March 2010 Blog Posts (14)

Artists Publications and the legacy of Sol LeWitt



Sheffield Hallam University and Site Gallery, Sheffield



Saturday 8th May 2010, 10am – 6pm, (registration from 9.15am)



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I am off shortly back over the seas and skies to Praha and ValMez and other places for a month of museum visiting, food consuming and friendship…

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Three Sewn Bindings: Pamphlet Stitch, Punch, and Multiple Needle Exposed Spine Sewing



Description: In this one-day workshop, participants will create three prototypes with needle and thread. These blank books will be made with a range of papers provided and can be used later for journals or gifts. Paper essentials will be covered and students will be given sources for tools and materials for future independent work. This is a basic binding class suitable for… Continue

If you have any suggestions about Mexican book artists, workshops, studios, collections or libraries that specialise in artists' books could you drop me a line please with their details?

On Saturday April 3, 2010, The Print Center in Philadelphia, PA will host OUTLOUD, an exhibition and performance of new work from regional and international artists committed to the form of the book. Curated by Katie Baldwin and Greg Pizzoli, OUTLOUD will feature performances by the following artists:…

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Call for Presentations and Demonstrations

Presentations and demonstrations will be held on Saturday November 6th, and Sunday

November 7th at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center and at event location.

They should be approximately 45 minutes in length.

Presenters will receive no compensation, but will receive free entrance into the

fair and Conference.



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I've just finished the text revisions for these specific items from my artist book collection, you are welcome to download the .pdf - here. Usually the more pristine the copy is, the more money it commands but my copy of 'little fires' is a dirty little ditty with an interesting past . . . Noreen's updated web is… Continue

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Book Power! Artist Books Addressing Our Social, Political or Environmental World

June 3-26, 2010

23 Sandy Gallery

Portland, Oregon

THEME – Book Power is seeking artist books addressing the social, political or environmental issues of our times. Can an artist book be a vehicle to shed light…

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Sarah Bodman and Tom Sowden at CFPR Bristol, UK have now completed a two-year project: In an arena that now includes both digital and traditionally produced artists’ books, what will constitute the concepts of artists’ publishing in the future?

http://www.bookarts.uwe.ac.uk/canon.htm



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Hi all, I just posted a couple of my books in 'photos'. Hope I have managed to do it correctly.

I am off to Holland at the end of this month (March) to visit my daughter and granchildren and wonder if anyone can tell me if there are any artist book galleries/places/libraries to visit. I am staying in The Hague.

Book Arts Newsletter No.56 March - April 2010 is available now from the website of the Centre for Fine Print Research http://www.bookarts.uwe.ac.uk/banlists.htm - this issue includes articles, news items, exhibition reviews, calls for papers, conferences, workshops about artists' books around the world.

In particular they are publishing a fantastic bibliography of artists' books, fine printing and…

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this is my first post on artistbooks.ning. These days I am working on the REGENERATOR PROJEKT from UWE, BOOKARTS, once again thanks to Sarah Brodman. The altered book is written by Sir Martin Conway: The van Eycks and their followers. A 500 pages book. And now I feel in a specific sense every artist is a follower of the van Eycks I use the book as a sketch book, to draw, to record, what happens in our house here in Mönchengladbach, Germany, to tell some storys about my life. I… Continue