Kohler Art Library
Handmade Paper with Wisconsin Roots
As part of the multi-part exhibition Text Support: A Library Exhibit About Paper, the Kohler Art Library is currently featuring the exhibit Handmade Paper with Wisconsin Roots. For almost 50 years, Wisconsin has been a remarkable leader in the field of book arts and has played a vital role in the resurgence of handmade paper. [...]
Artist Talk: Concept to (Political) Action: Pop-Up Artists’ Books, featuring Shawn Sheehy
Next week, Chicago artist and paper engineer Shawn Sheehy will talk about the inspiration for his engaging sculptural books that explore environmental politics. In his books, Shawn Sheehy’s images of plants, animals, and even landscapes literally move. Sheehy made his first pop-up book as a design student at Madison Area Technical College, and for the [...]
Annual Schewe Lecture this week: The Future of [Handmade] Paper with Tim Barrett
This spring, UW-Madison Libraries plays host an exciting exhibit and event series focusing on the history and artistry of paper. Text Support: A Library Exhibit About Paper is a multi-library exhibit co-curated by Tracy Honn of Silver Buckle Press and Lyn Korenic of the Kohler Art Library. The exhibit runs from April 15 through June [...]
Text Support: A Library Exhibit About Paper
This spring, UW-Madison Libraries will host an exciting exhibit and event series focusing on the history and artistry of paper. Text Support: A Library Exhibit About Paper is a multi-library exhibit co-curated by Tracy Honn of Silver Buckle Press and Lyn Korenic of the Kohler Art Library. The exhibit will run from April 15 through [...]
Bird Sightings in Artists’ Books at the Kohler Art Library
The Kohler Art Library regularly exhibits materials from its collections, such as artist books and illuminated manuscript facsimiles. This semester, the librarians have pulled together a wonderful new exhibit that focuses on artist renderings of birds from the Kohler’s extensive Artists’ Books Collection. More details on the exhibit from the Kohler Library’s website: Current Exhibit: [...]
“Bookscapes: Lands Observed and Imagined” at Kohler Art Library
The fall exhibit at the Kohler Art Library showcases the theme of landscape in artists’ books. Bookscapes: Lands Observed and Imagined includes depictions of place in Native American legend to an inverted atlas of the earth. A symbol of discovery, landscape is revealed through naturalistic observations and imaginary inventions of mountains, prairie, fields, and shore. [...]
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