In the US the English artist prints "Wikipedia" in 106 volumes of

New York artist Michael Mandiberh prints the English "Wikipedia" for the exhibition From Aaaaa! To ZZZap! , Which opens in the gallery Denny Gallery in Manhattan. It is reported by The Verge. Online gallery notes that Mandiberh not all e-prints encyclopedia, andonly a small portion, however, and it will take at least 106 volumes of 700 pages each. Complete printout made to about 76,000 volumes, provided that the text on each page will be located in three columns. Print « Wikipedia » artist decided in order to show how big is about ’ electronic volume ConteNTU. &Laquo; even if we do not print the entire encyclopedia volumes of paper and fill only one cupboard, people can imagine about true ’ volume information. The problem is that about ’ volume of knowledge exceeded our ability to keep them in printed materials on bookshelves & raquo ;, – he explained in IntVRE ’ S The New York Times. The process of printing volumes 106 « Wikipedia » last more than ten days. Visitors to the gallery will be able to buy any of the books for $ 80. Complete books will cost 500 thousand dollars, writes Media Sapiens. Told

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