A new exhibition at the greenhouse gallery opens tonight featuring artists' books.

You may think you know what a book is...
a cover, a bound spine, numbered pages, some have pictures, some have just words, many lead you unto a world imaginary characters and others give you knowledge and understanding.

BUT have you ever considered...
ceramic tiles for pages, a spine made from bandages, a leather strap with fastening buckle as the cover - as a book?

'Off the Page' - an exhibition designed to introduce the contemporary, innovative and energetic art form that is the Artist's book.

Emerging in the 1960's as a way of bypassing the constraints of the gallery, Artists' Books have become a radical way of bringing art to art to a wider audience through artists self-publishing their work. This notion of making art in an affordable non-wall based format led to the growth of what we now recognise as the Artist's Book.

Combining traditional and digital creative methods, Artists' Books are flourishing and evolving into a significant and current art form, spurred on by the increased interest in conceptual contemporary art across all disciplines.

Text taken from Off the Page invitation.

It runs from Friday 30 November 2007 - Thursday 31 January 2008. Opening hours: Monday - Friday 9.00 - 17.00; Saturday 9.00 - 13.00. Admission free.

Futher information:
the greenhouse
The University of the West of England, Book Arts

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2. International Artist In Residence Programme — New Website
3. Greenhouse Exhibition: Public Art — part one
4. Greenhouse Exhibition: Pens & Lens
5. Greenhouse Exhibition: St Peter Port: Past and Present