Course Code: 26SPV101V
This two-week, virtual workshop takes place on Zoom on Wednesdays, April 8th - 15th, from 12PM to 2PM ET.
- Wednesday, April 8th, from 12PM to 2PM ET
- Wednesday, April 15th, from 12PM to 2PM ET
Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on March 25th, 2024 at 11:59 pm.
About the Workshop:
In the first session, Denzer will introduce a working definition of the term “artist book,” share a survey of historical examples, and outline basic bookmaking techniques.
Between sessions, students will be prompted to create their own experimental artist books using materials they have readily available around them. Ben will be available for one and one chats over zoom to go over ideas, plans, in-progress work, etc.
In the second session, each student will share their completed artist book in a group critique.
Required Materials:
There are no required materials. Students are encouraged to use materials they have readily available around them. No materials are needed for the first session.
About the Instructor:
Ben Denzer is an artist, designer, and publisher interested in how information is cataloged and preserved. He is a former Center for Book Arts resident.
His work has been collected by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the New York Public Library, and the University of Oxford among other institutions.
He has been awarded by the Type Directors Club, the Art Directors Club, Young Guns 16, Society of Illustrators, AIGA, BIGNY, and AI-AP.
Along with his studio practice, Ben designs and publishes books under the imprint Catalog Press and is a frequent visual contributor to The New York Times and The New Yorker. Ben has taught courses at SVA, Parsons, RISD and Center for Book Arts and has been an artist-in-residence at Mount Auburn Cemetery and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.
All images courtesy of the instructor.