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Beyond Binnewater: Dani Leventhal at P.S. 1

May 19th, 2010 · No Comments

Past WSW intern & Artists’ Book resident Dani Leventhal is part of Greater New York, the third iteration of the quinquennial exhibition organized by MoMA PS1 and The Museum of Modern Art, showcasing some 68 artists and collectives living and working in the metropolitan New York area. The exhibition will open at MoMA PS1 on [...]

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Tags: Beyond Binnewater · Book Arts · Interns · Visiting Artists

Hello Chicago!! Opening Reception for Respite Tonight

November 13th, 2009 · 4 Comments

The lovely and talented Melissa Jay Craig is featured in the show Respite, at the Vespine Gallery in Chicago. Melissa spent the spring here with us at the workshop coaxing pulp into dazzling shapes and colors. She writes about her experience at the workshop, and at two other residencies she took part in this past [...]

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Tags: In the studios · Paper Making · Visiting Artists

It’s not to late! I and Thou: The Book as Community

November 12th, 2009 · No Comments

A selection of WSW book works is part of the Rutgers exhibition that accompanied the 15th Annual New Jersey Book Arts Symposium. WSW directors Ann Kalmbach and Tatana Kellner participated in one of the panels at the symposium, along with Karen McDermott (Book Arts Roundtable), Linda Helm Krapf (Printmaking Council of New Jersey), Esther Smith, [...]

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Tags: Book Arts · Events · Staff · Visiting Artists

The Complex of All of These (A.K.A. Abby is so cool)

October 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Somehow Abigail Uhteg managed to not only edition a book and take some of the sweetest photos ever during her residency here at WSW, but she also managed to put together over 3000 of her photos to make a fabulous video of the process. We cant stop watching this!
You can learn more about abby at [...]

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Tags: Book Arts · In the studios · Intaglio · Letterpress · Paper Making · Staff · Technique · Visiting Artists

Overseas transmission: 10.27.09

October 27th, 2009 · No Comments

Today we set all of the type for the book. Wolfgang did the sentences and we did the zeros and ones. They are going to print half of one side one color each day which should mean it will be all printed by Friday. They have a great gizmo that makes a score. I looks [...]

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Tags: Book Arts · Darmstadt · Letterpress · Staff · Uncategorized