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As an avid book lover, I am creating this blog to keep track of books I love, to learn of new literary treasures, to collect and share ideas, and to further my devotion to the world's printed discourse. |
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MAD
If you live near NYC or are traveling there in the near future…
visit the Museum of Art and Design in Columbus Circle. I finally got a chance to visit and they have the most amazing exhibit on display right now. It is called Slash: Paper Under the Knife. (October 7, 2009 - April 4, 2010)
Slash: Paper Under the Knife takes the pulse of the international art world’s renewed interest in paper as a creative medium and source of artistic inspiration, examining the remarkably diverse use of paper in a range of art forms. Slash is the third exhibition in MAD’s Materials and Process series, which examines the renaissance of traditional handcraft materials and techniques in contemporary art and design. The exhibition surveys unusual paper treatments, including works that are burned, torn, cut by lasers, and shredded. A section of the exhibition will focus on artists who modify books to transform them into sculpture, while another will highlight the use of cut paper for film and video animations.
There is an entire section of books as art!
Georgia Russell
The Story of Art, 2006
Cut book in acrylic case. Courtesy of England &
Co. Photo: England & Co Gallery, London
Ariana Boussard-Reifel
Between the Lines, 2007.
Cut and altered book
Collection of the artist
Photo: Ariana Boussard-Reifel
Su Blackwell
Rapunzal, 2009.
Photo: Ed Watkins
Brian Dettmer
