13th International Contemporary
Artists’ Book Fair
Friday 12 & Saturday 13 March 2010
The Parkinson Court, University of Leeds
Friday 11.00–6.00 Saturday 10.00–5.00
The Contemporary Artists’ Book Fair presents unique and multiple book works by artists, imprints and publishers from around the world
An accompanying programme of related exhibitions, films and
presentations includes:
Beyond Content, a selection of books from the Brotherton Library Special Collections, which have acquired, by means of addition or excision, a serendipitous material uniqueness beyond their texts and original form
The Burton Gallery, Parkinson Building, 9–13 March, 10am–5pm
101, video works each 101 seconds in duration by artists, the AMB group, whose practices encompass the moving image and artists’ books
The Burton Gallery, Parkinson Building, 9–13 March, 10am–5pm
Micro-Pages, an exhibition presented on micro-fiche of artists’ responses to issues of accessibility and handling of book works
The Burton Gallery, Parkinson Building, 9–13 March, 10am–5pm
Cabinet of Curiosities, an interactive exhibition of new relational book works by the international online Artist Book Collective
Old Mining Building foyer, 8–19 March, 10am–5pm
Merzbuch, an illustrated talk by Littoral Arts Trust on their artist book and sculpture projects related to Kurt Schwitters’ Merzbarn
Brotherton Room, Special Collections, Brotherton Library,
Parkinson Building, Saturday13 March, 1–3pm
Free admission to the fair and events
A fully illustrated catalogue is available
The Parkinson Court is located within the Parkinson Building on
Woodhouse Lane, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT