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Latin American Book Arts
January 13, 1995 - March 25, 1995

a special exhibition of hand-made books by artists from Latin America

The exhibition examines the unique bookbinding techniques of artists with a cultural link to Central and South America by displaying their limited edition and one-of-a-kind books.
Romulo  Andrade
Anotações de Viagem
(1987) Serigraph
Lucila Machado  Assumpção
A Geração de Gaia/ Gaia's Generation
(1992) hand-painted, silk-embroidered, mixed media on Supremo white paper
Everything Makes Sense, Every Sense Makes Changes
(1994) Strathmore grandee natural paper, special accordion fold.
Soul Lar
(1990) watercolor and calligraphy, wood, leather, cotton paper with Jacob's ladder binding
Isabel M.  Barbuzza
Renditions I
(1989) Altered art history book, muslin, book pages
Sarah  Bryant
Untitled
(1993) mixed media, handmade paper, monoprint, wood print, photo
Dina  Bursztyn
In an Old Manuscript
(1984) Mixed media on paper, ink, watercolor, seeds, leaves, etc.
Margarita Becerra  Cano
Purple Magic
(1993) collage, corn husk, purple pin, handmade papers
Josely  Carvalho
Turtle Book
(1988) Silkscreen, acrylic and raffia
Lourdes  Cedran
Tantric Book
(1993) Acrylic/drawing on handmade paper
Enrique  Chagoya
Bread of Days, The
(1994) Yolla Bolly Press/ Letterpress printed on Twinrocker Chapin, Zerkall, Japanese cotton, Fabriano Roma, and Lana Royal papers. Bound in split boards covered in Italian Roma paper and printed image.
Renata Franco  de Mello
Tropical Bird
(1994) watercolor, newspaper
Cora Bocayuva  de Mesquita
A Pátria Em Chuteiras by Nelson Rodriques
(1994) Rebound in oasis colored leathers; doublure and fly-leaf in yellow oasis
Carlos Montes  de Oca
Las Anunciaciones
(1994) mixed-media, box
Tres grandes relatos
(1994) mixed-media, box
Solange  Fabião
A Árvore/The Tree
(1991) Xerox on 100% rag paper on board.
Die Witwe
(1992) Xerox, ink, graphite on paper
Sandra  Fernandez
Fertility/Infertility Box, The
(1993) wood, cyanotypes, paper
Mariana Duarte  Fodor
Hibiscus/Hibisco
(1994) Hinged clamshell box, fabric, paper, transparencies, cotton fabric
Carolina  Franco-Garcia
Seeds, The
(1994) Rives Paper
Adrianne  Gallinari
Black Album/Album Negro
(1990) Glue, graphite, gouache, cutouts, sewn binding
Ric  Haynes
Untitled
(1993) mixed media, handmade paper, monoprint, wood print, photo
Untitled
(1993) mixed media, handmade paper, monoprint, wood print, photo
Fabio  Herrera
Diary/Diario
(1994) Mixed media, recycled paper, spiral binding, cardboard cover
Leandro  Katz
El Desdoblamiento, El Simulacro, El Reflejo
(1994) silkscreen, photo-etching, photography, Arches cover, Arches silkscreen, & AGFA Portriga papers. Portfolio box contains three prints by each artist and text by Luisa Valenzuela
David  Lamelas
El Desdoblamiento, El Simulacro, El Reflejo
(1994) silkscreen, photo-etching, photography, Arches cover, Arches silkscreen, & AGFA Portriga papers. Portfolio box contains three prints by each artist and text by Luisa Valenzuela
Magali  Lara
Plant fo the Body, The / La Planta del Cuerpo
(1993) etching on Toledo paper; altered pages by Georgina Quintava and Carmen Boullosa
Virginia  Lavado
Te Veo
(1994) Mixed media, photographs, computer generated images objects, wood and handmade & recycled paper
Adriana  Leão
Labor, Love/Labor, Amor
(1993) black ink, pencil, glue, Letraset, guoache, Superwhite paper, sewn binding
Luiz Fernando  Machado
Relationships
(1994) collage of black and marbled paper
Maria Eugenia  Manrique
Botanika
(1994) Fabriano paper, transfers, pastels, crayons, hand carved and painted wood cover
Soraya  Marcano
Flor Suave
(1994) silkscreen, intaglio, embossing, pencil, metals, Rives handmade paper, five hold binding
Matilde  Marin
Myths of Creation/Mitos de Creación
(1993) etchings, serigraphs, aquatints on handmade paper with hardcover binding
Claudia Rezende  Minerbo
Brazilian History/Historia do Brasil
(1994) Leather and marbled paper. Binding features inlay and onlay.
Maritza  Perez
Book of Changes, The/El Libro de Cambios
(1990) Acrylic, bronze powders, casein, and collage ona matte fiber paper and Arches
Antonio  Peticov
Book, The
(1983) Russian and Italian pencils (wood, lead, rubber)
Liliana  Porter
El Desdoblamiento, El Simulacro, El Reflejo
(1994) silkscreen, photo-etching, photography, Arches cover, Arches silkscreen, & AGFA Portriga papers. Portfolio box contains three prints by each artist and text by Luisa Valenzuela
Rebeca  Puga
Disorientations
(1995) Colored pencils, inks on Rives BFK paper
Camilo  Rojas
Te Veo
(1994) Mixed media, photographs, computer generated images objects, wood and handmade & recycled paper
Camilo Sebastian  Rojas-Lavado
Untitled
(1993) mixed media, handmade paper, monoprint, wood print, photo
Gilvan  Samico
Fountain in Moonlight, The
(1994) Woodcuts on Mitsumata vellum, bound with Morocco leather by Tini Miura. Claire Owen collaborated with Daniel Tucker on the design of this book containing works by the Brazilian artist, Gilvan Samico. The book was designed and printed at Turtle Island Press in Philadelphia and Telluride, Colorado.
Mônica  Schoenacker
We Have More Than Bananas
(1994) Plastic and sulfite paper with sewn plastic case, zipper
Irwin  Susskind
Untitled
(1993) mixed media, handmade paper, monoprint, wood print, photo
Mary  Ting
Untitled
(1993) mixed media, handmade paper, monoprint, wood print, photo
Ana  Tiscornia
City
(1994) Mixed media
Gladys  Triana
Codex II
(1993) Pigments and buttons on handmade paper
Eunice Vivacqua  von Tiesenhausen
History of recent actions practiced during 8 years in Brazil
(1994) by Gaspar Barleú (1647); Verger paper, Mankin ink, photographs, varnish, trianon binding, silk thread

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