“Directed: The Intersection of Book, Film and Visual Narrative” Opens May 17 at MN Center for Book Arts
"Directed: The Intersection of Book, Film and Visual Narrative" explores the common territory of two engaging artistic practices: book arts and film. Historically as well as in contemporary practice, artists blur and perforate the boundaries between these two disciplines, both of which share a foundation of sequential visual narrative.
Work by over 70 artists will be featured, representing a diverse cross-section of contemporary work from across disciplines and around the world. The multimedia exhibition also includes many influential artists' books from the Walker Art Center's Rosemary Furtak Collection, including works by Ed Ruscha, Jim Goldberg, Marcel Broodthaers, John Baldessari, Andy Warhol, Christian Boltanski, Bruce Nauman, Michael Snow, Mason Douglas Williams, Gilbert & George, and Annette Messager. A full artist list can be found below.
Curated by MCBA Executive Director Jeff Rathermel, "Directed" will feature film and video works that present narratives in book-like fashions, and artists’ books that express content using traditional cinematic storytelling practices such as montage, close-ups, fades, slow motion, flashbacks, foreshadowing, props, varied pacing, split screens and innovative methods for directing viewers’ eyes.
For more information about the exhibition, visit: http://www.mnbookarts.org/exhibitions
"Directed" is presented as part of MCBA's 2013 Book Art Biennial (July 27-28, 2013). Through workshops, lectures, panel conversations, film screenings and exhibitions, Book Art Biennial invites artists, educators, curators and scholars to explore current issues in contemporary artists' books. This year's Biennial symposium programming explores in depth the common threads between the time-based artistic disciplines of book art and film. From examinations of contemporary innovations in visual narrative to the influence of classic filmmaking on mid-century book design, the symposium will continue a tradition of stimulating critical thinking and dialogue.
Book Art Biennial 2013 keynote speakers include:
- Sarah Bodman, Senior Research Fellow for Artists' Books at the Centre for Fine Print Research (CFPR), University of the West of England;
- Sandra Kroupa, Curator of Book Arts and Rare Books at the University of Washington Libraries;
- Buzz Spector, book, installation and mixed media artist, and Dean of the College and Graduate School of Art in the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis.
The centerpiece of the Book Art Biennial is the presentation of The MCBA Prize. This award is the first to recognize book art from across the field and around the world, celebrating the incredible diversity of this vital artform.Our jury will name five finalists, with the ultimate winner announced live at The MCBA Prize Gala on Saturday, July 27. The winner receives a total $2,500 cash award; finalists each receive a $500 cash award, plus travel stipend to attend Book Art Biennial and The MCBA Prize Gala.
For more information about Book Art Biennial, visit: http://www.BookArtBiennial.org
For more information about The MCBA Prize, visit: http://www.MCBAPrize.org
Artist list for Directed:
John Akre
John Baldessari
Saul Bass
Scott Blake
Christian Boltanski
Neil Bousfield
Marcel Broodthaers
Charles Burns
Enrique Chagoya
Jenny Cole
Béatrice Coron
Katrien DeBlauwer
Helen Douglas
Mason Douglas Williams
Max Ernst
Gilbert & George
Jim Goldberg
Guillermo Gómez-Peña
Antonio Guerra
Karen Hanmer
Michael Jacobson
Edwin Jager
Angela Kassube
William Kentridge
Robin Kiteley
Tanja Lazetic
Ken Leslie
Louise Levergneux
Scott McCarney
Annette Messager
Frank Miller
Bruce Nauman
Heidi Neilson
John O. Smith
Edson Oda
Yoko Ono
Terry Peterson
Deborah Phillips Chodoff
Judith Poirier
Angela Reichers
Felicia Rice
Ed Ruscha
Colin Sackett
Andreas Schmidt
David Schulz
Andrea Shaker
Clarissa Sligh
Michael Snow
Paul Soulellis
Buzz Spector
Pierre St-Jacques
Telfer Stokes
José Antonio Suárez Londoño
Shaun Tan
Brandon Tauszik
Tanner Teale
Barbara Tetenbaum
JT Waldman
Lyn Ward
Chris Ware
Andy Warhol
Yu-Wen Wu
Yuichi Yokoyama
Philip Zimmermann
Marilyn Zornado
Janet Zweig
Minnesota Center for Book Arts at Open Book
1011 Washington Ave S, First Floor
Minneapolis MN 55415
Phone 612.215.2520
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mcba@mnbookarts.org
As the largest and most comprehensive center of its kind in the nation, Minnesota Center for Book Arts celebrates the book as a vibrant contemporary art form that takes many shapes. From the traditional crafts of papermaking, letterpress printing and bookbinding to non-traditional artmaking and self-publishing techniques, MCBA supports the limitless creative evolution of book arts. To learn more, visit our website at http://www.mnbookarts.org.
