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Collector and writer, book art
I collect and write about works of book art. Most are artists’ books, but there are prints, fine
press books, children’s books, sculpture and more – even the digital. As the Books On Books
Collection has grown, a subset has developed reflecting some curious affinities among the
works. Alphabets have inspired many of them. Architecture, too. But some have been inspired
by both together. I’m going to share several of the works in these categories and explore with
you some ideas on how their creators brought those inspirations together in their works. I hope
this will give some idea of what I think book art is, and why these particular works represent it so
well.
My background is primarily in publishing with houses such as MIT Press and McGraw-Hill and
institutions such as BSI and the International Baccalaureate. I’ve curated exhibitions of my
collections works for Jesus College, Cambridge; the University of the West of England, Bristol;
and the Bodleian Libraries, Oxford.
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This is an in-person and live-streamed event
Members £10, non-members £15, students £8
You can pay at the door or book tickets in advance via Eventbrite
16 April 2025
18:30 – 20:30
The Art Workers’ Guild
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