Books On Books Collection - Heavenly Monkey
Books On Books Collection – Heavenly Monkey
Francesco Griffo da Bologna: Fragments and Glimpses (2020)
Francesco Griffo da Bologna: Fragments and Glimpses (2020)
Rollin Milroy
H234 x W159 mm, 114 pages. Edition of 50, of which this is #32. Acquired from Heavenly Monkey, 4 November 2020. Photos: Books On Books Collection.
Several collections of Aldine volumes made themselves known around 2015, the 500th anniversaryof the death of Aldus…
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Books On Books Collection - Julie Johnstone
Books On Books Collection – Julie Johnstone
a book of tears (2006)
a book of tears (2006)
Julie Johnstone
Handbound with black linen thread, 5 sheets torn at both ends, card cover printed inkjet. Acquired from the artist, 12 December 2015. Photos: Courtesy of the artist.
This work and Point of View(below) were the first of three Julie Johnstone bookworks in the Books On Books Collection. Like much book art, these two depend on the…
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Bookmarking Book Art - An Online Annotation of “The Book Made Art“ (1986)
Bookmarking Book Art – An Online Annotation of “The Book Made Art“ (1986)
Artist, curator and historian Jeffrey Abt wrote that the “irresistible” idea of placing an exhibition of artists’ books alongside the University of Chicago Library’s collection “broadly representative of the history of the book” started with a visit to famed art dealer Tony Zwicker‘s studio. It was also, however, almost as if he were taking a cue from this statement by artist-printers Betsy…
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Books On Books Collection - Bodil Rosenberg
Books On Books Collection – Bodil Rosenberg
Vandstand (2019)
Vandstand (2019)
Bodil Rosenberg
Twelve sheets of newsprint overpainted on both sides multiple times with acrylic. Four-hole stab binding with waxed black cord. H200 x W425 mm. Acquired from the artist, 6 July 2019.
On several fronts, Vandstandcontributes richly to this collection: its inspiration from climate change, its visual narrative, its technique leading to its…
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