Book art object 2

Book Art Object 2 Following the highly successful and acclaimed Book Art Object, published in 2008, Book Art Object 2 includes a record of the third biennial Codex Book Fair and Symposium: "The Fate of the Art," held in Berkeley, California, 2011. Codex events showcase contemporary artist books, fine press and fine art editions produced by the world's most esteemed printers, designers, book artists, and artisans. This book contains 1133 images of 300 books by 140 artists/printers. Also presented is a selection of the papers delivered at the 2009 and 2011 symposia: Paul van Capelleveen, The National Library of the Netherlands: Changing books: art and the contemporary Dutch private press book. Antoine Coron, Head of Special Collections, Bibliothèque Nationale de France: Publishing artist books in France today. David Jury, designer and printer: The depiction of books in books. Ron King, artist: History and collaboration: Circle Press. Peter Rutledge Koch, Printer: The third stream: A view from the West back to the East. Juan Pascoe, Proprietor, Taller Martín Pescador, Michoacán: Presses in Mexico. Richard Ovenden, keeper of Special Collections and Associate Director, Bodleian Library, Oxford: The role of the book arts in a 21st-century research library. There are also dispatches from renowned artists/printers/curators: Johannes Strugalla and Ulrike Stoltz: Germany; Jason Dewinetz: Canada; Des Cowley: Australia; Sarah Bodman and Tom Sowden: United Kingdom; Sandro Berra: Italy.