All Outputs (36)

‘What if?’ books (2019)
Book Chapter

The Correlations project presents some examples of artists’ books as a method of enquiry, a means for us to ask questions about their relationship with independent publishing through content and context, and consider both the history and continued pr... Read More about ‘What if?’ books.

Towards a community of artists’ books: Extending international knowledge and debate in the field of artists’ books through practice-research (2018)
Thesis

ABSTRACT
Towards a community of artists’ books: extending international knowledge and debate in the field of artists’ books through practice-research

The field of activity in artists’ books – artworks in the form of a book - has evolved over the... Read More about Towards a community of artists’ books: Extending international knowledge and debate in the field of artists’ books through practice-research.

Dear Reader… some contemporary books by artists (2017)
Journal Article

Artists’ books have evolved over the last sixty years into a significant, international contemporary arts practice. In the 1960s, the artist’s book grew in popularity as a means of bypassing dealers in high end galleries, taking artists’ works out to... Read More about Dear Reader… some contemporary books by artists.

Dinner and a Rose (2011)
Physical Artefact

Sarah Bodman and Nancy Campbell have collaborated on a new artist’s book for the University of Dundee’s AHRC funded project Poetry Beyond Text: Vision, Text and Cognition (http://www.poetrybeyondtext.org/index.html), which has commissioned new work a... Read More about Dinner and a Rose.

An inventory of Al-Mutanabbi street (2010)
Exhibition / Performance

Sarah Bodman invited Curator (Europe, The Middle East, and Asia) for An Inventory of Al-Mutanabbi Street September 2010-September 2011. In 2008, Bodman was contacted by Beau Beausoleil of Overland Books in San Francisco, referred by Steve Woodall (Di... Read More about An inventory of Al-Mutanabbi street.

Artists' books, nature, landscape (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A themed talk of Collections and Observations of nature, Textscapes, Journeys through landscape, Working in the landscape, The politics of landscape, Altered books and nature, and A darker (then lighter) side of nature.

Book Arts Newsletter (2010)
Other

The Book Arts Newsletter is a 4-6 weekly newsletter edited by Sarah Bodman, published by the Centre for Fine Print Research. Issue 1 was published May - August 2002.

Artists' books creative production and marketing (2010)
Other

A guide for the book artist - in their role of producer, publisher and distributor of their own artwork, to discuss some of the practical issues arising from this. There is a more direct link between the artist and the buyer in the field of artists’... Read More about Artists' books creative production and marketing.

The Blue Notebook: Journal for artists' books (2010)
Other

The Blue Notebook launched with Vol.1 No.1 in October 2006 as a peer reviewed journal, published twice a year. The journal is published in two formats: an electronic colour version to be accessed at any time online, and a paper, black and white versi... Read More about The Blue Notebook: Journal for artists' books.

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.

A Manifesto for the Book (2010)
Book

What will be the canon for the artist’s book in the 21st Century? In an arena that now includes both digital and traditionally produced artists’ books, what will constitute the concepts of artists’ publishing in the future?

This project was funded... Read More about A Manifesto for the Book.

Cahiers intempestifs #25 "Made in Britain" (2010)
Journal Article

Sarah Bodman invited curator for two issues of Cahiers Intempestifs contemporary art review, for UK and EIRE feature editions, published Summer and Autumn 2010. Cahiers Intempestifs #25 "Made in Britain" features: John Dilnot, Stuart Mugridge, Paula... Read More about Cahiers intempestifs #25 "Made in Britain".

Scott’s Flight: Migrating East (2010)
Physical Artefact

Sarah Bodman and Tom Sowden were invited to make a collaborative book 'Scott’s Flight: Migrating East' a unique reconfigured book, cut with figures of Ospreys for the 4th round of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina International Biennale for the Artist’s Bo... Read More about Scott’s Flight: Migrating East.

Artist's Book Yearbook: 2010-2011 (2009)
Book

Essays: An interview with Dmitry Sayenko on his hand-printed books and the state of book arts in Russia; An interview with L. Vandergrift Davala, discussing how interactive digital technologies can be used in the production of book works; Banu Cennet... Read More about Artist's Book Yearbook: 2010-2011.

Les activités du Centre for Fine Print Research de Bristol in So Multiples revue française sur les éditions d'artistes contemporains (2009)
Journal Article

Bodman was invited by Océane Delleaux, Editor of the French language review So Multiples to contribute an essay on the activities she manages for artists’ books at the CFPR, as one of four essays for a special feature on artists’ books (September 200... Read More about Les activités du Centre for Fine Print Research de Bristol in So Multiples revue française sur les éditions d'artistes contemporains.

Artists’ books around the world in the 21st century (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

As the editor for CFPR book arts research publications on the historical and contemporary concepts of international artists’ books, exhibitions and events, such as the bi-annual Artist’s Book Yearbook, the Book Arts Newsletter (circ. 2027) and the Bl... Read More about Artists’ books around the world in the 21st century.

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.

Lady vengeance (2009)
Exhibition / Performance

Exhibition (solo)of artists’ books by Sarah Bodman
Retrospective of works 1994-2009
Venues:
23 Sandy Gallery, Portland, USA, 6 - 28 March 2009
Collins Memorial Library, Tacoma, Washington USA, 4th May - 1st June 2009

Public Presentation and Demonstrations, BuchDruckKunst (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A talk, and series of public demonstrations over 3 days by Sarah Bodman and Tom Sowden at the invitation of Jurgen Bönig, Director of the Museum der Arbeit, and Wibke and Stefan Bartowiak of Bartkowiak’s Forum Book Art - organisers of BuchDruckKunst.... Read More about Public Presentation and Demonstrations, BuchDruckKunst.