“The Exquisite Book” @ Weisman Art Museum
March 26th, 2008 by Nate HillNot sure if I’m posting something everyone else already knew about, but if any blog readin’ librarians get a chance to escape the conference for an art show I have a suggestion. Go over to the Weisman Art Museum, a phenomenal Frank Gehry creation that resembles a giant hobbit-hut from the year 3000, and see The Exquisite Book: The International Library by Helmut Löhr, et al
Here’s a little excerpt from the site:
The Exquisite Book features selections from Helmut Löhr’s ongoing project, The International Library. For this project, Löhr created a series of altered books with their torn pages on the outside and their covers on the inside, and sent them to a number of artist-collaborators around the globe who were charged with further transforming them and returning them to Löhr. The Exquisite Book features collaborations with such internationally renowned artists as Lawrence Weiner, Buzz Spector, and Doug Beube. Also featured are several Twin Cities-based artists including James Conaway, Harriet Bart, and Nancy Randall.
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March 27th, 2008 at 11:12 am
Sounds very cool! I think there’s also an altered book exhibit on the second floor of the central library.