ARLIS/NY CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS BOOKS CONFERENCE
NEW YORK CITY | OCTOBER 23–26 2008

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ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

In collaboration with Printed Matter's NY Art Book Fair, the Art Libraries Society of New York (ARLIS/NY) announces a conference on contemporary artists’ books.

The program will include speakers, panels, artists’ presentations, institutional tours, and receptions. The conference focuses on recent developments in artists' books, a period of increasing diversity in the field. The conference will present a rare opportunity to explore the contemporary scene, promising a thought-provoking opportunity for discourse among scholars, collectors, artists, and librarians.

Conference venues include the New York Public Library, Museum of Modern Art, Brooklyn Museum, and the NY Art Book Fair at Phillips de Pury.

This site will be updated as plans develop.

ORGANIZERS

AA Bronson, Printed Matter, Inc.
May Castleberry, Museum of Modern Art
Deirdre Donohue, International Center for Photography
Milan Hughston, Museum of Modern Art
Deirdre Lawrence, Brooklyn Museum
James Mitchell, Metropolitan Museum of Art
David Senior, Museum of Modern Art
Jennifer Tobias, Museum of Modern Art
Tony White, Indiana University

SPONSORS

Conference planning is supported by grants from the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) and New York (ARLIS/NY).

Hotel accomodations for the keynote presentation have been generously provided by Millenium Partners.