For Book Lovers
The exhibition For Book Lovers is inspired by the book Reading Art: Art for Book Lovers by David Trigg. The book gathers works from various means of production throughout the history of art that include books. The exhibition focuses on the contemporary paintings from the recent period that includes books and presents a selection to the audience at Mixer鈥檚 project room.
There is no doubt that humankind has established a grand relation with books. Whether out of passion or for the sake of conveying a message, books as objects have been used in the works of many artists.
One can encounter books numerous times throughout the history of art from painting to sculpting, installation to photography. The book that serves as the source of inspiration for this exhibition is a proof of this. One can find a highly wide selection, even when only focusing on painting. The book tells us about many artworks including, but not limited to, the portrait of Woman from Pompeii with wax tablets and stylus believed to have been made between 55-79 A.D. and displayed at the National Museum of Archaeology in Naples; the painting Buffoon with Books by Diego Vel谩zquez in 1644; Gustave Courbet鈥檚 Marc Trapadoux is Examining the Book of Prints from 1848; Ren茅 Magritte鈥檚 Not to Be Reproduced from 1937; Osman Hamdi Bey鈥檚 painting The Scholar from 1878; and Liu Ye鈥檚 painting titled Banned Book No. 3 from 2010. This book, which can be read as a collection of works that would mesmerize all art enthusiasts that cherish books as objects, beyond their reading and ownership, has inspired us to host the exhibition For Book Lovers.
The exhibition For Book Lovers is inspired by the book Reading Art: Art for Book Lovers by David Trigg. The book gathers works from various means of production throughout the history of art that include books. The exhibition focuses on the contemporary paintings from the recent period that includes books and presents a selection to the audience at Mixer鈥檚 project room.
There is no doubt that humankind has established a grand relation with books. Whether out of passion or for the sake of conveying a message, books as objects have been used in the works of many artists.
One can encounter books numerous times throughout the history of art from painting to sculpting, installation to photography. The book that serves as the source of inspiration for this exhibition is a proof of this. One can find a highly wide selection, even when only focusing on painting. The book tells us about many artworks including, but not limited to, the portrait of Woman from Pompeii with wax tablets and stylus believed to have been made between 55-79 A.D. and displayed at the National Museum of Archaeology in Naples; the painting Buffoon with Books by Diego Vel谩zquez in 1644; Gustave Courbet鈥檚 Marc Trapadoux is Examining the Book of Prints from 1848; Ren茅 Magritte鈥檚 Not to Be Reproduced from 1937; Osman Hamdi Bey鈥檚 painting The Scholar from 1878; and Liu Ye鈥檚 painting titled Banned Book No. 3 from 2010. This book, which can be read as a collection of works that would mesmerize all art enthusiasts that cherish books as objects, beyond their reading and ownership, has inspired us to host the exhibition For Book Lovers.
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