做一本书 exhibition at White Space Beijing Gallery‏

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Do a Book | 做一本书


开幕 Opening: 3:00pm - 6:00pm, Saturday, Feb 18th , 2012
展期 Duration: Feb 18th  – Mar 18th ,2012
策划 Curated by George Chang (章森) and Katherine Don (唐凯琳)
主办 Presented by White Space Beijing Gallery 空白空间


Works by / 艺术家
Tom Bell, Lukas Birk,章森 George Chang, 张能杰 Rutherford Chang, 陳龍斌 Chen Longbin,
Ain Cocke, 丁乙 Ding Yi, 郭鸿蔚 Guo Hongwei, 洪浩 Hong Hao, 黄敏  Huang Min, Ravikumar Kashi, 孔国桥 Kong Guoqiao, 梁志和 Leung Chiwo, 刘任Liu Ren, 马军 Ma Jun, 掉对 Out, 庆庆 Qingqing,
Kiki Smith, Sarah Sze, Rirkrit Tiravanija, 曾建華 Tsang Kinwah, Heimo Wallner, 王超 Wang Chao,
Terry Winters & Ben Marcus, 徐冰 Xu Bing

“Do a Book” is a group exhibition at White Space Gallery in Caochangdi, Beijing devoted to exploring the medium of artist books and text-based art works. Curated by George Chang and Katherine Don, “Do A Book” provides a unique opportunity to reconnect with an important tradition of creative expression explored by a diverse group of artists both in China and abroad.



The purpose of “Do a Book” is to create a dialogue about the tradition of the artist book and the genre of the book medium. Although not absent from current practice, the book is an art form deeply rooted in traditional artistic practice yet is a medium widely unexplored by contemporary artists in China. An artist book does not refer to a publication used to augment an exhibition, rather it is an object produced as an art work itself, often as a unique or limited edition. Book art embraces the form of conventional books and publishing practices creating platform for artistic creation related to drawing, painting, photography, writing, editing, printing, binding, distribution and exhibition all bound in a single object. Through a variety of media and processes, the artists’ objects presented in this exhibition highlight the varied interpretations of the book: as a vessel for information or narrative, as an abstract form that transcends function, or as a medium referring to a book’s social role. The juxtaposition of these works created by artists of different backgrounds and from cities around the world provides a starting point for exploring the relationship between text and imagery, and in a broader sense, the role of the book in the arts.


“做一本书”将于2012年2月18日至3月18日在草场地空白空间画廊展出。由章森和唐凯琳共同策划的“做一本书”提供了一个独特的场所来呈现国内外艺术家对这一传统媒介进行的重新审视。


此次展览是 对”艺术家的书”和传统媒介载体”书”展开的一次对话. 并不是我们传统意义上说的那些种出版物——”艺术家的书”对中国当代艺术家来说还是一个陌生的艺术形式和媒介, 准确的说更应该是艺术家对”书”这一形式的解构和再创作。此次来自全世界不同地区的艺术家们参与的作品，希望给这个传统的平台注入一股新的气息。


White Space Beijing 空白空间
北京朝阳区机场辅路,草场地255号 100015
No.255 Caochangdi, Airport Service Road, ChaoYang District, Beijing, 100015
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