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…and so to collect.

by Bibliotheca Librorum apud ArtificemOctober 9, 2020 No Comments

When you recognise yourself as a collector, you have to confront the reality that you will be wrestling with dual demons: desire and insanity. There […]

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Zweite Enzyklopädie von Tlön

by Bibliotheca Librorum apud ArtificemJuly 28, 2022July 28, 2022

In any field of endeavour it is necessary to take note of the very best, to stop and study those extraordinary works. [AIR] These pieces […]

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Slicing the Page: the Story of Champion Books

by Ted HopkinsNovember 29, 2021July 28, 2022

The origins of the Champion Books journey began as the Champion Newspaper– a fortnightly publication focusing mainly on local politics and cultural affairs for the […]

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The book extended

by Bibliotheca Librorum apud ArtificemSeptember 1, 2021

Engagement with and manipulation of the book form is what drew my attention to these five works. In different ways all the works, the book […]

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Thoughts on and questions about the book as an artwork

by Bibliotheca Librorum apud ArtificemJuly 1, 2021July 10, 2021

What is the difference between a work of art and a work of craft? Are artworks essentially useless, ‘decorative’ objects while craft-works are useful, functional […]

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Entering the book

by Bibliotheca Librorum apud ArtificemMarch 19, 2021March 20, 2021

With many “objects” floating around carrying the tag “artist’s book”, I decided to tease out the particular characteristics of a book, looking for those characteristics […]

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The cabinets and shelves of it all

by Bibliotheca Librorum apud ArtificemDecember 17, 2020December 22, 2020

The beginning of my collection was my own work. I began to collect the work of other artists out of a need to connect with […]

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Lines of Interest and the Canon

by Bibliotheca Librorum apud ArtificemNovember 29, 2020December 17, 2020

It is common in public institutions, art galleries, museums and libraries that the acquisitions departments have to buy certain works or items. As a private […]

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The definition of madness: the madness of definition

by Bibliotheca Librorum apud ArtificemOctober 27, 2020December 17, 2020

In 2013 Alan Loney wrote: “ ‘The trouble with artists’ books’ meant that the term ‘artists’ books’ was incapable of precise definition – but … […]

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What is it that I collect? What are these books?

by Bibliotheca Librorum apud ArtificemOctober 13, 2020March 19, 2021

Of course artists have been involved with books since the beginnings of books. Where do these books by artists fit in? In 1973 in the […]

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