Outputs (22)

BABE – The Lost Weekend Arnolfini, Bristol – online (2021)
Exhibition / Performance

Sat 17th April – Sun 18th April 2021 Bristol Artist’s Book Event at Arnolfini presented works by over 160 book artists and small publishers from around the world, online over the weekend. We had submissions of books and videos from artists and pub... Read More about BABE – The Lost Weekend Arnolfini, Bristol – online.

Ed Ruscha Books & Co (2019)
Exhibition / Performance

“Books & Co.” presents Ruscha’s legendary artist books together with those of more than 70 contemporary artists from all over the world—from Russia to Japan to the Netherlands, including artists' book by Tom Sowden, who have responded directly and di... Read More about Ed Ruscha Books & Co.

RE: Follow-ed (after hokusai) (2015)
Exhibition / Performance

Co-curated by Tom Sowden and Michalis Pichler. An exhibition of artists' tribute books to Ed Ruscha.

BABE – The Fifth Bristol Artists Book Event (2015)
Exhibition / Performance

Curated event including 113 artists, publishers, dealers and presses from the Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Norway, Sicily, Spain, South Korea and the UK, attracted 7150 visitors and held at the Arnolfini, Bristol, 11-12 April 2015.

PAGE.PRINT.POST: 50 years of Artists Books (2014)
Exhibition / Performance

PAGE.PRINT.POST: 50 years of Artists Books curated by Debbie Hill and Geoff Wallis, offers a rare insight and overview of the development, range and ambition of the Artists Book over half a century. Featuring books, postal art and other 'alternative... Read More about PAGE.PRINT.POST: 50 years of Artists Books.

BABE – The fourth Bristol Artists Book Event (2013)
Exhibition / Performance

Curated by Sarah Bodman and Tom Sowden with the Arnolfini Bristol this event showcased 105 artists, publishers, dealers and presses from the UK, The Netherlands, Belgium, USA, Canada, South Korea and Italy with 7530 visitors.

Codex Event 8 (2012)
Exhibition / Performance

An Australian and British collaborative research project into pulp-printing, installation and artists’ books between Sarah Bodman, Paul Laidler, Tim Mosely, Monica Oppen and Tom Sowden. Codex Event 8 tackled the ‘urban jungle’, its physical mass... Read More about Codex Event 8.

BABE – The third Bristol Artists Book Event (2011)
Exhibition / Performance

Curated by Sarah Bodman and Tom Sowden with the Arnolfini Bristol. Artists book event which showcased 100 artists, publishers and presses from the UK, France, Belgium, Russia, USA, Canada, South Korea and Spain with 5724 visitors.

Follow-ed (after Hokusai) (2011)
Exhibition / Performance

Follow-ed (after Hokusai) is an exhibition of books inspired by the American artist Edward Ruscha, collected and curated by Tom Sowden and Michalis Pichler, at the Winchester Gallery, University of Southampton. This exhibition is part of Print Mat... Read More about Follow-ed (after Hokusai).

Surplus to requirement (2010)
Exhibition / Performance

Tom Sowden invited to curate a selection of Bristol-based book artists’ works for a collaborative project with the Righton Press group at Manchester Metropolitan University. Each artist produced a page to print, and a ‘sketch’ page on the theme o... Read More about Surplus to requirement.

Drawing with fire: an exhibition of laser cutting by book and paper artists (2010)
Exhibition / Performance

Curated by Tom Sowden as part of the practice-led AHRC funded research project ”Paper Models: investigating laser cutting technology to develop new artists’ books and paper-based creative practice for arts, crafts and design” and to coincide with a o... Read More about Drawing with fire: an exhibition of laser cutting by book and paper artists.

Arnolfini bookshop showcase exhibition (2010)
Exhibition / Performance

Tom Sowden curated exhibitions of work at the Arnolfini created by SME's and sole traders who have worked with the CFPR through the bureau service and residencies on prototypes, bespoke designs and artefacts. The work on show was just a small selec... Read More about Arnolfini bookshop showcase exhibition.

The art of the book: journals then and now (2010)
Exhibition / Performance

An international traveling exhibition of artist book journals, diaries and letters. “The Art of the Book: Journals Then and Now” is a collaborative project between the Department of Art and Art History at UMSL, the CFPR at the University of the West... Read More about The art of the book: journals then and now.

The cover of a book is the beginning of a journey (2009)
Exhibition / Performance

The exhibition curated by Bodman and Sowden presented a range of publications by artists including: Angela Bulloch, Sophie Calle, Don Celender, Douglas Huebler, Alison Knowles, Jonathan Monk, Ed Ruscha and Lawrence Weiner. These books could all be pe... Read More about The cover of a book is the beginning of a journey.

BABE – Bristol Artist’s Book Event 2009 (2009)
Exhibition / Performance

Co-hosted event organised by Sarah Bodman and Tom Sowden at CFPR and Peter Begen and Suzie Claiden at Arnolfini Gallery, Bristol. A two-day event showcasing 83 national and international artists, presses, colleges and publishers, exhibiting hundreds... Read More about BABE – Bristol Artist’s Book Event 2009.

I am comedy. 'Out-takes' (2008)
Exhibition / Performance

Public screenings of artists work involving themselves explicitly as either narrator or actor exploring the human condition and their own identity through humour. Many of the artists in this project use humour as a diversion for more hidden philosoph... Read More about I am comedy. 'Out-takes'.

Sitting Room: An Exhibition of Artists’ Books (2006)
Exhibition / Performance

Sitting Room was conceived between curators Tom Sowden and Lucy May Schofield. The show presented artists’ books in a re-created sitting room within gallery spaces, allowing the majority of books to be handled and read by the viewers. Exhibition... Read More about Sitting Room: An Exhibition of Artists’ Books.

What’s In The Box? Volume V
Exhibition / Performance

Published as a collection of artists’ books curated and edited by Tom Sowden. Each project involves MA Printmaking students, UWE staff and invited artists who are asked to contribute 16 pages for an artist’s book. Each book is digitally printed from... Read More about What’s In The Box? Volume V.

What’s In The Box? Volume IV
Exhibition / Performance

Published as a collection of artists’ books curated and edited by Tom Sowden. Each project involves MA Printmaking students, UWE staff and invited artists who are asked to contribute 16 pages for an artist’s book. Each book is digitally printed from... Read More about What’s In The Box? Volume IV.

What’s In The Box? Volume III
Exhibition / Performance

Published as a collection of artists’ books curated and edited by Tom Sowden. Each project involves MA Printmaking students, UWE staff and invited artists who are asked to contribute 16 pages for an artist’s book. Each book is digitally printed f... Read More about What’s In The Box? Volume III.

What’s In The Box? Volume II
Exhibition / Performance

Published as a collection of artists’ books curated and edited by Tom Sowden. Each project involves MA Printmaking students, UWE staff and invited artists who are asked to contribute 16 pages for an artist’s book. Each book is digitally printed f... Read More about What’s In The Box? Volume II.

What’s In The Box? Volume I
Exhibition / Performance

Published as a collection of artists’ books curated and edited by Tom Sowden. Each project involves MA Printmaking students, UWE staff and invited artists who are asked to contribute 16 pages for an artist’s book. Each book is digitally printed f... Read More about What’s In The Box? Volume I.