Sullivan, Louise (Creator) and Pound, Patrick (Contributor) 2014, Ex libris - the book in contemporary art, Edited by Bond, Chris, Davis, Penelope, Digby, Danny, Jones, Nicholas, Levi, Aliza, Nicholson, Tom, Pound, Patrick and Stillman, Kylie, Geelong Gallery, Geelong, Victoria, 22 Feb.-25 May. 2014, Geelong, Vic., Geelong Gallery.
New and existing works by eight contemporary artists who use the physical form of the book as inspiration. Each artist manipulates the book form, re-purposing and investing new life in publications at a time when the relevance and future of the printed book is questioned.Chris Bond paints new covers for paperback novels in a trompe l’oeil fashion; Penelope Davis makes silicon molds of old volumes to create luminous photograms; Danny Digby photographs the endpapers and due date slips of library books; with reference to cartography Nicholas Jones carves the form of remote islands into the covers and pages of books; Aliza Levi photographs the spines of books that reveal early attitudes towards Australia’s Indigenous population; Tom Nicholson photographs title pages and juxtaposes these in compelling ways; Patrick Pound’s archival-based installation brings together publications with references to lightness and darkness; and Kylie Stillman carves detailed forms into stacked paperbacks.
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