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A Tale of Two Cities
September 14, 2001 - October 28, 2001

2 books each by 10 artists from New York and 10 artists from Bristol, England

organized by  Pam  Rash
 Maddy  Rosenberg
 Miriam  Schaer

Andrew  Atkinson
Growth of Decoration
(2001)
Cynthia  Back
Reptiles
(1995) lithograph
Guy  Begbie
Architectural Bookwork I
(2000) hand cast paper with plaster cast and stab binding
Architectural Bookwork II
(2000) plaster cast with bookboard and cloth binding
Douglas  Beube
Book Burning
(1995)
Lies
(1995) manipulated, found book
Sarah  Bodman
Collector, The
(1998) screenprinted and hand-tinted with watercolour, boxed with botanical glass slide
GM Future
(1999) screenprinted text with inserted, found pages
Andrew  Eason
Secret Suburbs
(2001)
Dikko  Faust
Travelog
(1994) (with Donna Ratajczak and Jessie Hartland) hand set letterpress type and photo-engravings,
Vishnu Crew Stews Vindaloo Anew by Michael Bartalos
(1990) The dial-a-diecut head includes 4 books which unbolt and fold out. Avocado, tomato on Khadi Indian handmade jute paper. Bound in aluminum and industrial felt with hardware.
Dikko  Faust & Esther K. Smith
Vishnu Crew Stews Vindaloo Anew by Michael Bartalos
(1990) The dial-a-diecut head includes 4 books which unbolt and fold out. Avocado, tomato on Khadi Indian handmade jute paper. Bound in aluminum and industrial felt with hardware.
Stephen  Hoskins
53
(1981) pop-up, screenprinted book
Bound to Happen
(1996) (with Jonathan Ward) die-cut paper, screenprinted, boxed bookwork
Eilis  Kirby
Office Box
(1996) plastic case, selected objects, text on paper
Words
(2001) Plastic dome, map-pin, Blu-tac ™, random letters on correction tape
Paul  Laider
Fork and Knife
(2000) manipulated transfer print onto ceramic
Mental Health
(2000) installation: wintergreen transfer print onto folded paper
Stephanie Brody  Lederman
Bitin' the Dust: A Novel by Dusty-Off-Sky
(1999) oil paint, collage and found objects
On and On
(2000) acrylic, oil paint, collage and graphite
Soraya  Marcano
Exile
(1998) ink and acrylic on paper, with six paper boats, unique bookwork
Houses-Hands
(1999) ink, paper, acrylic, unique bookwork
Annabel  Other
Bristol Art Library
(1998) performance piece; a collection of over 150 books, housed in a miniature library travelling case
Carinna  Parraman
Sky
(2001) cut, printed bookwork
Sun Sand Sea
(2000) folding bookwork
Lise  Poirier
La Route
(1992) kinetic, mixed-media
Lemon Tits
(1995) Wooden box, Xerox transfers, rags, copper, brass, accordion binding.
Maddy  Rosenberg
Grotesque New York
(1998) mixed media on slate and paper
Reptiles
(1995) lithograph
Susan  Rostow
Herbs
(1998) monotype with dried herbs, tree fungus, seed pods, sand and soil, unique bookwork
Nesting
(1998) mixed-media with photo transfers, fungus, bird's nest, hay, sand and soil
Turtle Shells
(1999) mixed-media
Miriam  Schaer
I Held a Jewel
(2000) leather gloves, acrylic, beads, ink, ribbon, with text based on a poem by Emily Dickinson
Witness to Natural Selection
(2000) girdle, found objects, pins, collage, silk, digital print and hand-cut lettering, text by Emily Dickinson
Robbin Ami  Silverberg
Dusters
(1999) hanging dusters bookworks, cotton rag and abaca papers, wood, computer generated text and photography
From Dreams to Ashes
(2000) 1995-2000; Dobbin Books, two books in slipcase, mugwort and matches papers, with inkjet photos and text on matches
Esther K.  Smith
Travelog
(1994) (with Donna Ratajczak and Jessie Hartland) hand set letterpress type and photo-engravings,
Vishnu Crew Stews Vindaloo Anew by Michael Bartalos
(1990) The dial-a-diecut head includes 4 books which unbolt and fold out. Avocado, tomato on Khadi Indian handmade jute paper. Bound in aluminum and industrial felt with hardware.
Helen  Smith
Fork and Knife
(2000) manipulated transfer print onto ceramic
Mental Health
(2000) installation: wintergreen transfer print onto folded paper
Tim  Staples
To Distribute Load
(1995) open edition bookwork
Under Pressure
(1994) paper, MDF and metal, open edition bookwork (each with unique washer)
Mary  Ting
Counting
(1993) handmade paper, rope, ws, ink (a Dieu Donne Papermill workspace project)
Records of a Weary Journey
(1999)

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