Artists’ Books Day is an annual celebration at the Clark honoring the library’s diverse collection of over 5000 artists’ books. Artists’ books are works of art inspired by the form or concept of a book. They can take the form of a traditional book or challenge the boundaries of what a book can be!
Artists’ Books Day features a full line-up of free activities as well as free admission to the galleries all day, including two special exhibitions that feature artists’ books, Raffaella della Olga: Typescripts and Sónia Almeida: Stages.
The Clark presents its second annual Book Expo, featuring regional artists and artists’ book publishers.
Featured exhibitors: Lisa Hersey, Kylie Gellatly Haylight, Seaton Street Press, Mundus Press, Passenger Pigeon Press, Siglio Press, Melanie Mowinski, Red Trillium Press, Nine Syllables Press, Thorsten Dennerline / The Bird Press, Looky Here, Valerie Carrigan, Molly Rideout, Anita Gangi Balkun, Chris Moody, Kareem Michael Worrell, Inpatient Press, Publication Studio, Vehicle Editions, Emily Larned, Stephanie Trotto.
Join Robert Wiesenberger, Barbara and John Vogelstein Senior Curator of Contemporary Art at the Brooklyn Museum, former curator of contemporary projects at the Clark, for a tour of the exhibition, Raffaella della Olga: Typescripts. Della Olga (b. 1967, Italy; lives and works in France) makes unique artist’s books using modified typewriters and multicolor ink ribbons on a range of materials—from tracing paper to photo paper to sandpaper.
Drop-in to see a selection of artists’ books from the Clark library’s collection featuring unusual mark-making techniques. Andrea Puccio, director of the library, and other staff will help you explore these page-turning works of art.
Embrace your creativity with a range of art-making activities for all ages. Cut, fold, and create your own artists’ books!
Novelist and critic Lucy Ives discusses the ways in which artists' books reconfigure reading, literacy, and how we value, handle, and spend time with books. Closely examining both material and narrative aspects of publications from the Clark's collection, she offers a series of aesthetic lessons we can derive from artists' interventions into the book form. Ives's reflections will be of use to creative writers, visual artists, and anyone who is curious about what artists' books may mean in the digital age.
Museum admission and activities are free.
Family programs are generously supported by Allen & Company.
Artists’ Books Day is an annual celebration at the Clark honoring the library’s diverse collection of over 5000 artists’ books. Artists’ books are works of art inspired by the form or concept of a book. They can take the form of a traditional book or challenge the boundaries of what a book can be!
Artists’ Books Day features a full line-up of free activities as well as free admission to the galleries all day, including two special exhibitions that feature artists’ books, Raffaella della Olga: Typescripts and Sónia Almeida: Stages.
The Clark presents its second annual Book Expo, featuring regional artists and artists’ book publishers.
Featured exhibitors: Lisa Hersey, Kylie Gellatly Haylight, Seaton Street Press, Mundus Press, Passenger Pigeon Press, Siglio Press, Melanie Mowinski, Red Trillium Press, Nine Syllables Press, Thorsten Dennerline / The Bird Press, Looky Here, Valerie Carrigan, Molly Rideout, Anita Gangi Balkun, Chris Moody, Kareem Michael Worrell, Inpatient Press, Publication Studio, Vehicle Editions, Emily Larned, Stephanie Trotto.
Join Robert Wiesenberger, Barbara and John Vogelstein Senior Curator of Contemporary Art at the Brooklyn Museum, former curator of contemporary projects at the Clark, for a tour of the exhibition, Raffaella della Olga: Typescripts. Della Olga (b. 1967, Italy; lives and works in France) makes unique artist’s books using modified typewriters and multicolor ink ribbons on a range of materials—from tracing paper to photo paper to sandpaper.
Drop-in to see a selection of artists’ books from the Clark library’s collection featuring unusual mark-making techniques. Andrea Puccio, director of the library, and other staff will help you explore these page-turning works of art.
Embrace your creativity with a range of art-making activities for all ages. Cut, fold, and create your own artists’ books!
Novelist and critic Lucy Ives discusses the ways in which artists' books reconfigure reading, literacy, and how we value, handle, and spend time with books. Closely examining both material and narrative aspects of publications from the Clark's collection, she offers a series of aesthetic lessons we can derive from artists' interventions into the book form. Ives's reflections will be of use to creative writers, visual artists, and anyone who is curious about what artists' books may mean in the digital age.
Museum admission and activities are free.
Family programs are generously supported by Allen & Company.
