Latest Events - Artist Books 3.0

[Mar 6] Transgressions and Boundaries of the Page

2009-03-06T11:07:04.671Z

The exhibition Transgressions and Boundaries of the Page, forms part of a creative project and transdisciplinary investigation into the artist’s book and practice-based research.

The project entails the involvement of approximately 40 artists in creating artist’s books. Participants will include established and upcoming artists who practice within the fields of visual arts (fine arts, graphic design, illustrators), creative writing (poets, novelists, children’s books authors), as well as related fields of architecture and language technology. The creative outputs will be exhibited in a group exhibition at the Word Festival in Stellenbosch during March 2010 as well as at the North-West University Gallery in Potchefstroom and FADA Gallery at the University of Johannesburg. A catalogue and website (www.bookboek.co.za) will also form part of the exhibition and project.

Artists include: Ross Cleaver, Stephan Erasmus, Leora Farber, Gordon Froud, Cheryl Gage, Flip Hattingh, John Moore, Meryke Naude, David Paton, Maritha Snyman, Jaco Spies, Angus Taylor, Strijdom van der Merwe, Jan van der Merwe, Diane Victor, Louisemarie Combrink, Franci Greyling, Ian Marley, Richardt Strydom, Wessie van der Westhuizen, Cashandra Willemse.

The aim of this project is to provide a space for practitioners to pursue their creativity, resulting in creative outputs and also facilitate and deliver formal research outputs.

The project makes provision for
1) Artists who want to pursue their creativity by making an artist’s book
2) Artists who want to do research on their own creative practice
3) Researchers who want to reflect on the creative process, concepts and results
4) Collaboration between artists and researchers to the mutual benefit of both.

Transgressions and Boundaries of the Page: a transdisciplinary exploration of a practice-based research project by means of the artist’s book is a research project in the Research Unit: Languages and Literature in the SA Context Potchefstroom Campus of North-West University, South Africa.

What is expected from the artists in the project?
• To make an artist’s book which will form part of the exhibition
• Participants are also requested to provide the following:
o A written or visual report of the creative process with regard to this project
o Artist’s statement on the concept of the artist’s book
o Photographs of the book or process.

Timeframe:
• Workshop and symposium: 4 March 2009
• Development of website www.bookboek.co.za from March 2009
• Community projects betweeen July 2009 and March 2010
• Submission of material for catalogue: 30 October 2009
• Submission of artist’s book and report: 1 February 2010
• Printed and digital catalogue: March 2010
• Exhibitions: March 2010

Organisers:
Ian Marley, Subject area Graphic Design, Tel.: 018 299-4051
(Ian.Marley@nwu.ac.za)
Franci Greyling, Subject area Creative Writing, Tel.: 018 299-1783 (Franci.Greyling@nwu.ac.za)Louisemarie Combrink, Subject area History of Art, NWU. Tel: 018 299-4698 (Louisemarie.Combrink@nwu.ac.za)

[Apr 21] Italian Printmakers at AILA

2009-04-21T08:20:20.813Z

The Studio Bibliografico Marini recently launched AILA (Italian Association for the Promotion of Artists' Books and Private Presses). In this section of the website you can find information about the Italian printmakers such as Giorgio Upiglio, Franco Sciardelli, Piergiorgio Spallacci, Brenno Bucciarelli, Luigi Majno and their historic catalogues.

[May 1] Alex Appella: Where Are You From? Artist Books Created from Alaska to Argentina.

2009-04-23T00:38:06.423Z

ARTIST BOOKS FROM ALASKA TO ARGENTINA AT 23 SANDY GALLERY IN MAY

23 Sandy Gallery is pleased to present Alex Appella: Where Are You From? Artist Books Created from Alaska to Argentina. Alex’s show will run May 1-31.

Alex Appella began binding her original poems and short stories while living on a boat in Juneau, Alaska. She then took her creations to the streets and plazas of Latin America as she and husband travelled overland from Alaska to Costa Rica. Since then, binding has taken the couple to mining camps in Bolivia; to remote locations near their home in the sierras of Córdoba, Argentina; and to a number of more conventional venues both in South America and the US.
For the first time, artist book fans can experience Appella’s books in their original presentation: as if you had stumbled across them while visiting their little stand in an outdoor market in Oaxaca, or Omoa, or Oncativo. Except this time, their little stand will be in the 23 Sandy Gallery, in Portland, Oregon.
Alex Appella (born in Oregon) began bookbinding as a way to share her writing and collage art while travelling. What began as a temporary solution within a nomadic lifestyle has turned into a way of life. Alex now writes and binds from her home in Córdoba, Argentina. Alex’s self-published artist’s books can be found in numerous private and public collections throughout the US and beyond.
Artist Reception: First Friday, May 1, 2008, 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Poetry Reading and Acoustic Latin Music by Alex & Magu: Saturday, May 9, 2009, 5:00 p.m.

Location: 23 Sandy Gallery, 623 NE 23rd Avenue, Portland, OR 97232
www.23sandy.com, 503-927-4409, 23sandygallery@gmail.com
Gallery hours are Thursday-Saturday, Noon to 6:00 p.m.

[Nov 22] Room Letter Window Map recent works by Glen Skien

2009-11-16T07:30:39.186Z

Glen Skien makes an intuitive response to surface and form in his latest exhibition Room, Letter, Window, Map.Concerned with the experience of gathering knowledge of the external world through the subtle and often poetic engagement with the everyday. Skien uses etchings, altered books,collage and assemblage works for this show which opens on the 22 November and continues until 17 January 2010.

[Nov 28] Book Arts Courses at UWE, Bristol

2009-11-27T20:46:15.592Z

Click on the link to see course outline and prices etc. Book Online

[Dec 3] The Assignment

2009-11-28T17:53:00.850Z

23 Sandy Gallery and the College Book Art Association (CBAA) are pleased to present The Assignment, a national, juried book arts exhibition being held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the CBAA in Portland, Oregon. To illuminate the meeting’s focus on book arts teaching practice and pedagogy, this exhibition features artist book works that were generated directly from course assignments or from self-assignments generated by the artist.

The roster of artists includes: Anna Bunting, Julie Chen, Kerri Cushman, John DeVylder, Poppy Dully, Margot Ecke, Angela Earley, Bridget Elmer, Casey Gardner, Donna Globus, Leilei Guo, Fred Hagstrom, Mary Hark, Katie Harper, Charles Hobson, Paola Horevicz, Margarita Kloss and Sarah Plotkin, Karen Kunc, Roberta Lavadour, Elisabeth Long, Kent Manske, Kitty Maryatt, Madeleine Miller, Jessica Peterson, Lisa Beth Robinson, Jamie Runnells, Jana Sim, Sarah Smith, Tricia Treacy, Elsi Vassdal Ellis, Julie VanDerVellen, and Janine Wong.

The Assignment was juried by Macy Chadwick and Clifton Meador. The College Book Art Association (www.collegebookart.org) is a non-profit organization fundamentally committed to the teaching of book arts at the college and university level.

A full online catalog of this exhibition can be viewed at: http://www.23sandy.com/assignment/catalog.html

Exhibition dates: December 3, 2009 – January 9, 2110
Location: 23 Sandy Gallery, 623 NE 23rd Avenue, Portland, OR 97232
Gallery Hours: Thursday-Saturday, Noon-6:00 p.m. and by appointment
Opening reception: First Friday, December 4, 2009, 5:00-8:00 p.m.
Closing reception and awards ceremony: Friday, January 8, 5:00-8:00 p.m.

[Dec 8] Call for Artists - Inventive Structures: Books beyond the Codex

2009-12-08T21:47:38.156Z

CALL FOR ARTISTS

Inventive Structures: Books beyond the Codex, a National Exhibition with Juror Hedi Kyle, internationally recognized book artist and conservator. The exhibition will run May 14-June 25, 2010. Two winners will be awarded a joint exhibition in 2011. Open to all non-codex book structures, including scrolls, accordions and alternatives. Submission deadline is February 19, 2010.

For complete details on Inventive Structures, please see the prospectus: download from www.creativeartsworkshop.org, call 203.562.4927, or send SASE to: Gallery Committee, Creative Arts Workshop, 80 Audubon Street, New Haven, CT 06510.

[Dec 11] Die die Die Die verdammte gesamte Scheisse. Artist's books at White Trash Contemporary

2009-12-11T07:04:15.977Z

White Trash Contemporary
Neue Burg 2
D-20457 Hamburg
Phone: +49.40.36099935
Contact: Nils Grossien
infowtc@mac.com

www.whitetrashcontemporary.com

Artists' books are works of art realized in the form of a book. They are often published in small editions, though sometimes they are produced as one-of-a-kind objects referred to as "uniques". Artists' books have employed a wide range of forms, including scrolls, fold-outs, concertinas or loose items contained in a box as well as bound printed sheet. Artists have been active in printing and book production for centuries, but the artist's book is primarily a late 20th century form.

In the early 1970s the artist's book began to be recognized as a distinct genre, and with this recognition came the beginnings of critical appreciation of and debate on the subject. Institutions devoted to the study and teaching of the form were founded, library and art museum collections began to create new rubrics with which to classify and cataloged artists' books and also began to actively expand their fledgling collections.

Since Artists" books are pretty rarely on view in galleries and museums we are proud to show works from the 60"s to now with a focus on unique works.

For more information give us a note and visit our website.

Also on view: SEOK LEE - Paranormal Paintings

Artist's books by:

Allen Ginsberg, Alexander Hoepfner, Andrea Tippel, Andrea Winkler, Banksy, Baldur Burwitz, Barbara Schmidt-Heins, Carlo Mollino, Claus Boehmler, Clemencia Labin, Daniel Richter, Dennis Scholl, Dieter Roth, Dirk Meinzer, Dorothy Iannone, Fernando de Brito, Florian Hüttner, Francesco Clemente, Franz Erhard Walther, Gelatin, Heribert C.Ottersbach, Jőrg Immendorff, Ingrid Scherr, Jőrn Stahlschmidt, Kevin Kemter, Kyung-hwa Choi-ahoi, Manfred Holtfrerich, Marcela Moraga, Marco P.Schäfer, Mark Wehrmann, Michael Dőrner, Michael Lingner, Nikos Valsamakis, Nir Alon, Oliver Ross, Patrick Farzar, Pedro Cabrita Reis, Peter Lynen, Prinz, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Stefan Panhans, Tom Schmelzer, Werner Linster; Musée Igor Balut feat.: Kit Brown, Gaspard Delanoë,Julien Martial, le Suisse Marocain

Exhibition: 27.11.2009 - 30.01.2010
Wednesday - Friday 1pm-7pm
Saturday 12am-4pm

[Dec 29] Entry info - Artists Book Cornucopia juried exhibition

2009-12-29T14:47:37.680Z

a juried show of artists’ bookworks open to artists at least 18 years of age. If you live outside the United States, please contact gallery for additional submission requirements.

Eligible are any bookworks other than altered - limited edition, one-of-a-kind, sculptural, book as object, interactive or passive are all eligible, . There is a size limit of 24 inches any dimension when closed, and a weight limit of 30 pounds.

full prospectus available from www.abecedariangallery.com, click on opportunities for artists link, or send email request to alicia@abecedariangallery.com

[Feb 8] Book & Typography Summer School

2009-11-25T22:21:16.242Z

This will be a loosely-structured course covering the basics of letterpress and bookbinding that will primarily cater at the time to the skill levels and needs of the participants.

Concrete learning outcomes are: handling wood and metal type; how to work a flatbed cylinder press; traditional and alternative printing methods; basic book imposition methods; simple bookbinding methods.

This summer school is suitable for graphic designers who want to play with physical typography, book artists interested in accessing letterpress for small amounts of text, and design students, among others.

The cost is Aus$750, which includes tuition, basic materials and lunch. Accommodation is not provided. There are 10 places available.

For more information or enrolment details, please contact Caren Florance.