Photo Books Now Event — San Francisco

Unique forms and formats for photo books: Betsy Davids, "Cube"; Kenneth Wilkes, "Lost and Found"; Nigel Poor, "Found"

"There is the question of where to look for our photographic auteurs: in the mass-circulation magazines, or on the gallery wall? We believe that there is a discernible third, intermediate forum for the photographic auteur—the medium of the photobook—and that this can be considered photography's "natural" home."
—Martin Parr and Gerry Badger, "The Photobook: A History, vol. 1"

PHOTO BOOKS NOW is an exhibition of bookworks by photographers and artists curated by John DeMerritt and Steve Woodall at the San Francisco Center for the Book through April 28. Steve Woodall says this:

“Our modest agenda at the Center for the Book, our private motto, is “world domination through book arts,” and a primary objective of this exhibition is to bring the photo community into our evangelist's tent. We want photographers to be inspired to make books and to see a range of possibilities. The expressive bookform is destined to be an important art medium in the 21st Century, and photographers will certainly be among those at its vanguard.

"Some of the freshest expression in photographic book art is coming out of teaching institutions, where students are primed to exploit the advantages of all photo technologies, from the very new to the very old. The San Francisco Center for the Book, as a participant in the Center for Word, Text and Image at the San Francisco Art Institute, has developed ties with the school's photography department, and the strong presence of SFAI is seen in this exhibition in the work of students, faculty and alumni. Both Linda Connor and Jack Fulton, who have taught at SFAI for over three decades, have helped maintain high technical standards while encouraging experimentation."

San Francisco Center for the Book
February 3 – April 28
Panel discussion Friday, March 31, 7 pm
300 De Haro Street (16th St. entrance)
San Francisco, California
Gallery hours: Monday-Friday 10-5
www.sfcb.org

Featured Artsits:
Arion Press / Michael Kenna, Wallace Berman, Jonathan Clark / Fred Sommer, Steven Cortright, Betsy Davids, Luis Delgado Qualtrough, Helen Douglas, Carolyn Fraser / Holly Morrison, Jack Fulton, Karen Hanmer, Michael Henninger, Germánn Herrera, Craig Hickman, Roni Horn, Susan King, Kumi Korf, Riya Lerner, Dennis Letbetter / Jack Stauffacher, Paula McCartney, Emily McVarish, Clifton Meador, Sara Cedar Millar, Howard Munson, Abner Nolan, Michael Pinney / John Miles, Sara Press, Jaime Robles, James Sansing, Alice Shaw, Peter Thomas, Lex Thompson, Ken Wilkes, Philip Zimmermann.

Posted by jimcasper at February 16, 2006 03:48 AM