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Artists’ Books #38: Love poems in Braille by Stevie Ronnie
Sarah Bodman is enthralled by the Newcastle-based artist’s tactile and poetic adventure in braille, ahead of the publication of his new artist’s book, and for you (love).
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Artists’ Books #37: Helen Douglas at Artists’ BookMarket, Edinburgh
This year’s Artists’ BookMarket at Fruitmarket Gallery includes a focus on Scottish artist Helen Douglas with an exhibition of works drawn from her recent retrospective at New York’s Printed Matter, Inc.
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Artists’ Books 2018: 10 of the best, from irreverent fun to brutal heartbreak
Sarah Bodman, who writes our monthly Artists’ Books column, picks her top 10 publications of the year including: a Brexit parody starring a Muscovy duck, a wintry evocation of William Blake’s Soft Snow, and a powerful reflection on the devastation of AIDS.
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Artists’ Books #36: The Practical Visionary by Sophie Herxheimer and Chris McCabe
Poet-artist collaborators Sophie Herxheimer and Chris McCabe take inspiration from William Blake’s last entries in his notebook, creating text and image responses for their book published by Hercules Editions.
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Artists’ Books #35: Laurie Clark and the Small Publishers’ Fair
This year’s Small Publishers Fair in London features a special exhibition and focus on Laurie Clark. Sarah Bodman introduces the Scotland-based artist and publisher and picks out some fair highlights to look out for.
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Artists’ Books #34: The Book of the Sky – An Infinity of Pages
Edinburgh-based artist, curator and publisher Julie Johnstone has worked with collector and writer William Zachs to create a fascinating exhibition in a private library in the Scottish capital.
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Artists’ Books #33: Jim Butler – Blackrock Sequence
Artist and Cambridge School of Art lecturer Jim Butler won the ‘professional book’ category at this year’s World Illustration Awards with his screenprinted book, Blackrock Sequence. Sarah Bodman is impressed by his subtle interweaving of image and text.
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Artists’ Books #32: A Sentimental Journey with Laurence Sterne
To celebrate the 250th anniversary of Laurence Sterne’s last work of fiction, a new exhibition including commissioned illustrations by cartoonist Martin Rowson and bookworks by New York-based artist Brian Dettmer is taking place at Sterne’s former home Shandy Hall in Coxwold, near York. Sarah Bodman reports.
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Artists’ Books #31: marking 200 years of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
To mark 200 years since the publication of Mary Shelley’s groundbreaking novel, Frankenstein, Liverpool Book Art presents ‘Frankenstein 2018′, a new touring exhibition currently on display at Liverpool Central Library. Sarah Bodman introduces some of the artists’ books on show.
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Artists’ Books #30: Turn The Page fair and symposium, Norwich
This year’s annual Turn The Page artists’ books fair will for the first time also feature a one-day symposium with artist Tom Sowden as its keynote speaker. Sarah Bodman previews the event.
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Artists’ Books #29: World Book Night United Artists
World Book Night on 23 April will see the launch in Bristol of a collaborative artists’ book containing all text and image responses made in tribute to the short story ‘Watching God’ from Three Moments of an Explosion by China Miéville. Sarah Bodman of UWE Bristol’s Centre for Fine Print Research discusses this and previous artists’ book created for the annual project.
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Artists’ Books #28: Salt+Shaw, collaborative book makers
Sheffield-based artists Paul Salt and Susan Shaw have been making books together for more than 15 years. For the latest in her series on artists’ books, Sarah Bodman celebrates their approach to the format which sees them responding to natural and urban environments to create unique pieces or small editions.