KBAC Gallery

The Illustrated Accordion 2013

Mary Grassel, Bill and Friends, Relief Print Accordion Book

May 3 through 24 2013
Opens durring Art Hop May 3, 6:00-9:00pm

The structure of an accordion book is simple: a long piece of paper is folded into pages that can be read like a book or spread open and displayed like a banner. The works on display in our exhibit The Illustrated Accordion take this form to a new level.
If you have ever asked, “What are Book Arts?” come and see how people from as far away as Europe or as close as the KBAC studio have answered this question.

“Bomb” by Simon Redington

June 7—28

Opening reception June 7 during Art Hop, 6 to 9 p.m.

Today, the fine press book is thriving. This kind of artist’s book, whose character derives from the properties and pleasures of craft, has emerged as the leading edge in a field that is attracting working artists and students in increasing numbers. It is time to mark this medium’s resurgence and consider its future arc. This exhibit, organized by the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, assembles work by established and emerging artists, that reflects the best in letterpress books today.

“Sylvae” by Gaylord Schanilec