CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS BOOKS CONFERENCE
New York City | October 23-26 2008
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
In collaboration with Printed Matter's NY Art Book Fair, the Art Libraries Society of New York (ARLIS/NY) announces a conference on contemporary artists' books.
The program will include speakers, panels, artists' presentations, institutional tours, and receptions. The conference focuses on recent developments in artists' books, a period of increasing diversity in the field. The conference will present a rare opportunity to explore the contemporary scene, promising a thought-provoking opportunity for discourse among scholars, collectors, artists, and librarians.
Conference venues include the New York Public Library, Museum of Modern Art, Brooklyn Museum, and the NY Art Book Fair at Phillips de Pury.
http://www.arlisny.org/cabc
General questions: abconference@gmail.com
CONFERENCE SESSIONS
Dummies for Photographers: The Effect of DIY Books on Photographic Practice.
Moderator: Deirdre Donohue
Artist's Books from the Brooklyn Perspective.
Moderator: Deirdre Lawrence
Multiples as a Collecting Mode.
Moderator: James Mitchell
Multiple Ideas: Artist-Produced Journals as Site for Collaboration and Distribution of Ideas.
Moderator: David Senior
New York City | October 23-26 2008
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
In collaboration with Printed Matter's NY Art Book Fair, the Art Libraries Society of New York (ARLIS/NY) announces a conference on contemporary artists' books.
The program will include speakers, panels, artists' presentations, institutional tours, and receptions. The conference focuses on recent developments in artists' books, a period of increasing diversity in the field. The conference will present a rare opportunity to explore the contemporary scene, promising a thought-provoking opportunity for discourse among scholars, collectors, artists, and librarians.
Conference venues include the New York Public Library, Museum of Modern Art, Brooklyn Museum, and the NY Art Book Fair at Phillips de Pury.
http://www.arlisny.org/cabc
General questions: abconference@gmail.com
CONFERENCE SESSIONS
Dummies for Photographers: The Effect of DIY Books on Photographic Practice.
Moderator: Deirdre Donohue
Artist's Books from the Brooklyn Perspective.
Moderator: Deirdre Lawrence
Multiples as a Collecting Mode.
Moderator: James Mitchell
Multiple Ideas: Artist-Produced Journals as Site for Collaboration and Distribution of Ideas.
Moderator: David Senior
Cooking the Books: A Conversation with Non-Profit Art Publishers.
Moderator: David Senior
Historical Materials and Methods in Contemporary Artists' Books.
Moderator: Jennifer Tobias
Bound to Please: The Influence of Institutional Collecting on Artists' Book Production.
Moderator: Tony White
Outside Looking In: Evaluating Artists' Books Criticism.
Moderator: Tony White
The conference includes the opening night preview to the NY Art Book Fair, October 23rd, 6 - 9 pm. The entrance fee is included in the conference registration fee.
ORGANIZERS
AA Bronson, Printed Matter, Inc.
May Castleberry, Museum of Modern Art
Deirdre Donohue, International Center for Photography
Milan Hughston, Museum of Modern Art
Deirdre Lawrence, Brooklyn Museum
James Mitchell, Metropolitan Museum of Art
David Senior, Museum of Modern Art
Jennifer Tobias, Museum of Modern Art
Tony White, Indiana University
Conference planning is supported by grants from the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) and New York (ARLIS/NY).
Moderator: David Senior
Historical Materials and Methods in Contemporary Artists' Books.
Moderator: Jennifer Tobias
Bound to Please: The Influence of Institutional Collecting on Artists' Book Production.
Moderator: Tony White
Outside Looking In: Evaluating Artists' Books Criticism.
Moderator: Tony White
The conference includes the opening night preview to the NY Art Book Fair, October 23rd, 6 - 9 pm. The entrance fee is included in the conference registration fee.
ORGANIZERS
AA Bronson, Printed Matter, Inc.
May Castleberry, Museum of Modern Art
Deirdre Donohue, International Center for Photography
Milan Hughston, Museum of Modern Art
Deirdre Lawrence, Brooklyn Museum
James Mitchell, Metropolitan Museum of Art
David Senior, Museum of Modern Art
Jennifer Tobias, Museum of Modern Art
Tony White, Indiana University
Conference planning is supported by grants from the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) and New York (ARLIS/NY).