CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS' BOOKS CONFERENCE | New York City | October 23–26 2008
In collaboration with Printed Matter's NY Art Book Fair, the Art
Libraries Society of New York (ARLIS/NY) announces a conference on
contemporary artists' books.
The program will include speakers, panels, artists' presentations,
institutional tours, and receptions. The conference focuses on recent
developments in artists' books, a period of increasing diversity in
the field. The conference will present a rare opportunity to explore
the contemporary scene, promising a thought-provoking opportunity for
discourse among scholars, collectors, artists, and librarians.
Conference venues include the New York Public Library, Museum of
Modern Art, Brooklyn Museum, and the NY Art Book Fair at Phillips de
Pury.
http://www.arlisny.org/cabc (updated as plans develop).
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http://www.nyartbookfair.com
SESSIONS
Dummies for Photographers: The Effect of DIY Books on Photographic
Practice. Moderator: Deirdre Donohue, International Center for
Photography
Artist's Books from the Brooklyn Perspective. Moderator: Deirdre
Lawrence, Brooklyn Museum
Multiples as a Collecting Mode. Moderator: James Mitchell,
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Multiple Ideas: Artist-Produced Journals as Site for Collaboration and
Distribution of Ideas. Moderator: David Senior, MoMA
Cooking the Books: A Conversation with Non-Profit Art Publishers.
Moderator: David Senior, MoMA
Historical Materials and Methods in Contemporary Artists' Books.
Moderator: Jennifer Tobias, MoMA
Bound to Please: The Influence of Institutional Collecting on Artists'
Book Production. Moderator: Tony White, Indiana University
Outside Looking In: Evaluating Artists' Books Criticism. Moderator:
Tony White, Indiana University
ORGANIZERS
AA Bronson, Printed Matter, Inc.
May Castleberry, Museum of Modern Art
Deirdre Donohue, International Center for Photography
Deirdre Lawrence, Brooklyn Museum
James Mitchell, Metropolitan Museum of Art
David Senior, Museum of Modern Art
Jennifer Tobias, Museum of Modern Art
Tony White, Indiana University
Conference planning is supported by grants from the Art Libraries
Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) and New York (ARLIS/NY).
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