[GBW] Guild 100th show in Portland, OR, April 9-May 20

[Karen Hanmer <karen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The Guild of Book Workers 100th Anniversary traveling exhibition is open 
now through May 20 at Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, in 
the new books area, ground floor of the PSU Library (1875 S.W. Park 
Ave., http://www.pdx.edu/library/)

Juried by book artists Karen Hanmer, Richard Minsky, and Don Rash, the 
traveling exhibition features the recent works of 62 of the bookbinders 
and book artists who make up the membership of the Guild. Entries run 
the gamut from traditional bindings and historic structures, to pop-ups 
and other playful book forms, to purely sculptural works. Leather 
bindings stand alongside works fashioned from aluminum or PVC. Text and 
imagery are produced by numerous printmaking methods, calligraphy, 
photography and digital output. The broad range of content is another 
reflection of the diverse interests of Guild members: classic texts, 
political viewpoints, personal histories, and the sensual experience of 
reading a book.

A full color catalogue (8 1/2 x 11, 112 pp.) picturing each entry in 
both the non-traveling retrospective and the juried contemporary 
exhibitions, will be available at each venue while the work is on 
exhibit. Unbound copies only are available online from the Guild’s 
website, where the complete exhibition is also online, 
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byorg/gbw/gallery/100anniversary/index.shtml, 
or from the Guild of Book Workers, 521 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10175-0038.


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Karen Hanmer
karen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.karenhanmer.com

01-20-09



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