"Beyond the Fold: Artist's Books from Traditional to Cutting Edge"
1999-09-15 until 1999-10-31
Gallery of South Orange
South Orange, NJ, USA United States of America

This is a national, survey exhibition of 81 books representing 47 artists from 19 states. A four-color catalogue will be available. Curators for Beyond the Fold are Judith Brodsky, Founder/Director of the Rutgers Center for Innovative Print and Paper, and Edward Hutchins, master book artist, Proprietor of Editions, a studio for producing artist book multiples.

Special events: all events listed below will be held at the Baird Center and are free to the public, unless otherwise noted.

September 24 8-10 pm Opening Reception with Book Fair Preview

September 24, 7pm Performances Box for a Brighter Side and Carrots Anyone? by Susan Share, internationally known book performance artist now living in Alaska

September 25th -26th, 1-4 pm Gallery Book/Supply Fair featuring limited edition artist books priced under $50 and related instructional books and supplies

September 12-October 16 Book Pages: the work of our distinguished Beyond the Fold workshop instructors will be exhibited at the Printmaking Council of NJ, 440 River Road, Somerville, NJ (908 725-2110)

October 2, 1-3 pm Kids Book It! A workshop for children 7 & up.

October 28, 7:30 It's All About Paper, A lively discussion about manuscripts, books, typography and design as it developed through the centuries from the Renaissance to 1999 by Bill Dane, Curator and Supervising Librarian for Special Collections and Keeper of Prints at The Newark Public Library

November 4, 10:30am-12:30 pm A Morning with Bill Dane at The Newark Public Library. A rare opportunity to see and touch some of the treasures of the Newark Public Library collection of prints. Advance registration required.

September 25-November 14 Through out the exhibition, various workshops concerning all facets of book and related arts will be offered each weekend by distinguished book artists. Locations for workshops will be The Gallery of South Orange, the Newark Museum and the Rutgers Center for Innovative Print and Paper. Call GOSO, 973 378-7754, for a brochure. Gallery visiting hours: Wednesday and Thursday 10-2, 4-6 Saturday and Sunday 1-4 Also by appointment This exhibition has been made possible, in part, by a Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Grant and The New Jersey State Council on the Arts/ Department of State and made possible in part by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts

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