Artist Talk: B to A: from Book to Art by Saghi Parkhideh

Thu 20 Oct 2016, 8 pm
Six Space

From the organizer:

It is hard to define what exactly an artist book is. There have been many debates over the true definition of an artist book during past 2-3 decades and still the term ‘Artist book’ stays complicated to be explained. An artist book is a medium that allows an artist’s work to be accessible to a multitude of people in different locations at any given time. Unlike an art book, catalog or monograph that tend to showcase artworks created in another medium, the term ‘artist book refers to publications that have been conceived as artworks in their own right. While artist book can take many forms, there are a few elements that are common across the practice. Understanding a book as an artwork invites a reflection on the properties of the book form itself. Much like any act of reading, an artists’ book is a physical experience that allows a connection with the medium that – while social in its implications – is individual and personal. While it is famous that Artist book is a revolutionary form of art from the 1970’s it has roots to the 19 century and early 20th century. This talk aimes to present the history of artist book by looking at some of the most significant artists of this medium, focusing on 1970 and continuing the path to the work of contemporary studious of this medium.

The talk will be conducted by Saghi Parkhideh and follow these 04 main contents:

1)The term “ Artist Book” / What is artist book?
2) Artist book though late 19 et early 20 century
3) The blooming : 1970
4) Contemporary Artist Book

ABOUT SAGHI PARKHIDEH:

Saghi PARKHIDEH was born in Tehran, Iran in 1989. She works predominantly in the medium of printmaking, but includes drawing and artist books in her projects as well. PARKHIDEH completed a Bachelor degree at the Tehran university of art in 2008. She also revived a DNAP & DNSEP from ESAD ( Ecole national superieure d’art ) in Grenoble, France. She has had group shows in Iran , Australia, The United State, England, Italy, Japan and France. She lives and works in France.

Hosted in English and Vietnamese languages.

Free admission.