BravinLee Programs Presents
Elana Herzog
Romantic Subtractions
February 5 - April 17, 2010
Opening Reception Friday, February 5th, 2010, 6-8PM
We are pleased to present “Romantic Subtractions” Elana Herzog’s first book project. Herzog was invited by Gervais Jassaud of Generation Collectif to create a publication that combines the work of a poet and a visual artist in a book that Jassaud designs. There are 12 books and Herzog has made unique artwork for each.
The books are printed on Rives BFK paper, and the artwork is made with fabric scraps, metal staples, acrylic paint and handmade paper that she made while a resident at Dieu Donne papermill. The form of the book becomes the site to which Herzog responds – a long and meandering one, in which each surface has two sides. The process of stapling materials to the page creates a different but corresponding image on each side of it. The language of the poet Jerome Rothenberg is a source of endless visual and visceral associations.
Collectif Generation is an artists’ book project of Gervais Jassaud in which he pairs visual artists and poets. He has worked with the following artists, among many others: Daniel Buren, Sol Lewitt, Jessica Stockholder, Amy Sillman, Jane Hammond, Katharina Grosse, Enrico Baj and Pablo Siquier.
For more information please call BravinLee programs at 212-462-4404 or email us at info@bravinlee.com
Elana Herzog
Romantic Subtractions
February 5 - April 17, 2010
Opening Reception Friday, February 5th, 2010, 6-8PM
We are pleased to present “Romantic Subtractions” Elana Herzog’s first book project. Herzog was invited by Gervais Jassaud of Generation Collectif to create a publication that combines the work of a poet and a visual artist in a book that Jassaud designs. There are 12 books and Herzog has made unique artwork for each.
The books are printed on Rives BFK paper, and the artwork is made with fabric scraps, metal staples, acrylic paint and handmade paper that she made while a resident at Dieu Donne papermill. The form of the book becomes the site to which Herzog responds – a long and meandering one, in which each surface has two sides. The process of stapling materials to the page creates a different but corresponding image on each side of it. The language of the poet Jerome Rothenberg is a source of endless visual and visceral associations.
Collectif Generation is an artists’ book project of Gervais Jassaud in which he pairs visual artists and poets. He has worked with the following artists, among many others: Daniel Buren, Sol Lewitt, Jessica Stockholder, Amy Sillman, Jane Hammond, Katharina Grosse, Enrico Baj and Pablo Siquier.
For more information please call BravinLee programs at 212-462-4404 or email us at info@bravinlee.com
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