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Variations on a Theme: Artists’ Books at RAM

January 11 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

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An event every week that begins at 10:00 am on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, repeating until January 13, 2024

As part of RAM’s Twentieth Anniversary celebrations in 2023 and acknowledging a specialty focus of the institution, this exhibition surveys artists’ books from the collection.

Artists’ books—a category of making in its own right—can encompass aspects of printmaking, papermaking, illustration, design, and more. An artist can directly produce the book or work with a team that implements an idea—or a combination of both. Artists’ books as a whole consider the idea of the book, as well as its physical format, as a starting point for aesthetic and conceptual investigations. Designs can vary widely and include pieces that question the framework, use, or definition of a book; that include multiple components; or that are not functional in any traditional sense of the word.

RAM has over 550 artists’ books in its holdings—a collection that may be one of the largest of its kind in a Midwestern art museum. By their nature, artists’ books bridge the focal points of the museum’s collection: craft and graphics. Books, while printed in one form or another and editioned, are also three-dimensional objects that show evidence of the artists’ hand—effectively closing the gap between prints and three-dimensional craft. In addition, many traditional craft techniques like papermaking and binding are used to create these pieces, relating these graphic works to bookmaking traditions.

Open now through January 13, 2024.

Details

Date:
January 11
Time:
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Event Category:
Website:
https://www.ramart.org/exhibit/variations-theme-artists-books/

Organizer

Racine Art Museum
Phone:
2626388300
Email:
ramartmuseum@gmail.com
Website:
https://www.ramart.org

Venue

Racine Art Museum
441 Main St
Racine, WI 53403 United States
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Website:
https://www.ramart.org/visitors-guide