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If you will be near Columbus, Ohio next Thursday, March 8, there will be two free performances that are open to the public. 1:30 to 3:30 PM The first is a critique workshop sponsored by Ohio State University, with twelve participants presenting works of book art. They may be artists, collectors, curators, dealers, or critics. We don't know until then. I'll start with a short presentation of the "material meets metaphor" critique process, a simple tool for evaluating work during the creative process, for selecting work for exhibition or collecting, and for writing criticism. Then we discuss each work. By the end of the program everyone has a good idea about how to use this process for their own purposes. Although I have conducted this workshop many times, this is the first that will be presented in front of an audience. Book Critique Workshop The Ohio State University Thompson Library Room 150 A&B 1858 Neil Avenue Mall Thursday March 8 1:30–3:30 PM http://events.nbc4i.com/columbus-oh/events/show/244295744-richard-minskys-book-critique-workshop 7 PM The evening lecture is hosted by The Aldus Society, and will be an illustrated presentation of Modernism on American publishers' bindings from 1872 to 1930. More than just eye candy, these beautiful book covers show a pervasive form of material culture that was taken for granted for so long that nobody noticed it was art. There are many approaches to collecting in this area, and it can begin with the books already on your shelves. We will focus on examples that are years, and sometimes decades ahead of art movements usually associated with their visual form. Lecture: Modernism Came Home on Book Covers The Aldus Society Thurber Center 91 Jefferson Avenue Thursday March 8, 7 PM http://www.aldussociety.com/comingevents.htm -- Richard http://minsky.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~