Photo Book Works is an international exhibition of artists’ books incorporating photographic imagery and/or processes as a primary element. The works in this exhibition support the viewpoint that the physical, printed book is most emphatically not on its way out, as some loudly proclaim, but rather that the book as physical object remains and will remain a constant.
The exhibition is juried by Rupert Jenkins, a former letterpress compositor who is director of the Colorado Photographic Arts Center. It also combines works from the collection of Abecedarian gallery director Alicia Bailey, with selections from the holdings of private collector Carol Keller.
Photo Book Works represents 34 artists from the United States, Great Britain, The Netherlands, Spain, Canada, Argentina and Australia. What is immediately noticeable are the varying strategies employed by the artists to weave visual stories not just through imagery, but through the use of diverse materials and innovative forms of construction. Structurally, some books utilize the traditionally bound, linear approach common to printed photo books. Others incorporate pop-ups, woven imagery, concertina folds, metallic surfaces, or loose objects to fully exploit the potential of marrying single images with the book form.
Artists :
Alex Apella, Amanda Watson-Will, Amandine Nabarra-Piomelli, Anne Lovett, Beth Uzwiak, Bill Westheimer, Charlene Asato, Elsi Vassdal Ellis, Emily Arinien, Ewa Monika, Francesca Phillips, Frans Baake, Geirmunder Klein, Hanne Niederhausen, Jane Simon, Joan MacDonald, Kevin Laubacher, Kristin Flanagan, Laura Russell, Leah Oates, Lila Pickus, Linda Morrow, Lise Melhorn-Boe, Louise Leverneux, Michael Clements, Michael Peven, Mirabelle Jones, Paula Gillen, Philip Zimmermann, Shu-Ju Wang, Susan Brown, Tara O’Brien, Thomas Finke & Jean Buescher Bartlett, Ann Arbor
EXHIBITION
Photo Book Works
February 15 – April 6, 2013
Abecedarian Gallery
910 Santa Fe, Unit #101
Denver, CO 80204
USA
