Talk about Artists' Books at Danmarks Kunstbibliotek

Kunstnerbøger på Danmarks Kunstbibliotek
Friday June 20th at 16 - 17.30

Thomas Hvid Kromann has arranged a talk at Danmarks Kunstbibliotek about Artists’ books.
First Thomas will be talking about Artists’ books. 

He was recently one of the editors of the first larger book about Danish Artists books.

Anneli Fuchs will be talking about the library collection of Artists’ books

Then Kasper Hesselbjerg, Lasse Krog Møller and I will be talking about being small publishers and our own books.

I haven't been to the library for many years, I used to work there back sometime around 1995, 

I’m looking very much forward to this. 

When working there my job was to fetch the books people requested and I would take my time, 

browsing what books was close to the books I was supposed to find, 

their collection is absolutely amazing.

If you are in Copenhagen and would like to take part of this all you have to do is send a mail to

 dkb@kunstbib.dk to confirm that you will attend. it is free

Danmarks Kunstbibliotek
Nyhavn 2, 1007 København K

Danish Artists' Books

No so long ago the first larger books about Danish artists' books was published.

It includes some text about Fluens Forlag and a list of some of the  favorite Danish Artists' books by Stürup.

The book was edited by Thomas Hvid Kromann, Louise Hold Sidenius, 

Maria Kjær Themsen and Marianne Vierø.

It is a large size 300 pages paperback, in Danish and English.

It is a good introduction to the Danish Artists' book.

But with all books like this and especially being the first one, 

it tries to do too many things at once, 

reading in it I wish it had twice the length, to get more in debt.

If the layout had not been set as a large size retro layout 

there could have been space for a lot more information on those 300 pages.

That said it is still a great book.

See the list after the jump

Tables at Printed Matter,Inc

My favorite book store Printed Matter,Inc has added a new section to their website, called Tables.

They show books by a selection of the artists who has their books in the store.

I just found out they did one with some of my books.

Going to Printed Matter, Inc is like entering Aladdin's Cave of Artist's Books, I'm not sure I ever left without a great book I didn't know I wanted before entering.

They have had my books since sometime in 1999 when I came by the shop on a studio trip with The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art.

link to the table Printed Matter,Inc