Materiality and the Artist’s Book
Last year, I worked with my colleagues to begin reimagining the British Library’s collection and display of artists’ books from a more global perspective. The current exhibit—which you can see before 18 August—includes books by artists from North Africa, the Middle East and China, as well as the UK, Europe and North America.
1/ Install at the
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2/ The Unbearable Lightness of Witnessing, 2 (2014) by Chaza Charafeddine in collaboration with Plan BEY
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3/ Cinq Sens pour une Mort (2007) by M’Barek Bouhchichi and Etel Adnan in collaboration with Éditions Al Manar (acquire with the support of ArtFund)
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4/ Tapestry of Dreamweaver (2023) by Islam Aly and Civil War IV and V (2018) by Fouad Elkoury in collaboration with Plan BEY (acquire with the support of ArtFund)
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5/ Sufi Quotes (2016) by Samir Sayegh in collaboration with Plan BEY
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6/ Book of Ruination (2023) by Joumana Medlej
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7/ Bread (2019) by Febrayer Network, designed by Eyen
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