Artist's Book Yearbook 2003-2005 - Book Arts - University of the ...

Found, each publication’s title and description
have no obvious connection with the next
except the means to incite the curiosity of the
reader/viewer.
The main function of ARCHIVE is to be
accessible to both conventional and
unconventional audiences and institutions by
way of educational and curatorial means. It is
self-contained and can be displayed with the
minimal of effort and resources.
It can be crated and transported to locations
far and wide. To date, ARCHIVE has been
accessed at the IKON Gallery, Birmingham as
part of its educational outreach programme
and the Dean Clough Galleries, Halifax as part
of the RALP workshops. It will be launched in
its entirety at the Henry Moore Institute
Library, Leeds in Autumn, 2003 before touring
to national and international venues.
By its very nature, ARCHIVE is at once intimate
and public.
Chris Taylor
School of Fine Art, History of Art & Cultural
Studies, University of Leeds
93
notes
1. Contemporary Artists’ Books & Related Events
a Regional Arts Lottery Project funded by the
Arts Council of England March 2001 – 2003.
Co-ordinated by Chris Taylor and John
McDowall, curators of the International
Contemporary Artists’ Book Fair, held annually at
Dean Clough, Halifax.
2. Illustrated catalogues from the 2001 and
2002 Contemporary Artists’ Book Fairs are
housed within ARCHIVE.
3. SYMPOSIA, held in collaboration with the
Henry Moore Institute Library, Leeds, 3 May, 7
June and 12 July 2003. Archives: shelved? the
first of three events, examined the issues of
acquisition, intention and development of
archives and collections, particularly in
reference to artists’ books, objects and
ephemera. The speakers were Tim Brennan,
Clive Phillpot and Victoria Worsely.
4. Ibid.
5. Tim Brennan Curationism: The Nu-Curator as
Performer in Simon Morris Interpretation 2
Information as Material 2002, p.44. A copy of
this publication is housed within ARCHIVE.