Movable Medley, Moveable Book Society Conference 2021
Rhiannon Alpers
Curated by Abecedarian Artists’ Books / Alicia Bailey
Exhibition Dates: SEP 30–NOV 7 2021
Location: Art Students League of Denver, 200 Grant St.
Opening Reception: Friday, October 1 | 5:30-8:30PM
This exhibit will feature artist books that push the boundaries of paper and space. Featured books include components beyond opening the book cover and turning pages. This national, juried exhibition features 29 works by 26 artists; held in conjunction with the Movable Book Society’s 2021 conference in Denver, Colorado. Works were selected by Teresa Burk (Head Librarian ACA Library of Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta) and Elliot McNally (archivist at The Coca-Cola Company Archives).
Review by Maggie Sava
“It’s easy to think of a book’s form strictly in terms of how long it will take you to read it (especially for thick books). Often the physical nature of a book seems inconsequential—a simple necessity to convey the text. But Movable Medley, the current exhibition at Art Students League of Denver (ASLD), challenges our understanding of books as merely functional vehicles for text. Made up of 29 artworks by 26 artists, the exhibit encourages visitors to deliberate over how the artists unravel and reimagine the mechanics of storytelling, the concept of books as objects, and the interwoven nature of literary and visual art… read more