"Craft & Conceptual Art" opens August 26 at Minnesota Center for Book Arts
Monday, August 7, 2023 at 10:47AM
Minnesota Center for Book Arts (MCBA) has announced Craft and Conceptual Art: Reshaping the Legacy of Artists’ Books, an exhibition that reconnects artists’ books to craft by creating a meaningful link between conceptual art and craft, historically placed at odds. Curated by arts writer and editor Megan N. Liberty, the exhibition was organized by Center for Book Arts in New York and is traveling here from San Francisco Center for the Book. Works by 38 book artists will be on view from Saturday, August 26 until Saturday, October 21. A reception will be held in MCBA’s Main Gallery on Friday, September 22 from 6–8pm.
Two pieces from Minnesota Center for Book Arts’ own collection will be on view: Our Glass by Louise Neaderland (above) and Untitled (Basic Lights) by Berwyn Hung (below), as well as works by local artists Harriet Bart and Philip Gallo.
Megan N. Liberty“This exhibition will tie artists' books back to craft, reshaping our understanding of craft history and its influence on conceptual art,” writes Liberty in her curatorial statement. The goal, she continues, is “a cross-disciplinary show that uses archival materials to present a revised timeline of book art, conceptual art, and craft, alongside artworks from various collections including Center for Book Arts, Harvard, Pace Prints Pace Gallery, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Library, and MCBA.”
