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online exhibitions from the Mortimer
Rarebook Room collection including the work of Charles Skaggs and others.
EXHIBITIONS
IN THE LIBRARY
Exhibitions
of manuscripts, rare books, and contemporary book arts are shown in three
places in Neilson Library: in the Morgan Gallery on the main floor, in
the Book Arts Gallery on the third floor, and in the Mortimer Rare Book
Room vestibule.
SPRING
2008
Werner
Pfeiffer (censor, villain, provocateur, experimenter): Book-Objects &
Artist Books
April 1 - July 31, 2008
Book Arts Gallery, Neilson Library, 3rd floor (hours)
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Out
of the Sky: 9/11 by Werner Pfeiffer. This three-dimensional
book is his tribute to the victims of the terrorist attack on the
World Trade Center. Out of the Sky was produced in an edition
of 52 copies on the fifth anniversary of the attack in 2006. It
is shown here fully assembled to create a model of the twin towers
nearly 6 feet high. |
The
exhibition features 39 objects made by Pfeiffer using real books.
He has “silenced” the books by gluing the pages together,
and he also adds ropes, nails, clamps, and hooks. The intention
is to comment on censorship and to provoke reactions from his audience.
The exhibition also includes 8 of Pfeiffer's artist books, a genre
loosely defined as books wholly conceived of and produced as the
vision of a single artist. These books usually contain printed text
and illustrations, and in Pfeiffer's hands, a sculptural element
which invites the reader to interact with the book by manipulating
it in a way other than the traditional one of turning pages.
View a video clip of the opening reception and book assemblage from April 3. |
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Opening
Reception: On April 3, beginning at 4:30, Pfeiffer will
assembled his artist book Out of the Sky: 9/11, his tribute
to the victims of the destruction of the World Trade Center in 2001.
This book, with a prominent sculptural component, engages the reader/viewer
as he or she assembles a series of printed segments to construct
a model of the twin towers nearly 6 feet high. Images and names
of victims of this terrorist attack are revealed as the sections
are joined.
More
on the Artist: Werner Pfeiffer, born in Stuttgart, Germany,
in 1937, has lived in the United States since 1961. He has served
as a designer and art director on various projects and was appointed
Professor of Art at Pratt Institute in New York City in 1969. His
books, collages, drawings, prints, paintings, and sculptures have
been shown internationally in nearly 200 group and solo exhibitions. |
Click
here for past exhibitions in the Mortimer Rare Book Room, Morgan Gallery,
and Book Arts Gallery.
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