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Dieter Roth in the Gallery Würth, Norway
July 15, 2022 in Artists book, Events by Kestutis Vasiliunas
The Universe of Dieter Roth – in the Würth Collection
Exhibition Time: 21 November 2021 – 4 September 2022
Location: Sammlung Würth, Hagan, Norway
The Gallery Würth in Hagan, near Oslo, present Dieter Roth. German-born Swiss artist Dieter Roth (1930-1998), best known for his artist’s books, prints, sculptures, and works made of found materials, including rotting food stuffs. He was a pioneer of contemporary artist’s book. Dieter Roth created also art installations, music installations and from 1980 he often created very big art installation in collaboration with his son Björn and other artists. So, it was nice to see the art of Dieter Roth in the Gallery Würth together with the collection of the artist’s books.
Prof. Kestutis Vasiliunas
© Dieter Roth Estate Courtesy Hauser & Würth
© Gallery Würth
© Photos: Kestutis Vasiliunas
© Artist’s Book Creators 2022
The National Museum of Art in Norway
July 14, 2022 in Artists book, Events, Gallery, Important by Kestutis Vasiliunas
The National Museum in Oslo
Time: 5 July 2022
Location: Oslo, Norway
On the 5th of July we visited The National Museum of Art in Norway in Oslo. From 2019 the National Museum was temporary closed. It was opened again on June 2022. At the same time was opened and the new Edvard Munch Museum in Oslo, or “Munch” – a museum of poor architecture both inside and out. Who designed this hopeless structure? Who cares. Bad things have no authors. From outside is like soviet building “decorated” with asbestos slate, from inside like a cheap supermarket with small illogical spaces.
If we talk about The National Museum – it is also in old style building, I am sorry. And Norway is very rich country to build something extra modern in the 21stcentury. But the museum looks worse than “Bonn Art Museum” in Germany, which was designed by the Berlin architect Axel Schultes and opened in 1992. However, the collection of the National Museum is interesting with classics of Norwegian art, contemporary art and excellent educational “corners”. Also, it has maybe the best paintings of Edvard Munch, like “The Scream”, which original is very sensitive and absolutely different from what we know from the internet.
Edvard Munch “The Scream”. 1893. Fragment
Prof. Kestutis Vasiliunas
© Photos: Kestutis Vasiliunas
© Artist’s Book Creators 2022
Artist’s Books from the Würth Collection, Norway
July 8, 2022 in Artists book, Events by Web developer
From A to Z – Artist’s Books from the Würth Collection
Time: 4 July 2022
Location: Oslo, Norway
On the 4th of July we came to the Gallery Würth in Norway to see the artist’s book exhibition “From A to Z – Artist’s Books from the Würth Collection”. It is a beautiful and modern Gallery in the nature near Oslo.
Wonderful artist’s books by world-famous artists and writers are exhibited at the Gallery Würth: A.R. Penck, André Masson, André Breton, Benjamin Péret, Eduardo Chillida, Franz Marc, Franz Ringel, Félix Labisse, Günter Grass, Günther Uecker, HAP Grieshaber, Hans Arp, Hans Magnus Enzensberger, Herman de Vries, Hermann Hesse, Jean-Paul Sartre, Klaus Zylla, Markus Lüpertz, Max Liebermann, Maximilian Barck, Pablo Picasso, Paul Éluard, Robert Desnos, Sabine Hoffmann, Salvador Dalí, Sophie Tauber-Arp, Thomas Bernhard, Victor Brauner, Wassily Kandinsky, Wilhelm Beuerman, Yvan Goll.
Kestutis Vasiliunas
© Artist’s Book Creators 2022
Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius – 25 Years!
June 4, 2022 in Artists book, Events by Kestutis Vasiliunas
International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius – 25 Years!
This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the opening of the “1st International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius” in 1997.
During these exciting 25 years, we have done 9 International Artist’s Book Triennials to which 911 artists from 68 countries were selected for the exhibitions. The Triennials were exhibited not only in Lithuania, but also in Salzburg (Austria), Lille (France), Leipzig, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Rheine (Germany), Venice, Vercelli, Urbino (Italy), Seoul (South Korea), Halmstad (Sweden), Silkeborg (Denmark), Evanston and Fredonia (USA).
Dear Artists, thank You for being together.
Prof. Kestutis Vasiliunas
Curator of the Triennials
Chief of the Circle “Bokartas”
© Artist’s Book Creators 2022
Artist’s Book Exhibition of Motoko Tachikawa from Japan
May 3, 2022 in Artists book, Events by Kestutis Vasiliunas
Time: 29 April – 29 May 2022
Location: Virtual Artist’s Book Exhibition in the Artist’s Book Gallery
In the Virtual Artist’s Book Exhibition we present our friend, an artist from Japan – Motoko Tachikawa.
Artist Motoko Tachikawa participated in the “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018”, where she got the Honourable Mention for the artist’s book “Morning Noon and Evening – His Last Days”.
Motoko Tachikawa lives in France. She creates amazing sensitive artist’s books, combining Eastern and Western art traditions.
Virtual Artist’s Book Exhibition
Prof. Kestutis Vasiliunas
Curator of the Virtual Artist’s Book Gallery
© Artist’s Book Creators 2022
Слава Україні! Glory to Ukraine! Glory to Heroes!
March 5, 2022 in Artists book, Events, New Events by Web developer
Слава Україні!
Glory to Ukraine! Glory to Heroes!
Kęstutis Vasiliūnas. “Vincent: Sunflowers”. 2022, canvas, woodcut, stamps, 72 x 169 cm
Leipzig Book Fair 2022 – Cancelled
February 12, 2022 in Artists book, Events, New Events by Kestutis Vasiliunas
“It is with a heavy heart that we have to inform you that the Leipzig Book Fair, Manga-Comic-Con, Leipzig Reads and Antiquarian Book Fair will unfortunately not take place.”
https://www.leipziger-buchmesse.de/en/
The next Leipzig Book Fair will take place from 23 to 26 March 2023.
© Artist’s Book Creators 2022
Artist’s Book Exhibition in Tokyo 2021
August 20, 2021 in Artists book, Events, Gallery by Kestutis Vasiliunas
Artist’s Book Exhibition in Japan
Time: 3-12 August 2021
Time: 23 August – 4 September 2021
Location: Gallery Saoh
Nihonbashi-honcho 1-3-1,
Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Curator: Director Mrs. Yoshiko Yokojima
Artist:
Adachi Ryoko
Ogose Kazumi
Saito Kakomi
Takahashi Yoko
Wada Yuko
More info: http://www.saohtomos.com/saohtomos2014/current2.htm
© Photos: Gallery Saoh
© Artist’s Book Creators, 2021
World famous carillonist Mr. Auke de Boer in Vilnius Carillon Festival 2021
August 4, 2021 in Events, Gallery, New Events by Kestutis Vasiliunas
Mr. Auke de Boer & Mrs. Janny
World famous carillonist Mr. Auke de Boer with his wife Janny from the Netherlands arrived in Vilnius to give the concert in Vilnius Carillon Festival.
Concert Time: 7 p.m., 4 August 2021
Concert Location: The Church of St. Apostles Philip and Jacob in Vilnius, Lithuania
It is not the first time when world famous master of carillons, Mr. Auke de Boer, give the concert in Lithuania.
The first concert in Lithuania given by prof. Auke de Boer in 2014 in Kaunas. Later he several times participated in Pažaislis Music Festival, gave the carillon concerts in Vilnius, Kaunas, Šiauliai and Klaipėda.
From his first concert in Lithuania in 2014, he with an artist, artist’s book creator Joseph Johannes Visser (1946-2019) became sincere friends of Lithuania. More, they became the honorary ambassadors of Lithuania in the Netherlands. They advertise Lithuania, Lithuanian culture and artists in the Netherlands.
Joseph Johannes Visser
In his concerts in the Netherlands and abroad maestro Auke de Boer performs compositions not only world famous composes like J. S. Bach or Mozart, but also plays by carillons music of Lithuanian artist and composer M.K. Čiurlionis. Mr. Auke de Boer several times participated in Pažaislis Music Festival, gave the carillon concerts in Vilnius, Kaunas and Šiauliai.
Auke de Boer & Kestutis Vasiliunas in Vilnius 2021
© Artist’s Book Creators, 2021
Artist’s Book Exhibition in Australia
May 3, 2021 in Artists book, Events, Gallery by Kestutis Vasiliunas
Between the Sheets: Artists’ Books Exhibition in Australia 2021
Time: 30 April – 22 May 2021
Location: Gallery East in conjunction with Gallery Central, (North Metropolitan TAFE), Gallery Central, Aberdeen Street, Perth, Western Australia
Curators: David Forrest & Janis Nedela
Participating Artists
Australia
New South Wales: Caelli Jo Brooker; , Peter McLean; Avril Makula;
Monica Oppen; Alison Smith; Marama Warren; Ahn Wells.
Queensland: Robyn Foster; Lorraine Lamothe; Gael E Phillips; Sue Poggioli; Rose Rigley.
Victoria: Lyn Ashby; Alex Hamilton; Lesley O’Gorman: Peter Ward
Western Australia: Min Adlide; Jane Button; Leslie Chalmers;
Shelley Cowper; Claire Davenhall; Martin Dickie; Eimear Doyle;
Denise Gillies; Marie Haass; Chloe Henderson; Penny Hudson;
Shana James; Boróka Egerhazi Kis; Guundie Kuchling; Pam Langdon;
Claire Lawson; Lesley Le Grove; Pippa Lightfoot: Elisa Markes-Young;
Sarah Matheson: Annemie McAuliffe; Clyde McGill;
Shona McGregor; Lynne Mitchell; Jánis Nedéla; Amy Norma; Layli Rakhsha; David Jay Reed: Judy Rogers; Annette Seeman; Britta Sorensen;
Gabriel Stevens; John Teschendorff, Paul Uhlmann; Vanessa Wallace;
Gera Woltjer; Christopher Young.
Brazil: Grupo Gralha Azul
Germany: Christiane Fichtner; Constanze Kreiser
Italy: Virginia Milici
Lithuania: Kęstutis Vasiliūnas
Info: https://www.galleryeast.com.au/general/books%202021/main%20invitation%20to%20apply.htm
© Artist’s Book Creators 2021
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
December 23, 2020 in Artists book, Events by Kestutis Vasiliunas
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
Dear Friends,
Thank You for Being Together!
Faith, Hope and Love! But the Greatest of These is Love!
1 Corinthians 13:13
Sincerely,
Kestutis Vasiliunas
Chief of the Circle “Bokartas”
Curator of the Triennial
P.S. Lithuanian Folk Woodcut 19 century
FIG Bilbao International Printmaking & Art on Paper Festival
November 13, 2020 in Artists book, Events, New Events by Kestutis Vasiliunas
La fiesta del arte gráfico retorna a Bilbao
Time 26-30 November 2020
Location: Palacio Euskalduna de Bilbao
Organiser: Fig Bilbao in collaboration with Proyecto´ace and Mrs. Alicia Candiani
“Los últimos días de noviembre serán para el grabado. El Festival Internacional de Grabado y Arte sobre Papel (FIG Bilbao) regresa a la capital vizcaína – en el Palacio Euskalduna de Bilbao – del 26 al 29 con un programa que se transforma y crece.”
This year Proyecto’ace has been invited for 2nd time to the international art fair FIGBilbao that will be celebrated from November 26 to 29 in Spain. I will be exhibiting my latest work alongside an incredible group of international artists: Guy Langevin, Barbara Madsen, Alicja Habisiak Matczak, Kestutis Vasiliunas, Zhang MinJIe y Cecilia Mandrile.
© Artist’s Book Creators 2020
Artist’s Books of Ana Maria Rodriguez, Uruguay
August 1, 2020 in Artists book, Events by Kestutis Vasiliunas
Artist’s Books of Ana María Rodriguez
“A garden…. a refuge“
“Series of books that talk about imaginary gardens, which inhabit each one.
Sometimes they escape just to hide in book´s pages, which are refuge for the author in times of loneliness.
These artist’s books I created during the quarantine.” – Ana María Rodriguez
Prof. 2Cent.
© Artist’s Book Creators Community, 2020
Exhibition „History of Slavery in America“
June 20, 2020 in Articles, Events by Kestutis Vasiliunas
Black Lives Matter
155 years since end of slavery?
Location: The Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, U.S.A.
Time: 2019
“The great American abolitionist, writer and orator Frederick Douglass once said, “Slavery is the great test question of our age and nation.” Now, 400 years after African people were captured, enslaved and first transported to America, the repercussions of enslavement – a systematic and institutionalized practice – remain with us today.” – https://www.buffalolib.org/
In 2019, during my travel with the “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018” in America, (the Exhibition was installed in the Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia), we with prof. Timothy Frerichs visited some libraries and museums. In the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library we have seen the exhibition „History of Slavery in America“. Sad, very sad.
But even more sad that slavery and human trafficking have flourished in our day, and supported by governments. Who does hard and dirty work in Europe, U.K. and in America? “Black people”, slaves from East Europe and Balkan Countries, from Middle East, people from poor countries. How many colonies does Britain, France or Spain have in America, the East, in Africa? But you fight for free Tibet. Great. But why don’t you fight for a free North Ireland, Gibraltar, Catalonia… for free African countries from France?
Who works in British hostels, in Spanish fruit and vegetable plantations, who work for you in China, India or Africa? Not slaves? And you are proud to celebrate the abolition of slavery?…
Kestutis Vasiliunas
© Artist’s Book Creators 2019-2020
© Photos: Kestutis Vasiliunas
Artist’s Book Objects – Exhibition of Roberta Vasiliuniene
June 9, 2020 in Artists book, Events by Kestutis Vasiliunas
Artist’s Book Objects of Roberta Vasiliūnienė
Roberta Vasiliuniene is one of the best artist’s book creator in Lithuania. She creates artist’s books more than 29 years and created more thank 80 wonderful artist’s books and artist’s book objects in different styles and structures. Almost all her books are unique.
What is artist’s book object? Like Prof. wrote in one article “Artist’s book object is itself an art object, a piece of art.” The piece of art where the idea of an artist’s book is materialized in a form, based on various structures of a book, using different materials.
And maybe the main thing which admire me when I look on artist’s books objects of Roberta is not an idea, although all her books have deep conceptual idea, but wonderful connections of different materials in one piece of art. Ceramic and skin of a snake, paper, metal and dry flower, metal coffee box lids and a prints, glass and found old book… All the material she puts together in an artist’s book object, she does it with great sensitivity and meanings. And all materials have, what is normal, different substance and different colours. We can’t image the book without text (maybe I can), but using a text in artist’s book has certain rules, I would say. A text in an artist’s book is not just text, or it could not be, because if it tells something, it’s already literature… The text in an artist’s book is more than a “literature”, a telling story, it is a conceptual element, a direction to explain the idea of an artist’s book. And here, in artist’s books objects, created by Roberta, are many such found “directions”, texts, or it is better to say words as typographical elements without meaning or with an important sense.
Prof. 2Cent.
Curator of the Virtual Gallery
© Circle “Bokartas”, Kestutis Vasiliunas
8th Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius – Return of Artist’s Books
May 28, 2020 in Artists book, Events by Kestutis Vasiliunas
We Connect the Continents
8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018
– Return of Artist’s Books
Theme: Memento Mori
After a long forced holiday we reopened our office. In reality, we never have been closed, as it was no reason for that. We don’t believe in the fake news and “information” from the World Health Organization, as it has nothing with health…But, with the support of EU…, we reopened our Bokartas’ Airlines for returning your beautiful artist’s books and the catalogue from the “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018”. Thank you, dear Artists, for your patience.
Organiser of the Triennial: Circle “Bokartas”
Project Curator: Kestutis Vasiliunas
In Cooperation with:
Vilnius Academy of Arts, Graphic Art Department, Vilnius, Lithuania;
IAKH: Globus Galerie + Edition Lebensretter, Leipzig, Germany;
ISIA, Urbino, Italy;
Festival “Urbino e le Città del Libro”, Italy;
The Martynas Mazvydas National Library of Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania
Città di Vercelli & “Museo Leone”, Vercelli, Italy;
“Scuola Internazionale di Grafica”, Venezia, Italy;
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, USA;
Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia, USA.
Main Sponsor: Lithuanian Council for Culture
© Artist’s Book Creators 2019-2020
Artist’s Book Exhibition of Students
May 13, 2020 in Artists book, Events by Web developer
Adelė Šumkauskaitė
Artist’s Book Course for Master’s Degree Students
Vilnius Academy of Arts, Graphic Art Department, Lithuania
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- Živilė Grigalevičiūtė
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- Živilė Grigalevičiūtė
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- Vytenis Stasiūnas
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- Viltė Bernatavičiūtė
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- Liucija Kuchalskytė
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- Ieva Grigienė
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- Rugilė Jonaitytė
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- Aleksandra Vilimaitė
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- Ieva Grigienė
The purpose of the lectures and artist’s book viewing was to acquaint students with the artist’s book as an interdisciplinary art. To help to understand what an artist’s book is, what its principles are. To learn the history of an artist’s book in relationship with the world of art history, and history of the book. Get acquainted with its structures, and to help understand how old book structures influence the creation of new artist’s books in our time. Also we see how important an artist’s book is now for the modern book design, conceptual art and art installations.
Students created own “artist’s books” and “artist’s book-objects”.
Prof. Kestutis Vasiliunas
Graphic Art Department, Vilnius Academy of Arts
© “Bokartas”, 2020
Dailininko knygos dilema: Kas ji yra ir kas nėra?
May 12, 2020 in Articles, Artists book by Kestutis Vasiliunas
Lietuviškoji dailininko knyga pasaulio kontekste
Kęstutį Vasiliūną kalbina Eglė Petreikienė
Papildytas žurnalo „Nemunas“ 2019, No. 4 tekstas
Pradžioje patikslinkime žanro pavadinimą. Konceptuali dailininko sukurta knyga, kaip meno objektas, užsienio šalyse vadinama „artist’s book“ (artist arba artists’ book). Lietuvių dailėtyroje ir spaudoje randame įvairių terminų: „autorinė“, „menininko“ arba „dailininko“ knyga. Ar šiuo klausimu taip sunku sutarti?
Į Vilniaus 7-ają dailininko knygos trienalę pasikonsultuoti, kas visgi yra toji dailininko knyga, atvažiavo Norvegijos meno kritikė Vilborg Stubseid Hovet, rašanti knygas būtent šia tema. Ji teiravosi ir dėl lingvistinio niuanso, kur žodžių junginyje „artist’s book“ dėti apostrofą, kad skambėtų teisingai, ir kas priskirtina šiam žanrui. Pavyzdžiui, kas yra „zinai“ – ar tai dailininko knygos? O XX a. pradžios „samizdatas“? O sukurti rankomis, gražiai įrišti meniški leidiniai? Koks turi būti tiražas, ar jis ką nors lemia? Ką manau apie Rivos Castleman „A Century of Artists Books“? Ir daug kitų klausimų.
Hanne Stochholm, Danija
Įvairūs įrišimo būdai tėra priemonė – kuriant dailininko knygas netradiciniai įrišimo metodai dažnai pasirodo paveikesni nei plačiai žinomi. Naudojamos tradicinės grafikos technikos (litografija, šilkografija, medžio raižinys ar giliaspaudė) nelemia leidinio priklausymo šiam žanrui. Jo terminai sudėtingi visomis kalbomis: Libro d’Artista itališkai, Livre d’Artiste prancūziškai, Künstlerbuch vokiškai, Книга художника rusiškai – daug kas mano, kad tai tas pats, bet taip nėra, nors verčiant pažodžiui reikšmė lyg ir atitinka. Dažniausiai šie pavadinimai nusako laikotarpį ir stilių: Livre d’Artiste – XIX a. pabaiga – XX a. pradžia, kai Prancūzijoje dailininko knygos buvo kuriamos buržuazijai, kviečiant bendradarbiauti jaunus perspektyvius menininkus ir naudojantis to meto naujausiomis leidybos technologijomis. Miestiečiui pirkti tapybos darbus buvo brangu, pigiau – įsigyti kūrinių atspaudus. Perspektyvus pradedantis poetas, gera leidykla, talentingas jaunasis menininkas, kokybiškas popierius, prabangi spauda – sujungus šiuos elementus, turėjo išeiti nuostabi, unikali, pasirašyta, nedidelio tiražo knyga, dažnai vadinama „portfoline“ (portfolio), nes lapai būdavo nesurišti, kad juos išėmęs galėtum įrėminti ir pasikabinti ant sienos. Tai – Livre d’Artiste. Knygų lentynoje dulkančiu leidiniu mažai kam pasigirtum, o rėmuose eksponuojamas menas įspūdingesnis. Dabar terminas Livre d’Artiste reiškia, arba turėtų reikšti, kad tai – klasikinio stiliaus dailininko knyga. Jos kuriamos ir šiuo metu, bet jų niekas taip nevadina net ir pačioje Prancūzijoje. „Künstlerbuch“ – leidiniai, sukurti Vokietijoje, Austrijoje ar Šveicarijoje dažniausiai remiantis ekspresionistine stilistika (tekstai, vaizdai, šriftai). Kaip ir prancūzai, vokiečiai dažniausiai ima garsaus rašytojo kūrinius ir juos iliustruoja. Ant kokybiško popieriaus puikiai atspausti künstlerbuch’ai, žiūrint iš dabartinės pozicijos, yra komerciniai leidiniai, komercinės dailininko knygos. Vokietijos meno rinka pati didžiausia Europoje, turinti daug kolekcininkų, muziejų ir bibliotekų, kolekcionuojančių dailininko knygas. Tad menininkai jas kuria atsižvelgdami į paklausą – iliustruodami vis tuos pačius literatus, dažniausiai rusų arba žydų poetus. Garsių pavardžių dešimtukas yra komercinės sėkmės garantas. Tokios dailininko knygos tobulai atspausdinamos ant puikaus popieriaus „Letterpress“ mašinomis, iliustracijos sukuriamos medžio raižinio, litografijos arba giliaspaudės technikomis. Profesionaliai įrištos geriausiose privačiose knygrišyklose, jos, nors ir atrodo prabangiai, iš tiesų yra nuobodokos, per daug „teisingos“, ir kas man atrodo svarbiausia, truputi „out of time“. Be to jose išnyksta jas sukūrusio menininko individualumas, lieka tik tradicija.
Joseph Johannes Visser, Olandija
Vadinti dailininko knygą „autorine“ absoliučiai netikslu. Tai nevartotinas terminas, nes visi leidiniai turi autorius, ir ne tik leidiniai. Ar kas nors nutapytą paveikslą vadina „autorine tapyba“? Tai kodėl taip mielai vadiname menininko sukurtą knygą „autorine knyga“? Galima diskutuoti dėl pavadinimų – „dailininko“ ar „menininko“ knyga – ir padėti lygybės ženklą.
Beautiful autorinė tapyba
Visas pokalbis ir 78 dailininko knygų fotografijos
© Photos: Kęstutis Vasiliūnas
© Circle „Bokartas“, Kęstutis Vasiliūnas
The Dilemma of an Artist’s Book: What is it and What is it Not?
May 7, 2020 in Articles, Artists book by Kestutis Vasiliunas
Lithuanian Artist‘s Book in the World Context
Eglė Petreikienė interviews Kęstutis Vasiliūnas
Expanded text of the magazine “Nemunas” 2019, No. 4
In the beginning let’s clarify definition of the genre. A conceptual book created by artist as an object of art is called an artist’s book (artist or artists’ book). In Lithuanian media and publishing of art research we discover various national terms like authorial, artist’s or visual artist’s book. Is it so difficult to find a common term?
Norwegian critic of art Vilborg Stubseid Hovet arrived to Vilnius 7th International Artist’s Book Triennial to discuss the concept of the artist’s book. An author of some books on this particular topic she questioned some details including linguistic inquiry of the proper position of apostrophe in the phrase artist’s book, as well as what are the boundaries of this genre. For instance, what are ‘zines’ – are they also artist’s books? What is ‘samizdat’ known since the early 20th century? What about handmade tastefully bound artistic book? What should be the circulation of the edition, if it is important? She asked me what I’m thinking about ‘A Century of Artists Books’ by Riva Castleman and many other questions.
Various ways of binding pages is nothing more than an instrument because nontraditional methods of binding artist’s books often perform much better than those widely used. Traditional graphical technics like lithography, screen printing, wood carving, intaglio printing do not determine belonging to this genre. Its terminology is sophisticated in the most of languages: Libro d’Artista in Italian, Livre d’Artiste in French, Künstlerbuch in German, Книга художника (kniga hudozhnika) in Russian, etc. One may think that these terms say the same thing but that‘s not true even if translated meanings seem to be the same. Most often these terms indicate a period or a style: Livre d‘Artiste – a late 19th and early 20th century, when artists’ books were produced for representatives of bourgeois in France, using most innovative technologies of publishing and involving perspective young artists. Purchasing a painting was too expensive for many citizens, buying a print was cheaper. Think about young perspective poet, talented young artist, quality paper, good publishing house and luxury press altogether producing a beautiful, unique, signed limited edition book, usually called ‘a portfolio’because its lists were held loose for optional framing and hanging on the wall. That’s ‘Livre d’Artiste’. A dusty volume on the shelf doesn’t look a great showpiece but an exposed framed piece of art makes more impression. Today ‘Livre d’Artiste’ means or is at least supposed to mean an artist’s book of classic style. They are still produced but even in France nobody calls them that way. A ‘Künstlerbuch’ is based on expressionist stylistics, presents texts, images, shrifts and is usually made in Germany, Austria or Switzerland. Similarly to French practice in Germany artists select some works of famous authors to illustrate them. A ‘Künstlerbuch’perfectly printed on quality paper today is perceived as commercial publishing, a commercial artist’s book. The art market of Germany is the biggest in Europe, involving collecting artist’s books by museums, libraries and many private art collectors. The works of artists there meet the demand of illustrated volumes of some authors, especially some popular Russian and Jewish poets. Illustrating only volumes of ten top-popular authors brings warranty of commercial success. Artist’s books of that kind are perfectly printed on excellent paper by letterpress machines, illustrations made by woodcut, lithography or intaglio technics. Professionally bound in the best private publishing houses they look luxurious but are indeed too much ‘true’, unsurprising and what I’d like to emphasize is a little bit out of time. Moreover there is only tradition left but artist’s individuality missing.
- Joseph Johannes Visser. The Netherlands. Contemporary Livre d’Artiste
- Peter J. Moosbrugger. Germany. Künstlerbuch
- Книга художника (kniga hudozhnika) in Russian. Text V. Mayakovsky
What predominant tendencies or outstanding leaders could be noted in this genre?
There are many tendencies and not a single simple one. Europeans often think in Europocentric way but in fact it’s very different in various continents and countries. One may ask why very few authors are still working with artists books in its birthplace France. If France was compared to Germany it would be found that in Germany there are dozens times more of creators of the artist’s book and their works are much more various, covering styles from traditional to conceptual.
- Barbara Beisinghoff. Germany
- Erich Paproth. Germany
- Gerhild Ebel. Germany
- Doerte Meyer. Germany
- Anselm Kiefer. Germany
- Sabine Golde. Germany
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International Conference Online “The Material Body of the Book”
May 7, 2020 in Artists book, Events by Kestutis Vasiliunas
Vilnius Academy of Arts, Art Research Institute
International Conference Online
“The Material Body of the Book”
7-8 May 2020
https://renginiai.puslapiai.lt/vda/
Artist’s Book Objects from the 8th Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018
April 15, 2020 in Artists book, Events by Kestutis Vasiliunas
Artist‘s Book Objects from the “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018“
Theme: Memento Mori
What is artist’s book object?
Artist’s book object is itself an art object, a piece of art.
Artist’s book object is a book as art object.
Artist’s book object is a conceptual book, an idea of a book materialized in a form.
Artist’s book object is three-dimensional works of art which keeps the idea of the book and maintains a form of a book. These artist’s book can contain a variety of materials: paper, wood, metal, plastic, feathers, cement, cultural garbage, etc. They are unique, with different shapes and sizes, from miniatures to book sculptures or giant installations of books.
Please, press, to see all Exhibition of artist’s book objects
Prof. Kestutis Vasiliunas
Curator of the Virtual Gallery
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Happy Easter!
April 12, 2020 in Artists book, Events by Kestutis Vasiliunas
Happy Easter! Auguri di Buona Pasqua! Frohe Ostern!
Peace in your Heart!
Kestutis Vasiliunas
Artist’s Book Creators
8th Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius – Your Kind Thanks
March 10, 2020 in Artists book, Events by Web developer
8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018
Theme: Memento Mori
2018 March 15–18, “Leipzig Book Fair“, Germany.
2018 May 18–20, Palazzo Ducale, “Data”, Urbino, Italy. The “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial” was the part of the “Urbino e le Citta del Libro” Festival (“Urbino – the Town of Book”).
2018 July 19 – September 23, “The Martynas Mazvydas National Library of Lithuania“, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2019 February 23 – March 10, “Museo Leone”, Vercelli, Italy.
2019 March 15 – April 13, Gallery SG, “Scuola Internazionale di Grafica“, Venice, Italy.
2019 June 14 – July 8, The Plunge Municipal Clock Tower Library, Lithuania.
2019 August 23 – September 29, “Evanston Art Center“, Evanston, IL, USA.
2019 November 1 – December 4, Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia, USA.
Dear Artists, that you for your kind e-mails, thanks for your warm words, for your beautiful artist’s books for the 8th Artist’s Book Triennial. It is very nice to hear your thanks after so hard work with the 8th International Artist’s Book Triennial, after so many exhibitions, travels, problems and joy. We all (artists, jury members, friends, supporters, visitors) did this beautiful Artist’s Book Exhibition. And I, as a curator of the Triennial, very thankful for all of You.
Your warm words:
Dear Kestutis,
Thank you very much for everything of the 8th triennial. We’re so happy that our works traveled to a lot of places.
Toshihiro Hattori. Japan
Thank you so much! What a wonderful show.
Gabby Cooksey. USA
Dear Kestutis,
Thanks for selection to the touring show and information that assent during the show tour. Wishing success for your future works and shows.
Stephen Mumberson. England
Dear Kestutis Vasiliunas
Thank you so much, for the great work You and your team have done to curate and organize The “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018! It is so nice to see all the images and how well the show was presented everywhere.
I was a is a reel pleasure taking part and hope to be able to join again!
Lotte Tauber Lassen. Denmark
Hi Kestutis!
Thank you for the opportunity to show my book, “Extinction,” in so many wonderful exhibitions in Europe and the US. I was very happy that my friends at the Scuola Internazionale di Grafica in Venice, could see it!
Nancy Hart. USA
Thank you for all the fantastic work you have been putting into this exhibition. I feel very happy and privileged to have had my book selected for touring. Thank you for all the photos on the website.
Marinne Laimer Molin. Sweden
Dear Kestutis,
Thank you for your information.
I have been enjoyed my book travelling Europe to America instead of me. Thank you again for all the work you have accomplished for this Triennial.
I am sure I will be challenging next triennial.
Yuko Wada. Japan
Dear Kestutis,
Thanks to you for inviting me to be part of this amazing exhibition.
I´m looking forward for the 2021 version. We will be in touch for the details.
Magdalena Cordero Echeverria. Chile
Dear Professor Vasiliunas,
It was my very great pleasure to be part of the 8th Artist’s Book Triennial. I hope I’ll have the opportunity to be part of a future triennial and look forward to the next call for artists to see what theme is announced!
Diane Britt. USA
Dear Kestutis,
It was a huge pleasure to be part of the exhibition, and I hope we can meet again sometime! Ačiū.
Yours,
Margot Fagan. Canada
Dear Kestutis,
Thank you again for your hard work and commitment to spread the word of the 8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018. I am grateful and proud to have been selected for this project. I still carry fond memories of my visit to Vilnius for the opening at your lovely library.
Lene Bennike. Denmark
Thank you so much for all your hard work. Best wishes for future endeavours.
Lorraine Kwan. Canada
Dear Kestutis Vasiliunas,
It is amazing what have you done!
Please accept my sincerely congratulations.
Adriana Lucaciu. Romania
Dear Kestutis
Thank you very much for letting me be part of the triennial and the tour round the world. Thank you for your great work! It has been a pleasure – again.
Lis Rejnert Jensen. Denmark
Dear Kestutis, evviva!
I am very happy for the notice, many many thanks for your great love in organization the TRIENNIAL and all appointments!
Loretta Cappanera. Italia
Dear Kestutis
Thank you to for all the hard work and the beautiful exhibitions all over the world.
Anna Snædís Sigmarsdóttir. Iceland
Dear Kestutis,
thank you very much for the whole organisation of all the exhibitions.
It was so nice to meet you when I came to Vilnius and hope we see each other again.
Maria Schina. Greece
Dear Kestutis,
thank you very much for the wonderful opportunity you have given me.This experience is always extraordinary and the topic always very very interesting.
I wanted to tell you that the artist books present at the eighth triennial are all extraordinary. Congratulations to you, the jury and your collaborators.
I’m curious to see the catalogue which is certainly of high quality, as always.
Silvia Lepore. Italy
Dear Kestutis,
Thank you for your extraordinary work and efforts for the arts of the book.
I am looking forward to receive the catalogue!
Áslaug Jónsdóttir. Iceland
Dear Prof. Kestutis Vasiliunas,
Thank You very much for the information. I have seen photos from the interesting exhibitions of the “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018” that You have organised all around the world. I am happy I could participate in some of them.
Malgorzata Stachurska. Poland
Dear Kestutis Vasiliunas and Team, Thank you very much for all the information and the whole work with the exhibitions. My book was more on tour than I.
Gudrun Bialas. Germany
Dear Kestutis Vasiliunas,
Thank you for creating the wonderful exhibition tour for “The 8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018”.
It is an honour to be part of the exhibition.
I travelled to Venice to see the exhibition. It was so very interesting to see each artist’s creative response to the theme Memento Mori.
Frances Breen. Austria
Dear Kestutis, thank you so much
Celestina Vičević. Croatia
© Artist’s Book Creators 2020
Catalogue of the 8th Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018
March 10, 2020 in Artists book, Events by Kestutis Vasiliunas
8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018
Theme: “Memento Mori”
© Published by Circle “Bokartas”, Lithuania
© Creative Director and Designer: Kestutis Vasiliunas
Date: 2019
© For the binding the Catalogue I use my – 2Cent. binding style.
Printed sheets of paper were torn into strips by hands, folded and bound manually with rope like an artist’s book.
To purchase the catalogue, please write to: artistsbook.triennial@gmail.com
Main Sponsor: Lithuanian Council for Culture
© Circle “Bokartas“
© Artist’s Book Creators Community
Catalogue of the “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018” Printed
December 12, 2019 in Artists book, Events, Gallery by Kestutis Vasiliunas
8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018
Theme: Memento Mori
The catalogue of the “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018” is printed! All I had to do is to cut by hands, to fold and to bind the catalogue… And to send to the artists…
Organiser of the Triennial: Circle “Bokartas”
Project Curator: Prof. Kestutis Vasiliunas
In Cooperation with:
Vilnius Academy of Arts, Graphic Art Department, Vilnius, Lithuania;
IAKH: Globus Galerie + Edition Lebensretter, Leipzig, Germany;
ISIA, Urbino, Italy;
Festival “Urbino e le Città del Libro”, Italy;
The Martynas Mazvydas National Library of Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania;
Città di Vercelli & “Museo Leone”, Vercelli, Italy;
“Scuola Internazionale di Grafica”, Venezia, Italy;
The Plunge Municipal Clock Tower Library, Lithuania
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, USA;
Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia, USA.
Main Sponsor: Lithuanian Council for Culture
© Artist’s Book Creators 2019
“8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018” is Closed
December 10, 2019 in Artists book, Events by Kestutis Vasiliunas
8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018
Theme: Memento Mori
The “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018” is closed.
Thanks to all artists, friends, supporters. Thanks to The Lord – we did it!
The “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018” was exhibited:
2018 March 15–18, “Leipzig Book Fair“, Germany;
2018 May 18–20, “Data”, Urbino, Italy. The 8th Triennial will be the part of the “Urbino e le Citta del Libro” Festival (“Urbino – the Town of Book”);
2018 July 19 – September 23, “The Martynas Mazvydas National Library of Lithuania“, Vilnius, Lithuania;
2019 February 23 – March 10, “Museo Leone”, Vercelli, Italy;
2019 March 15 – April 13, Gallery SG, “Scuola Internazionale di Grafica“, Venice, Italy;
2019 June 14 – July 8, The Plunge Municipal Clock Tower Library, Lithuania;
2019 August 23 – September 29, “Evanston Art Center“, Evanston, IL, USA;
2019 November 1 – December 4, Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia, USA.
Organiser of the Triennial: Circle “Bokartas”
Project Curator: Prof. Kestutis Vasiliunas
In Cooperation with:
Vilnius Academy of Arts, Graphic Art Department, Vilnius, Lithuania;
IAKH: Globus Galerie + Edition Lebensretter, Leipzig, Germany;
ISIA, Urbino, Italy;
Festival “Urbino e le Città del Libro”, Italy;
The Martynas Mazvydas National Library of Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania;
Città di Vercelli & “Museo Leone”, Vercelli, Italy;
“Scuola Internazionale di Grafica”, Venezia, Italy;
The Plunge Municipal Clock Tower Library, Lithuania
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, USA;
Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia, USA.
Main Sponsor: Lithuanian Council for Culture
© Artist’s Book Creators 2019
8th Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius – Opening and Lecture in Reed Library at Fredonia
November 2, 2019 in Artists book, Events by Kestutis Vasiliunas
8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018
Theme: Memento Mori
Time: 1 November – 4 December 2019
Location: Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia, U.S.A.
Opening: November 1st, at 5:30 pm
The Open Lecture: November 1st, at 6 pm
Photo: Deja Reines
Organiser of the Triennial: Circle “Bokartas”
Project Curator: Prof. Kestutis Vasiliunas
Coordinator for the Exhibition in the Reed Library: Prof. Timothy Frerichs
In Cooperation with:
Vilnius Academy of Arts, Graphic Art Department, Vilnius, Lithuania;
IAKH: Globus Galerie + Edition Lebensretter, Leipzig, Germany;
ISIA, Urbino, Italy;
Festival “Urbino e le Città del Libro”, Italy;
The Martynas Mazvydas National Library of Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania;
Città di Vercelli & “Museo Leone”, Vercelli, Italy;
“Scuola Internazionale di Grafica”, Venezia, Italy;
The Plunge Municipal Clock Tower Library, Lithuania
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, USA;
Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia, USA.
Main Sponsor: Lithuanian Council for Culture
Sponsor: Vilnius Academy of Arts, Lithuania
© Artist’s Book Creators 2019
8th Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018 – Installing in Reed Library at Fredonia
October 31, 2019 in Artists book, Events by Kestutis Vasiliunas
8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018
Theme: Memento Mori
Time: 1 November – 4 December 2019
Location: Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia, U.S.A.
Opening: November 1st from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Curator talk / Lecture: November 1st at 6 pm
On 29 of October, later in the evening, after 24 hours of travel, I reached the Guest House of the State University of New York at Fredonia. Today, on 30 of October we with Prof. Timothy Frerichs installed the part of the “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018”. Not all of the artist’s books we had the possibility to install. But what we did – we did beautiful and high quality exhibition of artist’s books.
The Reed Library at Fredonia is the last destination of the “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018”. After this exhibition we will start to return your artist’s books back to you, with the catalogue of the Triennial.
Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia was designed in 1968 by internationally renowned architect – Ieoh Ming Pei. Even now, after so much time the building of the University looks very modern and beautiful.
Organiser of the Triennial: Circle “Bokartas”
Project Curator: Prof. Kestutis Vasiliunas
Coordinator for the Exhibition in the Reed Library: Prof. Timothy Frerichs
In Cooperation with:
Vilnius Academy of Arts, Graphic Art Department, Vilnius, Lithuania;
IAKH: Globus Galerie + Edition Lebensretter, Leipzig, Germany;
ISIA, Urbino, Italy;
Festival “Urbino e le Città del Libro”, Italy;
The Martynas Mazvydas National Library of Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania;
Città di Vercelli & “Museo Leone”, Vercelli, Italy;
“Scuola Internazionale di Grafica”, Venezia, Italy;
The Plunge Municipal Clock Tower Library, Lithuania
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, USA;
Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia, USA.
Main Sponsor: Lithuanian Council for Culture
Sponsor: Vilnius Academy of Arts, Lithuania
© Artist’s Book Creators 2019
Word Famous Artist Barbara Beisinghoff arriving in Vilnius
October 22, 2019 in Artists book, Events by Kestutis Vasiliunas
Barbara Beisinghoff – Lecture in Graphic Art Department in Vilnius Academy of Arts
„Gintaras, POETREE and a canopy for Jonas Mekas”
artist’s books, watermarks and public art
Time: 25th of October at 2 pm (14:00 hour)
Location: Graphic Art Department, Vilnius Academy of Arts
In Lithuania arriving world famous artist, artist’s book creator, printmaker, installation artist, many prestigious prize winner – Barbara Beisinghoff with her husband Rudolf.
Barbara Beisinghoff five times participated in the “International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius”, in 2000, 2006, 2009, 2015 and in 2018. Here we have photo from our archive from the “2nd International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2000”, where Barbara Beisinghoff participated the first time in our Exhibition with her beautiful artist’s book.
Every time when I was in Leipzig Book Fair, in Germany I visited Barbara Beisinghoff. It was always nice to meet he, to see the new artist’s books and prints, to talk with this very intelligent and very kind artist. Many times I visited Barbara Beisinghoff in Leipzig with the students from Graphic Art Department, Vilnius Academy of Arts. And always it was very warm meetings and talks, she has wonderful talent to speak with young artists, to explain about art, about artist’s books. All her artist’s books has deep narrative, made very professional and intricately.
Barbara Beisinghoff is a prize-winning German graphic artist. She was awarded the Georg-Christoph-Lichtenberg Prize in 1988, in 1990 the Hameln-Pyrmont Art Prize, in 1991 the International Senefelder Prize, in 1997 the Dreieich Culture Prize, in 1999 the Heitland Foundation Prize and in 2002 the Mainz town Printer Prize. In 2018 her work was included into the exhibition Paper/Print, American Hand Papermaking 1960s to Today in the International Print Center New York.
Artist Barbara Beisinghoff held workshops in art academies in Peru in 2008 and worked 2016 with students in Vassar College, New York, as Artist across Disciplines during one month. Thus PoeTree was created and an Enchanted Forest. She conducted inspiring communicative art projects such as installations of Star Canopies in China and Germany. Pupils and students drilled patterns and whole stories into copper sheets. When you walk under the canopies with the day light above you read against the light and envision star clusters of a night sky.
In Dreieich near Frankfurt 250 children were involved 2005 in creating five Grundbuchseiten, copper reliefs with deeply etched carving of what is the most important for them in their town. These land registries are installed in the pavement around the Town Hall.
Barbara Beisinghoff creates etchings and artist books. She uses materials from fairy tale and poetry to create a dialogue between word and image, many of which can only be seen when light touches and penetrates the paper. By the metamorphosis from plant cellulose to paper, by her work with flexible watermark screens and drawing waterjet pictures into the wet paper, she gives light a form. The materiality of the paper that begs to be touched encourages the viewers to engage all their senses. Her work plays with the double meaning of the German verb begreifen, which can mean both to touch and to grasp/understand. Her drawings and pictures bring different media, genres and art forms into dialogue and undermine narrow definitions of a picture.
Noteworthy individual exhibitions: 2016 Frances Lehman Loeb Museum, Vassar College, NY USA. 2014 Bad Arolsen Castle. 2009 Galerie Forum Amalienpark, Berlin. 2008 ICPNA, Galeria Pardo Heeren, Lima Peru. 2007 Goethe Museum Frankfurt. 2004 Herzog August Library Artists’ Book Room Wolfenbüttel. 2003 Gutenberg Museum Mainz. 2003 German Museum of Books and Writing DNB Leipzig. 2002 Kunstverein Passau. 2001 Museum of Philistine Culture, Ashdod, Israel. 2001 Contemporanea Gallery Trier. 2000 Zitadelle Spandau.
Barbara Beisinghoff’s works are in many public collections e.g. in the Library of Congress and Museum of Women in the Arts Washington DC, USA.
www.beisinghoff.de
© Photo: Kestutis Vasiliunas
© Artist’s Book Creators 2019
Woodcut Workshop from Japan: “The Great Wave off Kanagawa”
October 15, 2019 in Events, New Events by Kestutis Vasiliunas
Hokusai. The Great Wave off Kanagawa. 1829-1833
Woodcut Workshop: “Water-Based Woodcut: Ukiyo-e Techniques”
Professor’s Ryuta Endo (Musashino Art University, Tokyo, Japan) visit
at the Graphic Art Department, Vilnius
Visit Time: 19-27 October, 2019
Location: Graphic Art Department, Vilnius, Lithuania
Prof. Ryuta Endo with colleagues Hikaru Yamada, Akihiro Tokoro and students from the Musashino Art University, from Tokyo come to Vilnius. In the Graphic Art Department, Vilnius Academy of Arts, they will lead a printmaking workshop ‘Water-Based Woodcut: Ukiyo-e Techniques’ and will make the printmaking exhibition.
21st of October 2019 – Opening of the Exhibition “Wit and Zen”, Gallery “Grafo”, Vilnius.
21st-25th of October, 2019 – Printmaking Workshop “The Great Wave off Kanagawa”, Graphic Art Department, Vilnius Academy of Arts.
26th-27th of October – Journey to the Cross Hill and Nida, Lithuania.
“The purpose of this workshop is to experience Japanese culture and art through these techniques” – wrote Prof. Ryuta Endo.
Toshusai Sharaku. “Ichikawa Ebizō as Takemura Sadanoshin”. 1794
Ukiyo-e print (Nishiki-e), or water-based woodcut, is a traditional Japanese print technique. “Ukiyo-e are paintings and prints that take as their subject matter the ukiyo, the floating world, which is to say, the real world of today in which people actually live. Created between the latter half of the seventeenth through the early twenties centuries, most ukiyo-e were woodblock prints, mass produced for enjoyment by ordinary people, not the wealthy or high in status.” Introduction to Ukiyo-e. Tokyo Bijutsu.
Prof. Ryuta Endo
Prof. Ryuta Endo was born in 1960, in Japan. In 1984 graduated from Musashino Art University, Department of Painting. In 1986 completed Master’s Program at Tama Art University, Japan. Participated in many exhibitions in Japan and abroad. Professor in the Musashino Art University, Tokyo.
Coordinator of the Workshop – Prof. Kestutis Vasiliunas
Project was supported by Musashino Art University
© Photo: Kestutis Vasiliunas
© Artist’s Book Creators Community
8th Artist’s Book Triennial in Reed Library at Fredonia 2019 – Poster
October 8, 2019 in Artists book, Events by Kestutis Vasiliunas
8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018
Theme: Memento Mori
Time: 1 November – 4 December 2019
Location: Reed Library at Fredonia, U.S.A.
Organiser of the Triennial: Circle “Bokartas”
Project Curator: Prof. Kestutis Vasiliunas
Coordinator for the Exhibition in the Reed Library: Prof. Timothy Frerichs
In Cooperation with:
Vilnius Academy of Arts, Graphic Art Department, Vilnius, Lithuania;
IAKH: Globus Galerie + Edition Lebensretter, Leipzig, Germany;
ISIA, Urbino, Italy;
Festival “Urbino e le Città del Libro”, Italy;
The Martynas Mazvydas National Library of Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania;
Città di Vercelli & “Museo Leone”, Vercelli, Italy;
“Scuola Internazionale di Grafica”, Venezia, Italy;
The Plunge Municipal Clock Tower Library, Lithuania
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, USA;
Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia, USA.
Main Sponsor: Lithuanian Council for Culture
Sponsor: Vilnius Academy of Arts, Lithuania
© Artist’s Book Creators 2019
8th Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018 in Evanston Art Center Ended
September 30, 2019 in Artists book, Events by Kestutis Vasiliunas
8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018
in Evanston Art Center Ended
Theme: Memento Mori
Time: 23 August – 29 September 2019
Location: Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, U.S.A.
On 29th of September “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018” in Evanston Art Center Ended. Thanks to everyone who helped make the dream a reality. Thanks to Kathleen and Stephen for all help and support.
Kathleen and Stephen
Organiser of the Triennial: Circle “Bokartas”
Project Curator: Kestutis Vasiliunas
Coordinator for the Exhibition in Evanston: Prof. Stephen Murphy
In Cooperation with:
Vilnius Academy of Arts, Graphic Art Department, Vilnius, Lithuania;
IAKH: Globus Galerie + Edition Lebensretter, Leipzig, Germany;
ISIA, Urbino, Italy;
Festival “Urbino e le Città del Libro”, Italy;
The Martynas Mazvydas National Library of Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania
Città di Vercelli & “Museo Leone”, Vercelli, Italy;
“Scuola Internazionale di Grafica”, Venezia, Italy;
The Plunge Municipal Clock Tower Library, Lithuania
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, USA;
Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia, USA.
Main Sponsor of the Project: Lithuanian Council for Culture
Sponsor: Vilnius Academy of Arts
© Photo: 2Cent.
© Artist’s Book Creators 2019
Visiting Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection of the John M. Flaxman Library in Chicago
September 12, 2019 in Artists book, Events by Kestutis Vasiliunas
Together with my friend Stephen Murphy and Bob Tanner we have visited the “Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection” of the John M. Flaxman Library in Chicago. It is one of the biggest artist’s book collection in USA, so it was my big dream to visit this Collection, to see the artist’s books and to talk with the stuff of the Collection.
In the John M. Flaxman Library we met Special collection manager Mrs. April Sheridan and Mr. Nick Ferreira. Here we were talking about artist’s books, about our activity in artist’s book movement and about the exhibition of the “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018” opened in the “Evanston Art Center” in USA.
I donated few catalogues of the “International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius” to the John M. Flaxman Library. We look forward to further collaboration.
The Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection was established in 1989 to honour the late Joan Flasch, a bookbinder and artist who worked in a number of positions at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
“The Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection (JFABC) digital library is an online guide and finding aid for the rich collection of artists’ publications available in Flaxman Library Special Collections. The JFABC brings together close to ten thousand artists’ publications in all formats and media including: books, zines, multiples, video and audio recordings, digital works, periodicals, and other intimate works of art created by artists of local, national, and international significance. Focusing on materials published from the 1960s to the present, it is complemented by collections of reference works and exhibition catalogues to support in-depth research on artists’ publishing”.
The John M. Flaxman Library belongs to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
“For more than 150 years, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) has been a leader in educating the world’s most influential artists, designers, and scholars. Located in downtown Chicago with a fine arts graduate program consistently ranking among the top programs in the nation by U.S. News and World Report, SAIC provides an interdisciplinary approach to art and design as well as world-class resources, including the Art Institute of Chicago museum, on-campus galleries, and state-of-the-art facilities. SAIC’s undergraduate, graduate, and post-baccalaureate students have the freedom to take risks and create the bold ideas that transform Chicago and the world—as seen through notable alumni and faculty such as Michelle Grabner, David Sedaris, Elizabeth Murray, Richard Hunt, Georgia O’Keeffe, Cynthia Rowley, Nick Cave, Jeff Koons, and LeRoy Neiman”.
Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection of the John M. Flaxman Library
37 South Wabash Avenue, 6th Floor
Chicago
IL 60603
USA
Website: http://www.saic.edu/academics/libraries-special-collections/john-flaxman-library
Prof. Kestutis Vasiliunas
© Photo: Stephen Murphy
© Photo: 2Cent.
© Artist’s Book Creators 2019
Artist’s Book of Franklin Luke
September 7, 2019 in Artists book, Events by Kestutis Vasiliunas
It was morning. I was sitting in the local restaurant in Evanston with two gentlemen for business meeting. One of them, Mr. Bob Tanner, had one of the first artist’s book, printed in USA. The second was Mr. Stephen Murphy, an artist and photographer. At night, the rain stopped raining. So, it was beautiful sunny morning. I was eating American breakfast with ham, potatoes and half fried eggs with double espresso.
After the breakfast, we cleaned the table, and Mr. Bob opened the book. It was the book “The Junk Yard Garden”. He said, it is illustrated book for children, created by Franklin Luke in 1958 and published by Institute of Design, Chicago. But it was not a book for children. It is an original artist’s book. Images on the pages created by graphic techniques, using colography, and letterpress for printing the text. Beautiful book.
What we know about artist? Nothing. Franklin Luke was studding in the Institute of Design, in Chicago. Later he was working for publishing houses.
We found few illustrated books for children by Franklin Luke. But, on my opinion they are not so interesting like “The Junk Yard Garden” printed 11 years ago. Even if we still see the style of Franklin, the illustrated books are beautiful, but more commercial.
“Fried Onions & Marshmallows: & Other Plays for Little People”. Author: Sally Melcher Jarvis, illustrated by Franklin Luke. Published by Parents’ Magazine Press in 1968.
“Did You Ever Dream?”. Author: Doris Herold Lund, illustrated by Franklin Luke. Published by Parents’ Magazine Press in 1969.
“The Crow the Kite and Golden Umbrella”. Author: Ann Tompert, illustrated by Franklin Luke. Published by Abelard-Schuman in 1971.
Kestutis Vasiliunas
© Photo: 2Cent.
© Artist’s Book Creators 2019
8th Artist‘s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018 – Lecture & Artist’s Book Viewing in Evanston
August 26, 2019 in Artists book, Events by Kestutis Vasiliunas
8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018
in Evanston Art Center
Theme: Memento Mori
On 25th of August, Prof. Kestutis Vasiliunas gave the lecture on artist’s book in the Evanston Art Center. After the lecture was the special artist’s book viewing with white gloves.
In the Evanston Art Center, Steve Aloysius has made the artist’s book performance – eating a book:
Organiser of the Triennial: Circle “Bokartas”
Project Curator: Kestutis Vasiliunas
Coordinator for the Exhibition in Evanston: Prof. Stephen Murphy
In Cooperation with:
Vilnius Academy of Arts, Graphic Art Department, Vilnius, Lithuania;
IAKH: Globus Galerie + Edition Lebensretter, Leipzig, Germany;
ISIA, Urbino, Italy;
Festival “Urbino e le Città del Libro”, Italy;
The Martynas Mazvydas National Library of Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania
Città di Vercelli & “Museo Leone”, Vercelli, Italy;
“Scuola Internazionale di Grafica”, Venezia, Italy;
The Plunge Municipal Clock Tower Library, Lithuania
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, USA;
Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia, USA.
Main Sponsor of the Project: Lithuanian Council for Culture
Sponsor: Vilnius Academy of Arts
© Photo: Stephen Murphy
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8th Artist‘s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018 – Opening in Evanston Art Center
August 26, 2019 in Artists book, Events by Kestutis Vasiliunas
8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018
in Evanston Art Center
Theme: Memento Mori
Time: 23 August – 29 September 2019
Location: Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, U.S.A.
Opening: at 5 p.m., 23 August, 2019
On 23rd of August in the Evanston Art Center we had the opening of the “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018”.
Organiser of the Triennial: Circle “Bokartas”
Project Curator: Kestutis Vasiliunas
Coordinator for the Exhibition in Evanston: Prof. Stephen Murphy
In Cooperation with:
Vilnius Academy of Arts, Graphic Art Department, Vilnius, Lithuania;
IAKH: Globus Galerie + Edition Lebensretter, Leipzig, Germany;
ISIA, Urbino, Italy;
Festival “Urbino e le Città del Libro”, Italy;
The Martynas Mazvydas National Library of Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania
Città di Vercelli & “Museo Leone”, Vercelli, Italy;
“Scuola Internazionale di Grafica”, Venezia, Italy;
The Plunge Municipal Clock Tower Library, Lithuania
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, USA;
Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia, USA.
Main Sponsor of the Project: Lithuanian Council for Culture
Sponsor: Vilnius Academy of Arts
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Installing the “8th Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018” in Evanston Art Center
August 22, 2019 in Artists book, Events by Web developer
8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018
in Evanston Art Center
Theme: Memento Mori
On 21st and 22nd of August we with Prof. Stephen Murphy installed the “8th International Artist’s Book triennial Vilnius 2018” in the Evanston Art Center.
Time: 23 August – 29 September 2019
Location: Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, U.S.A.
Opening: at 5 p.m., 23 August, 2019
Organiser of the Triennial: Circle “Bokartas”
Project Curator: Kestutis Vasiliunas
Coordinator for the Exhibition in Evanston: Prof. Stephen Murphy
In Cooperation with:
Vilnius Academy of Arts, Graphic Art Department, Vilnius, Lithuania;
IAKH: Globus Galerie + Edition Lebensretter, Leipzig, Germany;
ISIA, Urbino, Italy;
Festival “Urbino e le Città del Libro”, Italy;
The Martynas Mazvydas National Library of Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania
Città di Vercelli & “Museo Leone”, Vercelli, Italy;
“Scuola Internazionale di Grafica”, Venezia, Italy;
The Plunge Municipal Clock Tower Library, Lithuania
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, USA;
Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia, USA.
Main Sponsor of the Project: Lithuanian Council for Culture
© Artist’s Book Creators 2019
8th Artist‘s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018 – opening on 23rd August 2019 in Evanston
August 19, 2019 in Artists book, Events by Kestutis Vasiliunas
8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018
in Evanston Art Center
Theme: Memento Mori
You are kindly invited to visit the “8th International Artist‘s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018” in Evanston Art Center
Time: 23 August – 29 September 2019
Location: Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, U.S.A.
Organiser of the Triennial: Circle “Bokartas”
Project Curator: Kestutis Vasiliunas
Coordinator for the Exhibition in Evanston: Prof. Stephen Murphy
In Cooperation with:
Vilnius Academy of Arts, Graphic Art Department, Vilnius, Lithuania;
IAKH: Globus Galerie + Edition Lebensretter, Leipzig, Germany;
ISIA, Urbino, Italy;
Festival “Urbino e le Città del Libro”, Italy;
The Martynas Mazvydas National Library of Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania
Città di Vercelli & “Museo Leone”, Vercelli, Italy;
“Scuola Internazionale di Grafica”, Venezia, Italy;
The Plunge Municipal Clock Tower Library, Lithuania
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, USA;
Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia, USA.
Main Sponsor of the Project: Lithuanian Council for Culture
© Artist’s Book Creators 2019
In Memoriam Joseph Johannes Visser
August 3, 2019 in Artists book, Events, Gallery by Kestutis Vasiliunas
Joseph Johannes Visser has left us
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With great sadness we must to announce that a wonderful Man, Big Artist, artist’s book creator, a Great Friend of Lithuania, Joseph has left us.
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May the Lord be merciful to him!
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The Holy Mass for Joseph will be sacrificed in Vilnius this Sunday, 4th of August 2019, in Saint Francesco church at 10.30 a.m. Lithuanian time, or 9.30 a.m. West Europe time.
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Kestutis Vasiliunas
© Artist’s Book Creators 2019
8th Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018 – in Evanston Art Center
July 26, 2019 in Artists book, Events by Kestutis Vasiliunas
8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018
in Evanston Art Center
Theme: Memento Mori
Time: 23 August – 29 September 2019
Location: Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, U.S.A.
We work very hard to show the part of the “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018” in USA. Though we have the invitation to show artist’s books in America, friends, who help to manager it, to organise art exhibition in USA is very difficult and complicate. And maybe the biggest problems are the cultural differences between America and Europe and customs: America, we are very sorry, does not belong to the European Union…
We selected some artist’s books for showing it in USA, and we will try to send it to America. But we are not sure how many artist’s books we will have the possibility to show in the Evanston Art Center or later in the Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia. Everything will depend on the space and the security of the exhibition. All information will be in our web.
Artists selected for the Exhibition in USA:
Name, Surname, Country
Lyn Ashby, Australia
Barbara Beisinghoff, Germany
Lene Bennike, Denmark
Gudrun Bialas, Germany
Catherine Bolle, Switzerland
Frances Breen, Austria
Diane Britt, USA
Andra’s Butak, Hungary
Loretta Cappanera, Italy
Gabby Cooksey, USA
Alessandra Donnarumma, Italy & Sascha Noatsch, Germany
Yuko Ebina, Japan
Magdalena Cordero Echeverria, Chile
Margot Fagan, Canada
David Faithfull, Scotland
Vittorio Fava, Italy
Mirabel Fitzgerald, Australia
Timothy Frerichs, USA
Roberto Gianinetti, Italy
Rene Haljasmae, Estonia
Nancy Hart, USA
Toshihiro Hattori, Japan
Susanne Ruth Helweg, Denmark
Hisako Inui, Japan
Rasa Januleviciute, Lithuania
Lis Rejnert Jensen, Denmark
Aslaug Jonsdottir, Iceland
Koichi Kiyono, Japan
Kadi Kurema & Kulli Grunbach-Sein, Estonia
Lorraine Kwan, Canada
Marianne Laimer, Sweden
Silvia Lepore, Italy
Xiao Fei Li, China
Hanne Matthiesen, Denmark
Evalda Mikalauskis, Lithuania
Peter J. Moosbrugger, Germany
Stephen Mumberson, England
Stephen Murphy, USA
Migle Puzaite, Lithuania
Maria Schina, Greece
Anna Snaedis Sigmarsdottir, Iceland
Mari-Liis Sorg, Estonia
Raminta Sumskyte-Sum, Lithuania
Motoko Tachikawa, Japan
Lotte Tauber Lassen, Denmark
Peter & Donna Thomas, USA
Irma Tonteri, Finland
Anu Tuominen, Finland
Roberta Vaigeltaite-V., Lithuania
Kestutis Vasiliunas, Lithuania
Joseph Johannes Visser, The Netherlands
Yuko Wada, Japan
Carola Willbrand, Germany
Organiser of the Triennial: Circle “Bokartas”
Project Curator: Kestutis Vasiliunas
Coordinator for the Exhibition in Evanston: Prof. Stephen Murphy
In Cooperation with:
Vilnius Academy of Arts, Graphic Art Department, Vilnius, Lithuania;
IAKH: Globus Galerie + Edition Lebensretter, Leipzig, Germany;
ISIA, Urbino, Italy;
Festival “Urbino e le Città del Libro”, Italy;
The Martynas Mazvydas National Library of Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania
Città di Vercelli & “Museo Leone”, Vercelli, Italy;
“Scuola Internazionale di Grafica”, Venezia, Italy;
The Plunge Municipal Clock Tower Library, Lithuania
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, USA;
Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia, USA.
Main Sponsor of the Project: Lithuanian Council for Culture
© Artist’s Book Creators 2019
8-oji Vilniaus tarptautinė dailininko knygos trienalė 2018 – Plungėje
June 20, 2019 in Artists book, Events by Kestutis Vasiliunas
8-oji tarptautinė dailininko knygos trienalė – Plungės dvaro laikrodinėje-bibliotekoje
Theme: Memento Mori
Laikas: 2019 m. birželio 14 d. – liepos 8 d.
Vieta: Dvaro laikrodinė, Plungės rajono savivaldybės viešoji biblioteka
Matyt sunkiausia pasiekti tuos geografinius “taškus” kurie yra arčiausiai mūsų… Bet Plunge mes pasiekėme ir nenusivylėme. Gal būt dėl to, kad buvome ten nuoširdžiai laukiami.
“Penktadienį bibliotekoje atidaryta įdomi meno paroda – “8-oji Vilniaus tarptautinė dailininko klnygos trienalė” tema – “Memento mori”. Parodą pristatė parodos iniciatorius, kuratorius dailininkas profesorius Kęstutis Vasiliūnas ir dailininkė, keletos parodoje eksponuojamų darbų autorė Roberta Vaigeltaitė-Vasiliūnienė.
„8-oji Vilniaus tarptautinė dailininko knygos trienalė 2018“ jau eksponuota Leipcigo knygų mugėje Vokietijoje, knygos meno festivalyje „Urbino e le Città del Libro“ Urbine, Italijoje, Nacionalinėje Martyno Mažvydo bibliotekoje Vilniuje, galerijoje „SG“ Venecijoje ir „Museo Leone“ Verčelyje, Italijoje. Po parodos Plungėje bus eksponuojama „Evanston Art Center“ ir „Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia“ JAV.”
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Projekto organizatorius: Bokartas
Kuratorius: Kęstutis Vasiliūnas
Partneris: Plungės rajono savivaldybės viešoji biblioteka
Pagrindinis projekto rėmėjas: Lietuvos kultūros taryba
© Artist’s Book Creators 2019
8th Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018 – in Clock Tower Library
June 1, 2019 in Artists book, Events, Gallery by Kestutis Vasiliunas
8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018
in the Plunge Municipal Clock Tower Library
Theme: Memento Mori
Time: 14 June – 8 July 2019
Location: The Plunge Municipal Clock Tower Library, Lithuania
Opening Ceremony: 14 June 2019, at 4 p.m.
We were invited to show the “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018” in the Clock Tower Library in Plunge, in the North of Lithuania.
Organiser of the Triennial: Circle “Bokartas”
In Cooperation with: The Plunge Municipal Clock Tower Library, Lithuania
Project Curator: Kestutis Vasiliunas
Coordinator for the Exhibition in Clock Tower Library: Mrs. Virginija Liutikaite
Project In Cooperation with:
Vilnius Academy of Arts, Graphic Art Department, Vilnius, Lithuania;
IAKH: Globus Galerie + Edition Lebensretter, Leipzig, Germany;
ISIA, Urbino, Italy;
Festival “Urbino e le Città del Libro”, Italy;
The Martynas Mazvydas National Library of Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania;
Città di Vercelli & “Museo Leone”, Vercelli, Italy;
“Scuola Internazionale di Grafica”, Venezia, Italy;
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, USA;
Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia, USA.
Main Sponsor: Lithuanian Council for Culture
© Artist’s Book Creators 2019
100th Travel – 8th Artist’s Book Triennial in Vercelli Ended 2
April 12, 2019 in Articles, Artists book, Events, Gallery by Kestutis Vasiliunas
8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018
Theme: Memento Mori
Time: 23 February – 10 March 2019
Location: “Museo Leone” (Museum Leone), Vercelli, Italy
Journey No. 100
Journey time: 7-17 March, 2019
4623 km with the car through Poland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic and again Poland, and back to Lithuania
In the morning of 11th of March 2019 I reinstalled the “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018” in Museo Leone. It was a little sad, so nice space… In one small coffee shop we drank espresso with my friend Roberto, and I started my journey to Venice.
From Vercelli, if the weather is good, you can see the Monte Rosa – the second highest mountain in the Alps and western Europe (elevation 4,634 m), after Mont Blanc.
Now I planned to go to Venice from Vercelli without highways by the local roads. I wanted to visit the Cathedral of Pavia (Duomo di Pavia), and to stop for the night in Pilgrim house (Casa del Pellegrino) in Padua. On the road from Vercelli started the earth storm.
The road was terrible, with many cars, moving in little speed, and roads rings – something new in Italy. Maybe it comes from Belgium… Here you have to be very careful and concentrated when you are driving. Especially if you are driving at a speed higher than the permitted speed…
The Cathedral of Pavia was begun in 1488, under architect Cristoforo Rocchi. Leonardo da Vinci is also known to have contributed to the project. But I could say that in almost each village or small town in Italy has beautiful churches, and sometimes they are older and more beautiful than “famous” cathedrals.
From Pavia I went to Padua, again by local road.
In Padua I arrived in the later evening, and I was the latest guest in the Pilgrim house. But the hotel location was amazing, it was in front of the Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua.
In the room, I found interesting magazine with a “beautiful” cover. So, I decided to make a “selfie” with this two guys and my dinner.
In the morning I visited the Basilica of Saint Anthony. This famous Saint was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. Saint Anthony was born in 1195 in Lisbon, Portugal, and died in Padua in 1231.
Simone Martini. “St Anthony of Padua and St Francis”. 1317, fresco, Assisi
The exterior style of the Basilica of Saint Anthony is a mixing of mainly Romanesque and Byzantine elements, with some Gothic features. The Basilica looks great and saint, where each hour celebrate the Holly Mass. In the left side in the Basilica are the relics and tomb of St. Anthony – the aim of pilgrims from all over the world.
Near the Basilica of Saint Anthony stands a sculpture of Gattamelata (1445–50) made by famous Italia artist Donatello (1386–1466).
In the monastery courtyard I “found” the old doors with the inscription above “Biblioteca Antoniana”. The Antonian Library of Padua was born in the first half of the thirteenth century. The Antonian Library currently holds 828 manuscripts, of which about 600 are medieval works (including 41 great choral books, with a series of illuminated antiphonaries and graduals of 1340-1360), 260 incunabula, 3200 editions of the sixteenth century.
From Padua I drove to Piazzale Roma in Venice, where are parking garages – this is the last point you can reach with a car in Venice.
I left my car, and with big and heavy suitcase I went to the “Gallery SG” in the “Scuola Internazionale di Grafica”. The weather was very clean, and from one of the bridges I have seen the mountains. Fantastic. It was first time when in Venice I have seen Alps and snow. If we measure it would be about 165 km straight from Venezia to the mountains, by road about 300 km…
Here I met the director and owner of the “Scuola Internazionale di Grafica” (International School of Graphic Art), Mrs. Matilde Dolcetti. The “Gallery SG” is the part of the “Scuola” with very intensive art activity. An exhibition “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018” is currently in the “Gallery SG”.
Here, in the “Scuola di Grafica” I met my old friend from Sweden – Katriona Persson. She many times participated in the “Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius” and now arrived for the opening of the Artist’s Book Triennial in Venezia.
In Venice I spent only two hours and I had to move to my hotel in the Alps. Before moving I ate Venetian ice cream with Italian espresso… Yes, the real espresso is only in Italia! I did 2551 km till Venice only for bringing one suitcase of artist’s books for the exhibition in the Gallery SG. I never have been so short time in Venezia. In reality I was very disappointed…
And again the road.
But when you cross the highway no. A4 and you start to drive on local roads to the north of Italy, everything changing. You start to breathe freely, you see the beautiful Alps, clean and nice small villages. Here the Time is more slow…
With darkness I reached the Italian village Timau. The hotel was in front of the old church. I was only one guest in this small hotel…
At night I walking in the village and found 3 churches, one was extremely big. I started to think, it is too many churches for one small, very small village… The reason of this three churches, and many crosses on the houses, and small chapels – the Wars. Here I found the Military Museum “Museo La Zona Carnia nella Grande Guerra 1915-1918”. The village remembering the horror and hardships these soldiers endured during the first and the second wars. In the past this village belongs to Austria.
During my short stay for the night in this village, I came back to memories about a novels of American great humanist and write (is he an American writer?) Ernest Hemingway… Did it happened here? No. I know, not here. But near here. In the novel the Hemingway wrote about the battles near Gorizia, the retreat of the army near Udine. But for me was the feeling like I come to the place where my favourite Write was fighting and creating his great novels. Silence.
The beautiful serpentine road from the village Timau took me to the “Passo Monte Croce Carnico” (elevation of 1.357m) . It is the border between Italy and Austria. On the pass was the “Open-air museum of mountain warfare 1915-18”.
On the serpentine road down was the “heldenfriedhof” heroes’ cemetery. Strange, very strange feeling… Emptiness, no cars, no people, only cut trees around, and crosses. And silence again.
When I drove off the mountains, the snow began.
I turn 200 km out of main road to go to Admont Monastery, where is world largest monastery library, and one of the most beautiful library in the world. Here I have been in 2014 for visiting artist’s book exhibition: “Künstlerbücher – Artists’ Books. International Works from 1960 to Today”.
But this time my journey was unsuccessful – the museum was closed for the winter, my friends didn’t got the message from me, and I didn’t meet them… So I eat my lunch again near my car – I had no time to go to café or restaurant, I had to drive to Salzburg till the night. It was a little cold outside…
When I drove, it started raining and snowing with rare snowflakes. The sky was blending and it was beautiful to drive.
In the later evening I come in Salzburg. Here, in Salzburg, my friend Martin invited me to stay and a little to take a rest after travel, in Artists House (Künstlerhaus). This evening was first time during my 7 days travel, when I ate the dinner. I was eating warm food with Martin’s beautiful family in his nice house… That was great.
It was raining. My body inside was still trembling after long driving.
Continue in the next article. Almost all photos were taken while driving through the windscreen.
Kestutis Vasiliunas
Driver & Curator of the Artist’s Book Triennial
© Photos: Kestutis Vasiliunas
© Artist’s Book Creators 2019
“8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018” in Venice
March 25, 2019 in Artists book, Events, Gallery by Kestutis Vasiliunas
8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018
in Venice
Theme: Memento Mori
Time: 15 March – 13 April 2019
Location: Gallery “SG”, Scuola internazionale di Grafica, Venice, Italy
We received few photos from our exhibition “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018” in the Gallery SG, in Venice.
Organiser of the Triennial: Circle “Bokartas”
In Cooperation with: Gallery SG & Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice, Italy
Project Curator: Kestutis Vasiliunas
Coordinator for the Exhibition in Venice: Deirdre Kelly
In Cooperation with:
Vilnius Academy of Arts, Graphic Art Department, Vilnius, Lithuania;
IAKH: Globus Galerie + Edition Lebensretter, Leipzig, Germany;
ISIA, Urbino, Italy;
Festival “Urbino e le Città del Libro”, Italy;
The Martynas Mazvydas National Library of Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania
Città di Vercelli & “Museo Leone”, Vercelli, Italy;
“Scuola Internazionale di Grafica”, Venezia, Italy;
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, USA;
Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia, USA.
Main Sponsor of the Project: Lithuanian Council for Culture
Photos: Deirdre Kelly
© Artist’s Book Creators 2019
Opening “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018” in Venice
March 21, 2019 in Artists book, Events, Gallery by Kestutis Vasiliunas
8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018
in Venice
Theme: Memento Mori
Time: 15 March – 13 April 2019
Location: Gallery “SG”, Scuola internazionale di Grafica, Venice, Italy
On 15th of March in the Gallery SG opened the “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018”.
Organiser of the Triennial: Circle “Bokartas”
In Cooperation with: Gallery SG & Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice, Italy
Project Curator: Kestutis Vasiliunas
Coordinator for the Exhibition in Venice: Deirdre Kelly
In Cooperation with:
Vilnius Academy of Arts, Graphic Art Department, Vilnius, Lithuania;
IAKH: Globus Galerie + Edition Lebensretter, Leipzig, Germany;
ISIA, Urbino, Italy;
Festival “Urbino e le Città del Libro”, Italy;
The Martynas Mazvydas National Library of Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania
Città di Vercelli & “Museo Leone”, Vercelli, Italy;
“Scuola Internazionale di Grafica”, Venezia, Italy;
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, USA;
Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia, USA.
Main Sponsor of the Project: Lithuanian Council for Culture
© Photos from the opening: Marija Linkeviča
© Artist’s Book Creators 2019
100th Travel – 8th Artist’s Book Triennial in Vercelli Ended
March 18, 2019 in Artists book, Events by Kestutis Vasiliunas
8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018
Theme: Memento Mori
Time: 23 February – 10 March 2019
Location: “Museo Leone” (Museum Leone), Vercelli, Italy
4623 km through Poland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic and again Poland back to Lithuania.
On 10th of March the “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018” in Vercelli was ended. It was beautiful artist’s book exhibition in Museo Leone with many visitors and artist’s book lovers. I have to say that the Artist’s Book Triennial in Museo Leone was looking fantastic – the exhibition hall is small, but so warm with wall painting and wooden ceilings, and the artist’s books has some special connection with this beautiful space.
But as the 8th Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius was ended in Vercelli, and after few days it had to be opened in Venice, in the Gallery SG, I had to come to Vercelli, to reinstall the exhibition in Museo Leone, and to drive part of it to Venice, and part of the Artist’s Book Triennial to take back to Lithuania.
So, I had to plane the rout of my travel, and to drive to Vercelli from Vilnius with the personal car. And as it is my 100th travel in abroad during Lithuanian Independence, I wanted to make it more impressive and somehow to make it more nice… 100 journeys – not so little, especial when almost all my journeys were for participation in the exhibitions, symposiums, art workshops, for giving the lectures and art workshops, for visiting museums and galleries. And almost all my journeys I have made with my car. Through the 28 years I spent 1290 days in abroad. During the travels I slept in the car in front of the steering wheel, in the tent on in the fields, in terrible cheap hotels on the road and, sometimes in very good hotels in Portugal, China or Korea; I was driving at nights and at days, in winter time and in summer… I have made more than 200.000 km in abroad with my cars, visited more than 200 art museums in all Europe, Japan, Korea, China and USA… I had many “adventures” on the road with criminal persons, police and custom offices, sometimes I was driving and sleeping, sometime I had hallucinations, as the road was too long and I was driving 28 hours at once, and I was trying just to go with the car between the lights… in big speed. But, the God was with me, and He helped me from all dangerous situations. And dangerous situation were a lot.
My first journey abroad was in 1991, three years after I graduated the Vilnius Art Institute, to Norway for participation in Lithuanian art exhibition “Myter og Legender” dedicated for the “Day of Restoration of the State of Lithuania” (February 16th, 1918). I and my wife Roberta, two young artists were included in such important art exhibition in Bergen between few important Lithuanian artists like Petras Repšys, Feliksas Jakubauskas, Vytautas Balčytis and other. And that happened less then a year after Lithuania declare Restoration of Independence on 11th March 1990… from Soviet Union. So, as were were free Country… for travelling in abroad we had to get special passport – Soviet foreign passport from Soviet Union… I found it:
It was strange journey. The fly was not straight Vilnius – Bergen, or Vilnius – Oslo, what would be natural, but Vilnius – Moscow – Oslo… and from Oslo by train to Bergen, and back the same way through Russia.
In Bergen we installed the Lithuanian art exhibition in Bryggens Museum. Official opening was on 16yh Febriuary 1991, on the Day of Restoration of the State of Lithuania! Great!
Here are the photos from the catalogue of the exhibition.
The 100th my travel, although it is the “business” journey I wanted to make beautiful and interesting, and a little dangerous, like always.
More text and photos from the travel
© Photos: Kestutis Vasiliunas
© Artist’s Book Creators 2019
“8th Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018” – Exhibition in Vercelli
March 5, 2019 in Artists book, Events, Gallery by Web developer
8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018
Theme: Memento Mori
Time: 23 February – 10 March 2019
Location: Museo Leone, Vercelli, Italy
It was the first time when I took artist’s books for the exhibition not with my car, but in the 4 suitcases by airplain.
More 27 photos from the “8th Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018” in Vercelli, in Museo Leone.
Organiser of the Triennial: Circle “Bokartas”
In Cooperation with: Città di Vercelli & “Museo Leone”, Vercelli, Italy
Project Curator: Kestutis Vasiliunas
Coordinator for the Exhibition in Vercelli: Roberto Gianinetti
In Cooperation with:
Vilnius Academy of Arts, Graphic Art Department, Vilnius, Lithuania;
IAKH: Globus Galerie + Edition Lebensretter, Leipzig, Germany;
ISIA, Urbino, Italy;
Festival “Urbino e le Città del Libro”, Italy;
The Martynas Mazvydas National Library of Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania
Città di Vercelli & “Museo Leone”, Vercelli, Italy;
“Scuola Internazionale di Grafica”, Venezia, Italy;
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, USA;
Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia, USA.
Main Sponsor: Lithuanian Council for Culture
© Photos: Kestutis Vasiliunas
© Artist’s Book Creators 2019
8th Artist’s Book Triennial – Opening in Vercelli 2019
February 28, 2019 in Artists book, Events by Kestutis Vasiliunas
8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018
Theme: Memento Mori
Time: 23 February – 10 March 2019
Location: “Museo Leone” (Museum Leone), Vercelli, Italy
Opening Ceremony: 23rd February 2019, at 5.30 p.m. in “Museo Leone”
On the official opening of the “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018” in Vercelli, in Museo Leone participated Mayor of Vercelli Mrs. Maura Forte, president of the Museo Leone Prof. Gianni Mentigazzi, Dr. Luca Brusotto, official persons from the government.
Many artists, friends, journalists, citizens of Vercelli and guests from other towns participated on the opening of the Exhibition in beautiful hall of Museo Leone. Few artist special arrived from abroad – Catherine Bolle from Switzerland & Margot Fagan from Canada.
Organiser of the Triennial: Circle “Bokartas”
In Cooperation with: Città di Vercelli & “Museo Leone”, Vercelli, Italy
Project Curator: Kestutis Vasiliunas
Coordinator for the Exhibition in Vercelli: Roberto Gianinetti
In Cooperation with:
Vilnius Academy of Arts, Graphic Art Department, Vilnius, Lithuania;
IAKH: Globus Galerie + Edition Lebensretter, Leipzig, Germany;
ISIA, Urbino, Italy;
Festival “Urbino e le Città del Libro”, Italy;
The Martynas Mazvydas National Library of Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania
Città di Vercelli & “Museo Leone”, Vercelli, Italy;
“Scuola Internazionale di Grafica”, Venezia, Italy;
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, USA;
Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia, USA.
Main Sponsor: Lithuanian Council for Culture
Photos: Kestutis Vasiliunas, Orlando Monteleone & Printmaking Vercelli
© Artist’s Book Creators 2019
8th Artist’s Book Triennial in Vercelli 2019 – Articles in Italy
February 19, 2019 in Artists book, Events by Kestutis Vasiliunas
8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018
Theme: Memento Mori
Time: 23 February – 10 March 2019
Location: “Museo Leone” (Museum Leone), Vercelli, Italy
Address: Via Verdi 30, Vercelli, Italy
Opening Ceremony: 23rd February 2019, at 5.30 p.m. in “Museo Leone”
The newspaper “La Sesia” printed the article about the “8th International Artist’s Book Triennial Vilnius 2018” in Museo Leone – “Ingegno, stile, creativita, abilita. Progetto non commerciale” (“Ingenuity, style, creativity, ability. Non-commercial project”).
Article in “La Sesia”
The newspaper “Notizia Oggi Vercelli” printed the article “Trentasette maestri per la Triennale di Vilnius” (“Thirty-seven masters for the Vilnius Triennial”).
Article in “Notizia Oggi Vercelli”
Organiser of the Triennial: Circle “Bokartas”
In Cooperation with: Città di Vercelli & “Museo Leone”, Vercelli, Italy.
Project Curator: Kestutis Vasiliunas
Coordinator for the Exhibition in Vercelli: Roberto Gianinetti
In Cooperation with:
Vilnius Academy of Arts, Graphic Art Department, Vilnius, Lithuania;
IAKH: Globus Galerie + Edition Lebensretter, Leipzig, Germany;
ISIA, Urbino, Italy;
Festival “Urbino e le Città del Libro”, Italy;
The Martynas Mazvydas National Library of Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania
Città di Vercelli & “Museo Leone”, Vercelli, Italy;
“Scuola Internazionale di Grafica”, Venezia, Italy;
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, USA;
Reed Library of the State University of New York at Fredonia, USA.
Main Sponsor: Lithuanian Council for Culture
© Artist’s Book Creators 2019
