Marcel Duchamp He said that an artist’s book is a book made by an artist. He spoke French so clearly to distinguish it from art books. And seventy of these volumes are displayed From this Friday University of Alicante Museum (MUA) through exposure Page break. The artist’s book in the 21st century, whose parts Banco Sabadell Art Collection and review the history of these artistic objects from the sixties to the present.
Curated by the exhibition, Rocio Santa Cruzmanager ArtLibris (International Artist Books Fair) opens this friday at 12 noon and in it you can see copies made by a wide variety of creators. big moon and the book with newspaper clippings Descriptions. 31 December 1974 to the drop-down list Chronicle Team, national still life, passing Gordon Matthew-Clark Christina of Middel, Edward Nave, Joan FontcubertaCarlos Bunga, Jannis Kounellis anyone edward russianamong others.
Also, some of these books they are part of a larger whole that continues through the walls. Pieces included in a section entitled sculptures, installations, engravings or photographs that complement or accompany the books of the artists on display and are part of Banco Sabadell’s art collections off pagewith 63 works by nine artists.
The exhibition route is structured as follows: five areas: historical background, artist books, object books, photo books and personal publishing. Seventy books containing edited copies From 1963 to 2022are exhibited in shop windows and trace the origins of these objects chronologically from the late 19th century, when artists began to illustrate the texts of poets or writers. This second half of the last 20th century when the most avant-garde they use the book as a break with the previous art and use it to communicate ideas. Their innovative spirit and understanding of a different kind of artwork are what define them.
Page break. 21st century artist book continue with books objectsmore belonging to the field of sculpture and visual poetry and closer to the sculptural object, for example juxtapositionrelated to carlos bunga anyone Octavio Paz’s Labyrinth of Lonelinessrelated to ximena perezwho cut and rolled this work in a box; photo books or photobooks that go beyond photographic copy and present a story that has exploded in recent years, Alicante Christina of Middel with his books parties (rewrite Mao’s Red Book sentence quotes) and forest controlnext to you Kalev Erickson, located in this area; And desktop publishingMade in traditional book format and by the artists themselves, such as oriolano. Ricardo Cases with air pigeon anyone Julian Baron with The last days of the king’s sight.
Inside off page There are curious pieces like room of forbidden booksA light wooden box and 193 books, related to Alice FramisWhere the viewer can enter and read any of these banned or censored classics; 24 Thought IV, related to Jordi Colomer, shows 24 collage and mixed media works in book form or twenty editions related to Joseph Peter Croft illustrated a print Works of Persiles and Sigismunda related to cervantes. without forgetting black series between Chronicle TeamA folder of five silk screens in tribute to North American film noir, mixed with footage from Spain’s post-war era.
To collect
The Banco Sabadell Art Collection has incorporated an extraordinary art collection. national and international artist books It has led to one of the few private collections of this genre to exist in Spain.
Collaborating with Banco Sabadell ArtLibris on the annual call ArtsLibris–Banco Sabadell Awardis for the acquisition of publications selected by an international jury. This collaboration is the starting point of the bank’s artist book collection.