THE FATE OF THE ART

2007 Symposium

The foundation hosts, in conjunction with the book fair, a symposium every two years. Past symposiums have featured speakers Robert Bringhurst, Felipe Ehrenberg, Antoine Coron, Ron King, Richard Ovenden, Stefan Soltek, Paul van Capelleveen, and Martha Hellion. Artists include Jan and Crispin Elsted, Marina and Mikhail Karasik, Clemens-Tobias Lange, Tate Shaw, and Karen Bleitz.

Symposium Videos:

• Carolee Campbell
• Catherine Clark
• Duke Collier
• H. George Fletcher
• Mark Dimunation
• Peter Rutledge Koch

Symposium Audio (.mp3):

• Peter Koch intro & Sarah Bodman
• Felipe Ehrenberg
• Stefan Soltek
• Rogers, Garrett, & Taraba 1
• Rogers, Garrett, & Taraba 2
• Robert Bringhurst (incomplete)

The Lectures:

The following speakers delivered lectures for the Codex Symposium at the UC Berkeley Art Museum on February 13, 14, and 15, 2007.

Robert Bringhurst - Poet, Translator, and Typographer
“Spiritual Geometry : the book as a work of art”

Sarah Bodman - Research Fellow, Centre for Fine Print Research, UWE, Bristol, School of Art, Media and Design
“The hybrid lexicon: an overview of contemporary artists publishing in the UK”

Felipe Ehrenberg - Artist, Mexican Diplomat, former publisher of the Beau Geste Press, London
“Cutting and pasting : metaphor of life”

Dr. Stefan Soltek - Director of the Klingspor Museum, Offenbach, Germany
“Verso recto : bookart as a matter of sidesteps ...”

 

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