of placement: words such as NOTE, HELD, ENFORCE, and STATUS sit against blank space, red rules, grey blocks, and cropped photographic fragments — a printed structure for looking, reading, and positioning.
The 1988 Villa Arson publication is listed in Downsbrough's exhibition history and bibliographic records. Some references carry the title Take Notes; the object itself uses the reduced form Take Note / Note, consistent with Downsbrough's characteristic economy of language.
Condition: Good vintage condition. Light rubbing and handling wear to blue wrappers, minor edge and corner wear, small surface marks, and light internal handling. Binding intact.
