The Codex Bolton Lecture Sasha Grishin : The Book and the Hand : Canberra Books 1972-92 This is the first of an annual series of public lectures on the handmade book in Australia, held in honour of the late Alec Bolton of the Brindabella Press, Canberra 1972-1996. Each lecture is intended to reflect on...
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Seeing Artists Books as Research The Royal Society of Victoria Heritage Library Curated by Dr Anne Bennett This one day exhibition affords a unique opportunity to see and handle artist books arising from postgraduate research produced in the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Monash University over the past decade within the historic setting...
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Adventure and Art: The Fine Press Book from 1450 to 2011 Reviewed by John Weretka Adventure and Art: The Fine Press Book from 1450 to 2011 Curated by Alan Loney. Baillieu Library, University of Melbourne. Closes May 27th, 2012. More exhibition information available on the Baillieu website. So many of us live with so...
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Free Public Lecture at State Library of Victoria Voices in artists books – the collaborative venture Sasha Grishin The artists book frequently brings together the creative endeavours of many individuals, who may include the artist, the poet, the letterpress artisan and the binder, amongst others. Each of these ‘collaborators’ has a particular and distinctive...
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Melbourne Writers Festival - Art Related Events Printmaking and Artists’ Books in Melbourne 1999 - 2010 Professor Sasha Grishin discusses how print-making and artists’ books have flourished in response to influences including Indigenous printmaking, new technologies, Asian art and zines. Professor Sasha Grishin is Sir William Dobell Professor of Art History at Australian National...
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Fine impressions: printmaking and artists’ books in Melbourne 1999-2010 This exhibition, which opens on Friday 26th August at the State LIbrary of Victoria, showcases beautiful limited-edition books by 20 Melbourne artists and printmakers. In the digital era the future of the printed book seems uncertain, yet the handmade artist’s book is a flourishing artform....
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