Beauty and the Bookmark

book·mark - a ribbon or other marker placed between the pages of a book to mark a place.The Centre for Fine Press Research in the UK at University of the West of England is doing some great Book Art related stuff.One of their projects, which began in 2004, is Bookmarks: Infiltrating the Library System, an annual celebration of the bookmark which has featured the work of almost 200 book artists since its beginnings with each producing an edition of 100 bookmarks for free distribution. Their goal is to encourage people to "appreciate artwork in the format of 'bookmarks' and to...

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Anselm Kiefer Moves into the Louvre

It is the first time in over 50 years that the Louvre has allowed a living artist to mess with the interior.In 1953 George Braque painted a ceiling of Henri II’s former antechamber and now Anselm Kiefer will have a permanent installation in a stairwell the links the Egyptian and Mesopotamian antiquities.Kiefer's installation consists of the his large painting Athanor and two sculptures Danae and Hortus Conclusus.The Danae piece consists of a large depetaled sunflower emerging from a pile of Kiefer's signature lead books.Who is Danae? In greek mythology she is the daughter of the King of Argos. She was...

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