Brian Eno Documentary - Creative inspiration

LECTURE: Paul Coldwell on Printmaking at the Edinburgh Print Studio 2012

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EVENT: Dublin Art Book Fair 2012: Friday 30th November– Sunday 2nd December 2012

Following the success of the first Dublin Art Book Fair in December 2011, TBG&S will present a second event for 2012 with the aim of promoting contemporary art and artists’ books to general audiences. The book fair will see a large selection of Irish and international art book publishers represented alongside artists’ books, self-published catalogues and published projects such as comic books, zines and critical writing publications. There is currently an open call for individual artists' books, for more information click here.

OPPORTUNITIES: Callout For Artists Books

Temple Bar Gallery + Studios calls for artists' books From Friday 30th November to Sunday 2nd December 2012, Temple Bar Gallery + Studios will host the second Dublin Art Book Fair. This event will take place in the gallery space in TBG+S and aims to promote and aid the distribution of artists’ books, ‘zines and catalogues. Almost 30 art book publishers from Ireland and abroad will be represented at the fair as well as a programme of live readings and talks. Alongside this, TBG+S wishes to again present an open submission section in which individual artists can present and sell their books, ‘zines and catalogues. We are therefore inviting artists to send us their books, catalogues, and other publications for inclusion in this section. Spaces are strictly limited and books will be selected for inclusion by open submission. Criteria and rules for submission are below: * Each artist can submit one book title only, and up to 5 copies of this title. * Each submission must include full contact details, name, address, telephone number and email address of the artist. * The book must represent your artistic practice. * Handmade books are welcome but please note that books will be handled by the public over 3 days so make sure your book can withstand this. Books must be submitted at your own risk. * We are not interested in illustration or childrens books. * Successful applicants will be selected by a panel from TBG+S. You will receive a space for your book on the artists’ table and the books will be sold by TBG+S staff on your behalf commission free. Successful applicants will be notified. How to submit: Drop off submission is on one designated day at Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, 5-9 Temple Bar- on Tuesday 13th November between 10am and 6pm. Collection of unsold/ unselected books is Monday 4th December 10am- 6pm. If submitting your books via post, send to this address, to arrive no later than 13th Nov

EXHIBITION: John Graham Exhibition at Green on Red Gallery Dublin

Green On Red Gallery is pleased to announce Phase, an exhibition of new works by John Graham. This is the artist’s first exhibition with the gallery since 2008. “Though in the genus of Print these new works are essentially drawings, print methods making drawings. I’m interested in qualities particular to the printmaking process, the way elements are layered for example, the emphasis on alignments, on mirroring, and multiplicity. Printmakers always seem to be up against limits. The sheet of paper, the printing press, the materials and processes used, while vehicles for expression, also seem to contain it. Boundaries provide definition but I also hope to find ways through or around them, to see beyond them, with sight sharpened by them at the same time. Etching makes a bitten line that when printed sits up on the paper’s surface. The objective quality of this raised line helps distance it from the world of illusion and bring it closer to the material world. A group of five large etchings are called, ‘Abat-Voix’*. They are made in four adjoining sections, with dense fields of tightly packed lines juxtaposed against each other. Similar in format, surfaces – black (zinc plates) or silver (copper plates) – are differentiated by the specific characteristics of the metals and drawing tools used to make them. Made through a combination of autographic and mechanical process, the work requires a machine-like attention, but benefits from my not being a machine, or from my being only an imperfect one, a machine with feelings. Smaller works, ‘Tests/Arrangement’, are made from test plates for the larger ones. Based on familiar tropes, off-settings, and doublings of various kinds, each work is made from combinations of repeated elements, unique iterations carrying the referent of other possibilities within them. More info on -www.greenonredgallery.com/exhibition.php?intProjectID=113

EXHIBITION: Drawn To The Page Exhibition at Trinity College

NEWS: Print Week in New York

Print Week - starts 29th October in New York This lively schedule of lectures, exhibitions, demonstrations, gallery talks, and openings is focused on printmaking and its vitality as an artistic practice. Print Week enables collectors, artists, scholars, educators, and the public to connect with IFPDA member galleries, museums, and non-profit organizations to discover new projects, enrich their knowledge of fine prints, and expand or begin their own collections.

ARTIST: Richard Serra - Double Rift 2012

Richard Serra latest etching published by Geminigel. Double Rift I, 2012 3-panel, 1 color etching 94 x 144 in. (238.8 x 365.7 cm) A renowned sculptor, Richard Serra’s works on paper are an integral part of his artistic endeavors. Typically, he makes drawings or prints after the completion of his sculptures as a way of re-visiting and re-examining the three-dimensional forms. His newest editions, Rift I and Double Rift I, are large-scale diptych and triptych etchings. These monumental images further the artist’s investigations of scale, spatial relations and perception. more images on //geminigel.tumblr.com

EXHIBITION: Magical Materials at the Science Gallery Dublin

MAGICAL MATERIALS: UNLEASH YOUR SUPERPOWERS Exhibition 15/09/12 - 14/10/12

What makes a material magical? An ability to change shape before your eyes, to turn from a liquid to a solid or to be one of the lightest materials on earth and yet also one of the strongest? MAGICAL MATERIALS explores the properties of some of the world’s most mysterious materials, giving you an opportunity to investigate and experiment at the cutting edge of material science.

ARTIST: Bob and Roberta Smith

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A LETTER DRAFTED BY ARTIST BOB AND ROBERTA SMITH TO UK GOVERNMENT A SIMILAR ONE COULD BE SENT TO THE IRISH GOVERNMENT PERHAPS? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Your destruction of Britain's ability to draw, design and sing. Dear Michael Gove Art, images, artifacts, songs; culture are the principal means by which Human beings define themselves. Michael, a look at your tie and shirt combination in images of you online informs me you are not a visually minded person. You do not care how you look. Like many men of your generation you probably disdain the modern media's obsession with 'image'. Look around you. What do you see? Everything is made. Everything has been fashioned by human beings who have considered all aspects of what they have made. Human beings consider the function in the system of commerce of what they make but at the same time their work creates images. Image is everything; visual worth, commercial value, moral virtue, authority and integrity. From birth Human beings seek to understand, find their place in society and control their worlds. Through looking and understanding the child interprets the world. Give a child a piece of paper, a brush and some colour and you put them in control. Children's art is so appealing because they have no problem with being in control of images. As school progresses, poor teaching in some schools, impresses on the child that they are not in control. Not only are they not in control, but they are the most insignificant cog in a system of control in which they may never play an important part. From Galileo to Darwin, from Caravaggio to Amy Winehouse creativity is rebellion. Even Free Market economists recognise that wealth creation is based on questioning, innovation and improvement. Creativity is non-acceptance of the status quo, and rejection of the Academy. Your initiative awards conformity and will cause stagnation. Ebacc creates orthodoxy where your un-evidenced view of what will be important to future generations is given an unnatural emphasis. Ebacc is more suited to a planned economy. The rebellious child, the innovator, the inventor, the engineer, the artist, the architect clings on to their prowess with paper, does art at school, goes to art school, studies design or enrols at Imperial College and contributes to the library of images and forms. The relationship between sheets of blank paper, pencils and innovation is undeniable. Art should be the centre of a National curriculum based on creative thinking. Pity the obedient child in a system of Education obsessed with ‘vocational skills'. He or she caves in. The child who becomes inhibited is inducted into the mediocre majority of the visually illiterate of which you, Michael Gove, (in your ill fitting shirt and unmatched tie) are a part. But even those who have creativity beaten out of them by educational systems of the type you advocate, need, enjoy and consume images. Ebacc least serves, what people in the media call ‘content provision'. The ability to fill ‘new media' with images will determine who has power. Everything is made. Everything is visual. Art, yes but also design, money, numbers: even the ebb and flow of commerce has to be made visual. The English landscape is a creation of human design. In your language 'Brand Britain' is visual and cultural. In recent years China has opened 400 schools of art and design. Your Government has whittled Britain's once diverse, varied culture of schools of Art to just 12 institutions. This reduction is a disaster for British design, British commerce, British Art and Britain's ability to compete in the world. Does Britain's image mean nothing to you? Your reforms will cripple future British design. In advance of your reforms Roehampton University has withdrawn its courses training art and design teachers, this is disgraceful. Take Art out of the National curriculum and belittle art in your distorted Ebacc system of categorisation of significant subjects and you will emasculate British Culture. Where are our future designers, architects, craftsmen, engineers, technicians, software designers and mathematicians going to come from if no one can draw? Your thinking and the thinking of your Government is provincial. You want to jump onto a 'Far Eastern' bandwagon that has already left town. The crazy dream of turning the UK economy into Singapore is not available to you. You should realise Britain is amazing. In cultural, visual, democratic, musical, design, product development and literary terms Britain is a giant. Art is now part of the language of freedom and democracy. Repressive, ideological regimes restrict Artists. You must realise that art is not a choice made at secondary school rather we are all cultural beings. Your creation of Ebacc promotes modern languages. This is a good thing. On holiday in Italy you will have visited regional museums. The Italians cram their children into museums, they say, ‘look, this is Italy, this is your culture, your are Italian'. Human beings have culture. Your government's adoption of the last government's ‘Mandelsonian' Browne review with is desire to monetize the episteme and its assault on the Arts and Humanities coupled with, your inclination to remove Art from the national curriculum is deeply concerning. You will be opposed by all people interested in Art, design, free speech, freedom and democracy and probably also by a few bankers and investors interested in British products and exports who are concerned about the colour of their money. Michael Gove, ditch Ebacc. It is mistaken; Education is about sewing seeds not setting standards for the shape of bananas. Bob and Roberta Smith - Artist Feel free to copy this letter, and post or email it govem@parliament.uk to Michael Gove

BOOKS:

Recent Book on Contemporary Print by Paul Coldwell

Printmaking: A Contemporary Perspective is a solid overview of current work in this exciting area, taking into account the history and the different techniques available for artists working today. Using the work of contemporary artists, Printmaking tells the story of the progression of this art form and highlights the most important technological advances and influential artists. Printmaking is split into sections including: Reworking Traditions; Painterly Approaches; the Hybrid Print; Political Imperatives; the Sculptor’s Print; Installation and Expanded Print; and New Technology. Each section discusses the origin of print styles, early artists, and contemporary artists working with print today. The various methods of printing, such as monoprinting, linocut and screen-printing, through to etching and lithography are discussed throughout these sections in relation to the artists that work with them. Exploring contemporary approaches to this ever-growing medium, Printmaking discusses the work of some of the most exciting artists working in the field today. Artists featured include Richard Hamilton, Damien Hirst, Roni Horn, Masami Teraoka, Kara Walker, Oscar Munos, Willie Cole, Banksy and Brooklyn based Faile Collective. The work of influential artists in the field throughout history are also included, such as Rembrandt, Goya, Degas, Picasso, Paula Rego, and George Baselitz, to show the effect their work has had on a younger generation of artists.

EVENT:

Printed Matter, Inc. presents THE NY ART BOOK FAIR September 28–30, 2012 Preview: Thursday, September 27, 6–9 pm MoMA PS1 Printed Matter presents the seventh annual NY Art Book Fair, from September 28 to 30, at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, Queens. A preview will be held on the evening of Thursday, September 27. Free and open to the public, the NY Art Book Fair is the world's premier event for artists’ books, catalogs, monographs, periodicals, and zines presented by 283 international presses, booksellers, antiquarians, artists, and independent publishers from twenty-six countries. Lucy Lippard and Paul Chan are the keynote speakers for this year’s Contemporary Artists’ Books Conference—a dynamic, two-day symposium on emerging practices and debates within art-book culture. The Classroom—a curated series of artist-led workshops, readings, and discussions—will engage visitors in lively conversation all weekend long. The NY Art Book Fair will also include special project rooms, screenings, book signings, and performances throughout the weekend. Over 15,000 artists, book buyers, collectors, dealers, curators, independent publishers, and other enthusiasts attended the NY Art Book Fair in 2011. Hours and Location The NY Art Book Fair is free and open to the public. Preview: Thursday, September 27, 6–9 pm Friday, September 28, 12–7 pm Saturday, September 29, 11 am–9 pm Sunday, September 30, 11 am–7 pm

EXHIBITION: Upcoming Exhibition at the National Print Museum

Upcoming exhibition From Colum Cille to Colmcille: The development of the Monotype Irish printing type series 121, 18 October - 2 December 2012

EXHIBITION: Art of Books at the Chester Beatty Library

Arts of the Book, a permanent exhibition of almost 600 objects from the Library's collections displays books from the ancient world, including the world famous Chester Beatty Love Poems (c.1160 BC), Egyptian Books of the Dead and beautifully illuminated European manuscripts. One of the highlights is the display of Western book-bindings (5th-20th century) and Old Master prints. The exhibition also explores the richness of the Islamic manuscript tradition including illustrations and illuminations, calligraphy, and exquisite bindings from across the Middle East and India. Highlights from East Asia include one of the finest collections of Chinese jade books in the world, Japanese picture-scrolls depicting fables and legends, and deluxe woodblock prints. Audio-visual programmes complement the exhibition, helping the visitor to learn more about the arts of the book throughout the world

OPPORTUNITIES: Printmaking Exchange and Partnerships

California College of the Arts Printmaking Exchange and Partnerships 1111 Eighth Street San Francisco CA 94107 T 415 551 9214 www.cca.edu Share this: Facebook | Twitter For the past six years, California College of the Arts and Osaka University of the Arts have maintained a fruitful partnership and student exhibition exchange series. This spring, the exchange culminated in an exhibition on CCA's Oakland campus featuring works by 60 printmaking and graphic design majors from both schools. After it closes in Oakland, the work will travel to Osaka, where it will be on view in July 2012. Two CCA faculty and 10 CCA students will travel to Osaka as well. They will tour the cities of Kyoto and Osaka and have opportunities to create new print and design work in the Osaka University of the Arts studio facilities. This exchange series is funded by the Hamaguchi Endowment and reflects an ongoing dialogue and deepening partnership between the two schools. It is supported by Ms. Mikae Hara, a renowned printmaker and a faculty member at Osaka University of the Arts. CCA's Printmaking Program also supports its students via the CCA Hamaguchi Emerging Artist Residency at Kala Art Institute in Berkeley. Begun in 2010, this is a special opportunity for a recent BFA Printmaking graduate to work in the dynamic Kala facilities alongside a community of artists from all over the world. The residency represents a rich collaboration between CCA and Kala. Printmaking at CCA has a strong history of collaboration and community. Because students from all majors can enroll in Printmaking classes, interdisciplinary efforts naturally occur. The studio becomes fertile ground for creative problem solving and projects that push the boundaries of the medium of printmaking, which has a history spanning thousands of years, from ancient techniques to today's latest technologies. CCA supports interdisciplinary interest in printmaking through the Yozo Hamaguchi Printmaking Scholarship Awards, which are open to students from any major who are working in print media. Each year, six undergraduates and one graduate student are awarded a Hamaguchi Scholarship based on the merits of their print work and participate in a widely promoted awards exhibition. CCA's undergraduate programs are still accepting applications for fall admission. About California College of the Arts Founded in 1907, California College of the Arts (CCA) is noted for the interdisciplinarity and breadth of its programs. It offers studies in 21 undergraduate and seven graduate majors in the areas of fine arts, architecture, design, and writing. The college offers bachelor of architecture, bachelor of arts, bachelor of fine arts, master of architecture, master of arts, master of fine arts, and master of business administration degrees. With campuses in San Francisco and Oakland, CCA currently enrolls 1,950 full-time students. Noted alumni include the painters Nathan Oliveira and Raymond Saunders; the ceramicists Robert Arneson, Viola Frey, and Peter Voulkos; the filmmaker Wayne Wang; the conceptual artists David Ireland and Dennis Oppenheim; and the designers Lucille Tenazas and Michael Vanderbyl. For more information about CCA, visit cca.edu.

OPPORTUNITIES: Beisinghoff Printmaking Residency in Germany

2012: Opportunities, Past Beisinghoff Printmaking Residency in Germany – Request For Proposals (Deadline: April 1st, 2012) http://www.flickr.com/photos/wsworkshop/sets/72157628308527943/ Work in a beautiful printmaking studio in Diemelstadt-Rhoden for up to four weeks. Two artists will be awarded this residency located at Atelierhaus Beisinghoff, less than an hour away from Kassel, Germany. This year the residency will coincide with dOCUMENTA 13 which takes place in Kassel June 9th – Sept 16th, 2012. Atelierhaus Beisinghoff offers studio space and access to: Letterpress Studio with Korrex flatbed press and Garamond, Helvetica, Futura, and some Bodoni Antiqua and Wallau typefaces; Intaglio printing studio with Plankenhorn etching press for papersize up to 132 x 180 cm. Accommodation is free of charge and provides a shared apartment with a shared bath, library, kitchen, living room, garden, etc. Travel costs, food, paper and special colours are paid by the artist in residence. Postmark deadline: April 1 Notification Date: May 1 Apply: http://www.wsworkshop.org/_art_opp/artopp_grant_beisinghof.htm

EVENT: 24 Days of Screenprinting

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LIVE SCREENPRINTING DAILY

Through December 23rd
Closing Party Friday, January 13th, 5-8PM

Single Artists: Mon-Fri 5-7pm, Sun 4-6pm
Groups of 5-6 Artists: Sat 2-6pm

Curated/organized by J. Morrison

Printed Matter is pleased to present 24 DAYS OF MATTER PRINTED, a live screenprinting project by J. Morrison. From December 1st until the 24th, daily screenprinting sessions will feature a rotating cast of 20 artists creating collaborative works in the Printed Matter storefront. During these sessions, the artistic collaboration will be accumulative, with a new artist each day adding his or her own print to the previously produced prints. Prints will be available for purchase at any stage during this process.

To purchase any of the items, please click on the following links: Print, Deluxe Print, Sweatshirt, Underwear.


Email Keith@printedmatter.org for additional info or with requests for images.


Working under the theme of a "Self-Portrait,” the artists will print their creation on a variety of media - from Sweatshirts, Underwear, Handkerchiefs, and a special fine art Paper Edition of 100. They will be priced affordably, ranging from $10-$100, with the paper edition increasing as the show progresses with all of the artists' screenprints collaged together. The works created will be on exhibit at Printed Matter through mid-January.

This year’s exhibition with J. Morrison follows in a long tradition of Printed Matter's holiday events to support the institution, including past fundraisers organized by the artists' collective Collaborative Projects (or COLAB), and Giftland, curated by Max Schumann and guest curators. J. Morrison’s show title and theme are a play off the “12 Days of Christmas” and in modern commercial times the "25 Days of Christmas," giving an artist's alternative view of holiday consumerism.

Participating Artists:

Kelly Armendariz (Dec 13, 17)
Juan Betancurth (Dec 8, 10)
AA Bronson (Dec 19, 2-4pm)
Isabella Bruno (Dec 10, 12)
Maria Chavez (Dec 17, 23)
Christopher Clary (Dec 7, 10)
Richard Haines (Dec 9, 10)
Matthias Herrmann (Dec 10, 19)
Brian Kenny (Dec 3, 15)
Marie Lorenz (Dec 2)
Michael Magnan (Dec 3, 20)
Slava Mogutin (Dec 3, 16)
J. Morrison (Dec 1)
Antonio Ortuño (Dec 6, 10)
Cyrus Saint Amand Poliakoff (Dec 3, 22)
Denise Schatz (Dec 14, 17)
Todd Shalom (Dec 11)
Sto (Dec 17, 18)
George Venson (Dec 5, 10)
Grant Worth (Dec 3, 21)