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Tag Archives: Chris
You Can Judge a Book by Its Cover!
By blind jury, fifty iconic books were selected for inclusion into the OPEN●SET exhibition now on view at the Central Library until October 28. This exhibit showcases finely crafted bookbinding. Unlike mass produced books, these handbound books will last for … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Design, Library Events, LISTS, LOCAL INTEREST, Nonfiction
Tagged ArtTalk, book arts, bookbinding, Chris, Open Set
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What’s Your Type? The Art and Design of Text
How can something so ordinary, so pedestrian and mundane be, at the same time, singular and iconic? Do you look at letters or are they just a means to an end? By ear and eye, we take them in–bite-sized, building … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Design, BOOKS, Library Events, Nonfiction, Uncategorized
Tagged Begin Bold End Inspired, Chris, typography
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Eyes on Art: Art Exhibitions
Take your own sweet time. Peruse. Investigate. Gaze, fully and deeply. There is no substitute for an unfiltered viewing of a work of art. The encounter between the viewer and the object is personal and unmatched. Does it grab your … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Design, BOOKS, Nonfiction
Tagged Artists, ArtTalk, Begin Bold End Inspired, catalogue raisonne, Chris
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Languages of Land: Poems of Immigration and Exile
Unaccompanied, you ventured into The Flayed City to find what? More Nomadologies, more Notes on the Assemblage and 187 Reasons Mexicanos Can’t Cross the Border. Before the Afterland, there was that City of Rivers flowing beneath a Night Sky with … Continue reading
Here’s Looking at You!: Documentary Films about Artists
An artist’s life can be as compelling as the work they produce. A documentary, at best, strives to render a portrait of the artist as honestly as possible. This, of course, is as close as any of us will get … Continue reading
Posted in art, FILM & TV
Tagged art, Artists, ArtTalk, authors, Begin Bold End Inspired, biographical films, Chris, dancers, documentary films, dvds, musicians, photographers
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#BookBingoNW2017: Poetry
Bingo is a game of chance. Take a chance on poetry. Reading a poem, for some, is akin to entering a country where everybody speaks a language, except the one you know. Poetry can be daunting. It can, also, be … Continue reading
Interview with an Artist: Ways of Working
Have you ever wondered why the end product of an artistic endeavor is called a work of art or an artwork and not art play? Has anyone asked, “When are you going to get a real job?” Are you working … Continue reading
