Event Title
ARTISTS' BOOKS: A SELECTION FROM THE CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART'S LIBRARY COLLECTION
Location
Cleveland Institute of Art Gund Building - Lobby & Gund Library
Event Website
http://www.cia.edu/
Start Date
10-15-2012 12:00 AM
End Date
11-4-2012 12:00 AM
Cost to Attend
Free
Pre-registration required?
No
Contact Information (for registration)
GundBuilding– Lobby and Gund Library
11141 East Blvd.
Cleveland,OH 44106
216-421-7000
Event Type
Exhibit
Description
The Institute's collection of artists' books (started in 1981/1982) is a teaching collection of approximately 1,500 books representing the range of books made by artists and dating from the 1960s to the present.
The collection is especially strong in conceptual books as conceptual artists were the first to embrace the book as “art on the first order.” Many scholars consider Edward Ruscha’s Twentysix Gasoline Stations (which the Institute is fortunate enough to own) as the beginning of an identifiable artists’ book movement in theUSas well as an important starting point of conceptual art. In addition the library’s collection has other important classics of the conceptual period including as Carl Andre, Robert Barry, Douglas Huebler… [known as the “Xerox Book”], Edward Ruscha’s Various Small Fires and Milk, Vostell & Higgins’ Fantastic Architecture, Claes Oldenburg’s Store Days, Martha Rosler’s Service, and Dieter Roth’s 246 Little Clouds.
The collection has some unique books and some books made by Institute students, but most of the books are multiples by well-known artists (including Sol Lewitt, John Baldessari, Kiki Smith, Francesco Clemente, and Hans Haacke) as well as less-familiar professional artists who have turned to the book form, or concept, for artistic expression and experimentation. The collection also includes sculptural book objects and elegant examples of fine press books.
The Institute's collection was also inspirational to Krystyna Wasserman, director of the National Museum of Women in the Arts Library and Research Center. "It was 1983 and I had just seen my first exhibition of artists' books at the Cleveland Institute of Art. Enchanted, I was determined to present equally exciting exhibitions in our future library …” The Book as Art: Artists' Books from the National Museum of Women in the Arts, 2007.
Event Location
ARTISTS' BOOKS: A SELECTION FROM THE CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART'S LIBRARY COLLECTION
Cleveland Institute of Art Gund Building - Lobby & Gund Library
The Institute's collection of artists' books (started in 1981/1982) is a teaching collection of approximately 1,500 books representing the range of books made by artists and dating from the 1960s to the present.
The collection is especially strong in conceptual books as conceptual artists were the first to embrace the book as “art on the first order.” Many scholars consider Edward Ruscha’s Twentysix Gasoline Stations (which the Institute is fortunate enough to own) as the beginning of an identifiable artists’ book movement in theUSas well as an important starting point of conceptual art. In addition the library’s collection has other important classics of the conceptual period including as Carl Andre, Robert Barry, Douglas Huebler… [known as the “Xerox Book”], Edward Ruscha’s Various Small Fires and Milk, Vostell & Higgins’ Fantastic Architecture, Claes Oldenburg’s Store Days, Martha Rosler’s Service, and Dieter Roth’s 246 Little Clouds.
The collection has some unique books and some books made by Institute students, but most of the books are multiples by well-known artists (including Sol Lewitt, John Baldessari, Kiki Smith, Francesco Clemente, and Hans Haacke) as well as less-familiar professional artists who have turned to the book form, or concept, for artistic expression and experimentation. The collection also includes sculptural book objects and elegant examples of fine press books.
The Institute's collection was also inspirational to Krystyna Wasserman, director of the National Museum of Women in the Arts Library and Research Center. "It was 1983 and I had just seen my first exhibition of artists' books at the Cleveland Institute of Art. Enchanted, I was determined to present equally exciting exhibitions in our future library …” The Book as Art: Artists' Books from the National Museum of Women in the Arts, 2007.
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