This weekend: Artists’ Books Biennial in Ome, Italy

It’s truly an honor to be part of the IV International Biennial of Artists’ Books: “Il Viaggio come Metafora, I’lo e la Natura (THE TRAVEL METAPHOR, NATURE AND I) exploring our journey in life as a metaphor where we are in close contact with the four elements of nature. It’s inspiration was the breathtaking nature of the venue: The Casa Museo Pietro Malossi, located in a village on the southern border of the Ome area, at the foot of the forested slopes of Mount Delma, and is crossed by the canal Molinaria that, as suggested by the same name, moved the wheels of a mill from grain and a mallet iron, existing factories probably since the fifteenth century. The whole place retains its striking beauty and magic.

The Museum is the house where Andrea Averoldi lived, an antiquarian whose collections now part of this museum include more than six thousand prints from woodcuts and lithographs to copper engravings and etchings.

Curator Virginia Millici has organized the international artists’ books biennial for the 9th time gathering a group of international artists, each of us with our own diverse practice, but brought together by a common interest in the medium of the book.

Artists’ books became popular throughout the 1960s and early 1970s and the genre has continued to expand. During the 1980s and 1990s many more artists began to use the book as a medium for self-expression and they continue to do so. Techniques remain varied and range from the traditional to the experimental. Small presses and individuals have continued to promote the art of letterpress printing and the hand-crafted book. Some artists have chosen to use computer-generated images while others have used the photocopier to reproduce their work. Many artists have taken up the challenge to experiment with the content and physical structure of the traditional book form. Bookworks and book objects have continued to step outside conventional boundaries to encompass concepts associated with the fine arts. Works range from the minuscule to the gargantuan. Bookworks are not restricted to the use of paper and ink but can incorporate all kinds of materials and appended objects. While such works are usually unique or limited editions, some are produced in multiple copies.

Exhibition title: IV Bila Biennale Internazionale Libro D’Artista, “Il Viaggio come Metafora, I’lo e la Natura (THE TRAVEL METAPHOR, NATURE AND I)

Museo: FONDAZIONE CASA MUSEO PIETRO MALOSSI, Borgo del Maglio, Ome, Italy

Period: July 2nd – September 12th, 2017

Curator: Virginia Millici

Organizer: Associazione Culturale Art Gallery/Museum Nabila Fluxus in collaboration with Associazione Culturale ” Il Borgo Del Maglio “

Participating artists: Ariberto Badaloni, Paola Baldassini, Luisa Balicco, Tiziana Baracchi, Gaby Berglund Cardenas, Sarah Bodman, nicoletta bustreo, Sirlei Caetano, Mara Caruso, Maria Teresa Terry Cazzaro, Renata Di Palma, cinzia farina, Grupo Gralha Azul, Arlene Hawrot Landry, Jeanette E. Kohler, Mario Lagos, Beatrice Landucci, Mire Le Fay, Ruggero Maggi, Danilo Micheletto, Virgy M. Milici, Janis Rudolfs Nedela, Csaba Pal, Walter Pennacchi, Fabio Pera, Gentile Polo, Maria Pujol, Rosella Quintini, Roberta Spettoli, Maria Do Carmo Toniolo Kuhn, Luca Xodo

More details on Exibart’s art newspaper, Rome.

This is the Facebook page created for the Biennial where you can follow up the upcoming exhibition and also see a preview of photos of the museum before the exhibition.