Speaking of Book Arts: Oral Histories from UW-Madison is a first-time collaboration between the Chazen, Kohler Art Library, and UW Archives presenting fifty years of book arts at UW–Madison. Interviews with 21 students and teachers (past and present) recorded by the UW–Madison Archives Oral History Program are presented alongside examples of their works from the Kohler Art Library’s Artists’ Book Collection. Each of the two galleries dedicated to the exhibition has a customized sound installation playing different audio loops approximately twenty minutes in length.
OPEN DAILY
Chazen First Floor: 8am - 8pm
Galleries: 11am - 8pm
RELATED EVENTS:
Feb. 9 Tour with Curators
2 to 2:40 p.m. | Exhibition curators Lyn Korenic and Tracy Honn lead a 40 minute tour of Speaking of Book Arts: Oral Histories from UW-Madison. Garfield Galleries
Feb. 20 Reception
5:30 pm | A Life in Book Arts: UW-Madison Alumna Ruth Lingen in Conversation with Amy Gilman.
6:30 pm | Reception: refreshments, cash bar
Feb. 21 Talk
10 to 11 a.m. | Talking Prints with Ruth Lingen
UW-Madison alumna Ruth Lingen will lead an in-depth discussion of contemporary printmaking featuring works from the Chazen’s collection. The event is free, but registration is required.
March 5 Tour with Curators
12:30 to 1:10 p.m. | Exhibition curators Lyn Korenic and Tracy Honn lead a 40 minute tour of Speaking of Book Arts: Oral Histories from UW-Madison. Garfield Galleries
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Speaking of Book Arts: Oral Histories from UW-Madison
