London Centre for Book Arts

Hardcover | 22.5 x 2.82 x 27.31 cm | 224 pp

Ludion | 2021 | 9789493039520

Books are a meeting place. A sum of their many parts and artistic approaches. Form, concept, material and craft are bound together to create something rooted in its functionality, a process that often crosses over into the messier realm of art.

Books. Art, Craft & Community presents a thriving ecosystem of papermakers, printers, bookbinders, artists, designers and publishers from round the world. They draw on traditional skills, art and experimentation to make books that matter today.

In twenty-six profiles – spanning traditional craftspeople to modern makers reimagining the book for new audiences – and contributions from experts, we are given an insight into the history and contemporary context of the processes behind the books. Selected by Ira Yonemura and Simon Goode of the London Centre for Book Arts, these artists and makers share a spirit of curiosity and resilience. They not only adapt to new ways in which readers engage with books, but are forging new possibilities for their craft along the way.

Contents
Artists' Books as Community - Megan N. Liberty
An Introduction to Printing - Brooke PalmieriAn Introduction to Bookbinding - Kathy AbbottAn Introduction to Papermaking - Tom Frith-Powell

Art
Laurel Parker Book
Outer Space Press The Brother in ElysiumThree Star Books Éditions du Livre Candor Arts Book Works Sheryl Oppenheimn Inka Bell

CraftKathy Abbott Kate Brett Kamisoe Esme Winter
Émilie Fayet
El LanhamMorina Mongin
Awagami Factory Tracey Rowledge James Cropper Mill & The Paper Foundation

Community
Rabbits Road PressTenderbooksUtrecht Granby Press Colorama Asami Murakami Book/Shop

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BOOKS: Art, Craft & Community (London Centre for Book Arts)

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Brian Lane: The Printed Performance - Works 1966-99

Simon Cutts: some forms of availability

William Minor: The Balthus Poems

Erica Van Horn: Em & Me

Simon Cutts & Erica Van Horn: A Table in Ballybeg

Les Coleman: Dirt

Martin Rogers: Construction Storage Despatch