{"product_id":"making-imaginary-books","title":"Making Imaginary Books","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThis two-day, in person workshop takes place at the Grolier Club on Saturday, January 18th from 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM ET and at CBA on Sunday, January 19th from 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSaturday, January 18th, from 1PM to 2:30 PM ET \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e(Taking place at the Grolier Club)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSunday, January 19th, from 1PM to 3:30PM ET \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e(Taking place at Center for Book Arts)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003ePlease Note: Registration for this workshop closes on January 4th, at 11:59 pm.\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003chr\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Workshop:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis in-person class at the Center for Book Arts and the Grolier Club is taught by instructor Reid Byers.\u003c\/span\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eImaginary Books are simulacra, parodies of books that are either lost, never were finished, or only appear in stories in other books. The making of an imaginary book is a creative project that is one part literary, one part artistic, and one part theatrical. It results in a liminal object that separates us only by a thin line from the door into Wonderland.\u003c\/span\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis course consists of two sessions, the first at the members’ exhibition space at the Grolier Club (47 East 60th St) for a tour of some 100 imaginary books, and the second, the following day, at the Center for Book Arts for a planning and design session for the students’ own projects.\u003c\/span\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eStudents are asked to find (or invent) an idea for an imaginary book (preferably a book referred to in a novel or play). We will go through the literary process of documenting the book bibliographically and the artistic process of planning and designing the appropriate simulacrum.\u003c\/span\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWe will examine the many options available for instantiating the idea as a book object and select one for each student project. The discussion will conclude with an outline of an appropriate theatrical process for displaying and presenting the imaginary book as well as other kinds of fictive art\u003c\/span\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003chr\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch3\u003eRequired Materials:\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAn idea or two for an imaginary book that the student would like to see realized\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n \t\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePaper and pencil or pen, or ipad, tablet, or laptop, or whatever you are most comfortable writing and designing with\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003eAll other materials will be provided by Center for Book Arts at no additional cost\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003chr\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Instructor\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/centerforbookarts.org\/people\/reid-byers\"\u003eReid Byers\u003c\/a\u003e, bibliophile and collector of books both real and imaginary, retired as a Master IT Architect at IBM. A longtime member of the Grolier Club, he currently serves as president of the Baxter Society and as convener of the \u003ci\u003eLiving with Books \u003c\/i\u003egroup of the Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies. His recent book, \u003ci\u003eThe Private Library \u003c\/i\u003e(Oak Knoll, 2021) was listed by the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003eamong the best non-fiction of the year. Reid's exhibition \u003ci\u003eImaginary Books\u003c\/i\u003e, a post-structuralist conceptual art installation, is on show at the Grolier Club, 47 E. 60 St., New York, from Dec 5 - Feb 15.\u003c\/span\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003chr\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cem\u003eAll images courtesy of the instructor.\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"Center for Book Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45060072833180,"sku":"25SAT011I","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3861\/files\/33c3a1a2-Alice.jpg?v=1751387076","url":"https:\/\/shop.centerforbookarts.org\/products\/making-imaginary-books","provider":"Center for Book Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}