Books Undone 2 The Art of Altered Books
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Books Undone 2 presents a diverse and compelling collection that captures our cultural time and place. Themes such as social justice, climate change, the human experience, and more are presented through book-based forms. From full-size dresses that scrutinize domestic violence to book installations that examine wrongful convictions, from erased books that bring awareness to the loss of natural ecosystems to sculptures that probe the loss of history, and from digital-based works that explore identity issues to intricately twisted book pages that investigate motherhood, the work is varied in form and concept.
The exhibit showcased 64 pieces created by 41 artists from 20 different states. Among the Pennsylvania artists featured are Caitlin Downs, Lancaster; Irwin Freeman, Philadelphia; Emily Green, Williamsport; Michael Hower, Enola; Jamie Jay, Sunbury; Isaac Karaffa, Williamsport; Patty Kennedy-Zafred, Murrysville; Ron Lambert, Bloomsburg; Amanda Lenig, Selinsgrove; Dave Stabley, Muncy; Maureen Vooz, Northampton; and Joanna Knox Yoder, Williamsport.
Other selected artists include Cynthia Ahlstrin, Winthrop, Maine; Julie Bagamary, Fairview, North Carolina; Martin Brief, St. Louis, Missouri; Deborah Phillips Chodoff, Katonah, New York; Heather Cook, Buffalo, New York; Sue Cotter, Parowan, Utah; Emily Eldred, Springville, Iowa; Toby Lee Greenberg, New York City; Hairi Han, Chicago; Craig Hill, Gambier, Ohio; Dorsey Hogg, Burlington, Vermont; Maggie Kerrigan, Virginia Beach, Virginia; Carole Kunstadt, West Hurley, New York; Ryan Lewis, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Yvonne Love, Lewes, Delaware; Robin Miller, Bluefield, West Virginia; Lori Murphy, San Francisco; Chris Perry, Ridgefield, Connecticut; Janet Reynolds, Houston; Judith Serling-Sturm, Cincinnati, Ohio; Shawn Michelle Smith, Chicago; Laura J. Stein, New York City; June Tekaza, Wayland, Massachusetts; Frank Turek, Portland, Maine; Naomi S. Velasquez, Pocatello, Idaho; Marcia Vogler, Charlotte, Vermont; Shannon Weber, Cottage Grove, Oregon; Margaret Whiting, Waterloo, Iowa; and Nanette Wylde, Redwood City, California.
Scott McCarney, an artist, designer and educator residing in Rochester, New York, served as juror for the exhibition. Scott McCarney is an artist, designer, and educator living in Rochester, New York. He received formal design training at Virginia Commonwealth University in the 1970s, and earned an advanced degree in photography from the University at Buffalo/Visual Studies Workshop in the 1980s. His primary art practice has been in book form since 1980 and spans many media: from offset and digital printing to sculptural and site-specific installation. His works are widely distributed and can be found in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art, Victoria & Albert Museum, and Yale University Art Gallery, among others. His teaching and lecturing itinerary is varied: in person (New Zealand, Korea, Mexico, and South America) and online. He retired in 2020 after 16 years of teaching in the College of Art and Design at Rochester Institute of Technology.
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