[BKARTS] Views from Venice at The Center for Book Arts

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You are cordially invited to attend the opening reception at The Center for Book Arts for 
 

Views from Venice: Selections from the Collection of Matilde Dolcetti at the

Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venezia

Organized by John Ross, Artist and Independent Curator

 

Friday, January 21st, 2005, 6 to 8 pm. FREE and open to the public.

On view until April 2nd, 2005

 

This exhibition will highlight approximately fifty artists books from the collection of this Italian collection.  The books to be featured in this exhibition were made in the print workshops of the Scuola mostly by Italian artists, such as Loretta Cappanera, Claudine, Giotto, Maria Lai, Stefania Missio, Bonizza Modolo, and Giuseppe Perezzan, as well as by international artists who held residencies at the Scuola's, including artists from Germany; France, Belgium and the United States.  The force behind this collection is Matilde Dolcetti, the Director of the Scuola, where her interest in artist's books has a powerful influence on the artists who work in this well equipped printshop in Venice. 

 

Also on view as part of our Featured Artists Projects: Music Stills: Works by Susan Rotolo until February 19th.



Please contact us for more information at 212-481-0295 or info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

You can also visit our new website at http://www.centerforbookarts.org

 

The Center for Book Arts

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Between Broadway and 6th Avenue

N, R to 28th Street and Broadway

F to 23rd Street and 6th Avenue

1 or 9 to 28th Street and 7th Avenue

Call the Center for details on parking in the neighborhood

 

Image: Kramer, Andreas; Virbogene Symmetrien, 1999; Relief Print

Collection: Matilde Dolcetti

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