Dr Sarah Bodman Sarah.Bodman@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor of Artists' Books
Dr Sarah Bodman Sarah.Bodman@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor of Artists' Books
Tom Sowden Tom.Sowden@uwe.ac.uk
Deputy Head of Department Art and Design
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 of England Bristol, the Winchester School of Art Library, University of Southampton, St. Louis Mercantile Library at UMSL, Washington University in St. Louis, University of Missouri-Columbia and St. Louis Public Library. US curators Marian Amies; Alla Barabtarlo; Erin Davis; Julie Dunn-Morton; Yael Even; Jean Gosebrink; Mike Holland and Karen Witt and UK curators Sarah Bodman, Linda Newington and Tom Sowden.
Bodman and Sowden co-authored one catalogue essay. Bodman sole author one catalogue essay, co-curator of books for exhibition.
The third in the “Art of the Book” series, “Journals Then and Now” features 500 years worth of priceless records and journals kept by a mix of established and emerging artists. Works by John Bently, Sarah Bodman, Helen Douglas, John Dilnot, Salt & Shaw, and Katsumi Komata will be on display. The exhibit also will feature wall panel digital displays of items that cannot be moved due to their fragile conditions. These include a handwritten document by Michelangelo and ledger drawings by Little Shield, chief of the Arapahos.
“The Art of the Book: Journals Then and Now” is sponsored by the College of Fine Arts and Communication at UMSL, the Center for Humanities at UMSL, the Center for International Studies at UMSL, the Regional Arts Commission and the Missouri Arts Council.
Reviewed in the St. Louis Riverfront Times April 29 2010
84-page full colour catalogue, catalogue proceeds support The Art of the Book Scholarship fund supporting the study of book arts overseas by UM - St. Louis Graphic Design BFA students.
Exhibition venues:
11 Feb - 8 May 2010 Gallery 210, University of Missouri, St. Louis, USA; 21 July - 27 Aug 2010 Special Collections Room, Bower Ashton Library, UWE, Bristol; 4 Oct - 12 Nov 2010 Winchester School of Art.
Bodman, S. L., & Sowden, T. (2010). The art of the book: journals then and now. 11 February 2010 - 8 May 2010. (Unpublished)
Exhibition Performance Type | Exhibition |
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Conference Name | The Art of the Book: Journals Then and Now |
Conference Location | Gallery 210, University of Missouri, St. Louis, USA |
Start Date | Feb 11, 2010 |
End Date | May 8, 2010 |
Publication Date | Jan 1, 2010 |
Deposit Date | Dec 15, 2010 |
Publicly Available Date | Jun 17, 2016 |
Keywords | artist book journals, diaries and letters |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/983503 |
Related Public URLs | http://gallery210.umsl.edu |
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