At VSW we have considered the possibilities of the book as a primary art form since our founding in 1969. The 2010 Photo-Bookworks Symposium addresses a new production generation—in an era with access to print-on-demand and desktop publishing—as an effort to expand the potential for books-as-art. Contemporary print-on-demand technology increases the ability to cheaply print and to self-publish works, but is the distinctive time/space art of the photo-bookwork lost on those using books to display their photographs? In order to expand the potential of the form, we have organized a series of presentations on exemplary photo-bookwork projects by American and international photographic artists, publishers, and historians.
Above are links to the presenters, events, and schedule of activities, as well as necessary information for registering for the symposium, and our suggestions for accommodations in Rochester, NY during the weekend of July 1-3, 2010.
The symposium is $125 and has limited seats available so register now to reserve your place at what promises to be a significant and educational gathering.
Publications and Sponsors
When you attend the symposium you will receive the May/June, 2010 issue of Afterimage with numerous reviews of photo-bookworks as well as special photo-bookwork portfolios by Tom Sowden and Chris George.
You will also receive JAB27, the Spring 2010 issue of Journal of Artists’ Books, featuring graphic essays by presenters Nathan Lyons, Francois Deschamps, David Schulz, an exemplary photo-bookwork by Elisabeth Tonnard with an essay by Chris Burnett, cover by Chris George, and reviews of books by Kristen Merola and Philip Zimmermann, guest edited by Tate Shaw, Director of VSW and coordinator of the symposium.
The book Drones by Francois Deschamps has been published by Visual Studies Workshop Press on the occasion of the symposium with special thanks to Xerox for their support of the book.
from Life is Good…New York by William Klein, Errata Editions
from the Afterimage portfolio “Not the Naked City”
by Chris George
from Drones by Francois Deschamps