Tag Archives for artists’ books
Online exhibitions and fairs launch the festive season!
Tuesday 1st December 2020: Today sees the launch online of the Visual Arts Scotland virtual exhibition, F L O W, their first online VAS Members’ winter show, running online throughout December 2020 and January 2021. Exhibitors include artist’s book makers … Continue reading
Online help with Artists’ Books
Are you looking for online guidance about our ECA Library Artists’ Books collection? We have a new subject guide to help: just go to https://edinburgh-uk.libguides.com/artistsbooks
Voyage boxed: sea journeys, island hopping & trans-oceanic concepts
Our new display at ECA Library features Voyage boxed: sea journeys, island hopping & trans-oceanic concepts, curated by Imi Maufe and Rona Rangsch, Künstlerhaus Dortmund, c.2014. This beautiful Artists’ Book consists of a collection of art works and an exhibition … Continue reading
Fiona Tan display at ECA Library
6th January – 26th January 2020: Our first display of 2020 featured bookworks in the Bookworks Vox Populi series by Indonesian-born, Amsterdam-domiciled artist Fiona Tan.
Various small books: exploring the works of Ed Ruscha
Our last display of 2019 in ECA Library, Evolution House, (West Port EH1), examined the work and influence of Edward Ruscha. We selected artist’s books by Ruscha and books from the lending collection which complement these.
Stichill Marigold Press exhibition at ECA Library
Our last exhibition at ECA Library featured artist’s books and poetry pamphlets from the Stichill Marigold Press, and closed on Sunday 3rd November. Artist, illustrator, poet and award-winning publisher Leonard McDermid founded Stichill Marigold Press in 1990. Under this imprint … Continue reading
Zines and artists’ books at ECA Library
We love it when our talented students donate their top quality zines or artist’s books to the Library! Here are 3 fantastic examples by illustration students Sarah Sheard and Lesley Imgart:
New display at ECA Library: Artstories
Monday, July 8th, 2019: Our new display Artstories, at ECA Library, Evolution House, features hand-made artists’ books and altered books, guest curated by Dr Pamela Harris Lawton, who holds a Fulbright Scotland Visiting Professorship. Artstories UK is a research project … Continue reading
Entropie Books display at ECA Library
We are very pleased to announce the opening of our new display, of beautiful bookworks by Entropie Books, at ECA Library, Evolution House, West Port. Curated by Barbara A. Morton, this display of artists’ books and fine bindings explores ways … Continue reading
ECA BOOKMARKS SHOWCASE
BOOKMARKS is an artists’ book and zine fair that focusses on artists’ books in education. It is in its fifth year and is run jointly at ECA by the School of Art and the School of Design. It offers students, … Continue reading