The book is an attractive medium for artists. Some design and create their work from beginning to end themselves; others work closely with writers, graphic designers, typographers, editors and printers. While some are rare or limited editions, a book can also be cheap and commonplace looking. Whether inventive or traditional, it is always pleasing to the eye. In the early twentieth century, Francis Picabia said that: \u201cthe most beautiful book would be one which could not be considered a book\u201d. Far from dying out, this passion now seems to burn more brightly than ever among new generations of artists. In the face of dematerialised Internet pages, engaging with books increasingly gains in importance for artists and readers. Through images, page layouts and diverse approaches, books cry out to be opened, flipped through, read, consulted, touched and possessed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Atelier XJC \u2022 Balthus \u2022 Bouvier Ausl\u00e4nder \u2022 Brass \u2022 Breton \u2022 Broomberg+Chanarin \u2022 Cendrars \u2022 Chan \u2022 Christofis\/Yannopoulos \u2022 Cortright \u2022 Dine \u2022 Dubach \u2022 Duchamp \u2022 ECAL \u2022 Eluard \u2022 Ernst \u2022 Frank \u2022 Gavillet & Rust \u2022 Gris \u2022 Hatje \u2022 Kandinsky \u2022 KING ZOG \u2022 Klein \u2022 Kodoji \u2022 Kokoschka \u2022 Kruithof \u2022 L\u00e9ger \u2022 LEWITT \u2022 Maeght \u2022 Marinetti \u2022 Man Ray \u2022 Matisse \u2022 Matta \u2022 Mattioli \u2022 Miro \u2022 Noyau \u2022 Perrin \u2022 Picabia \u2022 Picasso \u2022 JRP Ringier \u2022 ROTH \u2022 Ruscha \u2022 Safirstein \u2022 Santoro \u2022 Scherrer \u2022 Schmid \u2022 Schwitters \u2022 SHAYKIN \u2022 Skira \u2022 Slatkine \u2022 SMITH \u2022 Steidl \u2022 Teriade \u2022 Tzara \u2022 WassinkLundgren<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Fine Arts Museums of Locle and La Chaux-de-Fonds are joining forces to mark the\u00a0L\u2019art se livre\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Blaise Cendrars au coeur des arts<\/em>\u00a0exhibitions : a reduced price is available on presentation of a ticket from the partner museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Acknowledgements <\/strong>: Payot Libraire et Biblioth\u00e8que des Jeunes, Le Locle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Top image<\/strong> : Anouk Kruithof,\u00a0Enclosed content chatting away in the colour invisibility<\/em>, 2009. Courtesy of BoetzelaerINispen Gallery, Amsterdam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Photographies<\/strong> : Pierre Bohrer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1028,"template":"","class_list":["post-1540","exposition","type-exposition","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n