Video documentation of the Virtual Opening & Guided Tour of 46: Artists' Books from Franklin Furnace Archive, 1976-2022 presented on May 31, 2022 at 6:00pm-7pm ET on Zoom.
The virtual opening of the exhibition 46: Artists’ Books from Franklin Furnace Archive, 1976-2022 provided a guided tour by co-curators Fang-Yu Liu and Nicole Rosengurt of the exhibition at Pratt Library in Brooklyn and the companion virtual exhibition online. The curators shared insights on how they selected these books, explored thematic threads connecting the works, discuss the variety of forms featured in the exhibition, and engaged in Q&A with the audience.
“46: Artists’ Books from Franklin Furnace Archive, 1976-2022” is a celebration of international artists’ experiments with the book form since the 1970s. The exhibition explores the development of artists’ books through the lens of the Franklin Furnace collection, which represents artists who see books not just for reading, but as sculptures, actions, and games. Their works range from lighthearted romps to serious grapellings with heavy topics, covering subjects including gender, bodies, and families to, performance, place, time, and the book form itself. 46 explores a multitude of techniques, topics, and disciplines featured through the decades, highlighting artistic innovation of the book form as a space outside the mainstream.
Russ Abell, Director of Pratt Institute Libraries, and Harley Spiller, Ken Dewey Director of Franklin Furnace, will make opening remarks.
Visit the full virtual exhibition here.
