Ron King
dal 14/6/2002 al 8/9/2002
Segnalato da
14/6/2002
Ron King
Yale Center for British Art, New Haven
The exhibition, selected entirely from the Center's collections, traces the history of the Press and will include related archival drawings, prototypes, blocks, cutting and creasing forms, and wood and metal type. It is organized by Elisabeth Fairman, Curator of Rare Books and Archives.
Ron King founded Circle Press in 1967. He chose the name to
suggest his vision that a group of like-minded artists and writers
could work within a "shared, supportive framework."
He's been
doing that successfully--and is one of just a handful of British book
artists to do so--for the past thirty-five years.
King has worked
with over fifty-five artists and at least fifty writers and poets while
making Circle Press a pioneering force in the world of artists'
books. The works are made from an extraordinary range of
materials--paper, wood, metal, stone, glass, wax--that stretch the
concept and definition of the book to its limits.
The exhibition,
selected entirely from the Center's collections, traces the history
of the Press and will include related archival drawings, prototypes,
blocks, cutting and creasing forms, and wood and metal type. It is
organized by Elisabeth Fairman, Curator of Rare Books and
Archives.
A fully illustrated catalogue with pop-ups and other
special features will be published to coincide with the exhibition.
The exhibition is made possible with assistance from the British
Council.
Image: Ronald King, Left-handed Punch, 1986,
screenprint and collage
Information 203.432.2800 or 432.2850
YCBA
Yale Center for British Art
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