3 July - 8 August
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RECYCLED LIBRARY: ALTERED BOOKS
Recycled Library: Altered books is an Artspace Mackay exhibition that traces a history of altered books in Australia through the work of seventeen artists. The works featured in the exhibition incorporate existing / found books presented as sculptures, wall-based collages, artists’ books, or as photographs.
During an era in which the printed page is in danger of being supersededby digital technology, the connecting element in all the work is a continuing fascination with the iconic significance and primacy of ‘the book’. The exhibition focuses on works that have a conceptual, political or social concern and range from the 1970 conceptual work Introduction to a book by Paul Partos (1943-2002) to the beautifully crafted recent work by the Melbourne artist Kylie Stillman (born 1975). Other artists include Simryn Gill, Marion Borgelt, Jayne Dyer, Julie Gough, Paul Hoban, Liz Jeneid, Yvonne Kendall, Archie Moore, Jánis Nedéla, Ti Parks, Patrick Pound, Alex Selenitsch, David Sequeira, Glen Skien and Hossein Valamanesh.
Recycled Library: Altered books is a national travelling exhibition curated by Michael Wardell for Artspace Mackay and toured by Museum & Gallery Services Queensland. The exhibition tour is supported by the Contemporary Touring Initiative through Visions of Australia, an Australian Government program, and the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian Government and state and territory governments.

Kylie Stillman
Buff-tailed thornbill 2005
Book. 43.5 x 33.5 x 6.0cm
Collection Artspace Mackay, Mackay Regional Council
Image © the Artist |