SYMPOSIA

A series of three round-table events exploring aspects of repertory, distribution, correspondence and interpretation in relation to contemporary artists’ books and other printed formats.

1. ARCHIVES: Shelved?

Saturday 3 May, 1.30–4.30pm

The Board Room, Henry Moore Institute, Leeds

A discussion examining issues of acquisition, intention and and development of archives and collections, particularly in reference to artists books, objects and ephemera.

• Clive Phillpot, former Director of the Museum of Modern Art Library, New York – ‘From N.E.Thing Co. to anything goes?’

• Tim Brennan, artist – ‘Museum of Angels: Magick and Capital in the British Museum’

• Victoria Worsley, archivist, Henry Moore Institute – ‘Where is the archive?’

2. SOUND & VISION: interpreting the visual

Saturday 7 June, 1.30–4.30pm

The Board Room, Henry Moore Institute, Leeds

An exploration of the ways in which the visual becomes audible through the

interpretation the written, printed, drawn or manipulated page.

• Dr Stephen Bury, Head of European & American Collections, British Library, London – ‘Text as voice: hearing the artist’s voice’

• Dr Christopher Fox, Reader in Composition, University of Huddersfield -‘Hearing voices – reading music’

• Simon Morris, artist and publisher (with Howard Britten and Daniel Jackson) – ‘A text that destroys itself in the process of reading’

3. IMAGETEXT: modes of interpolation

Saturday 12 July, 1.30–4.30pm

The Board Room, Henry Moore Institute, Leeds

A look at the relationship of imagery and text and how this can be used to create interference and subversion in its transmission and reception.

• Pavel Büchler, Research professor in Art & Design, Manchester Metropolitan University – ‘Image as Text/Text as Image’

• Rushton & Tyman, artists – ’80gsm’

• Leonor Da Silva, artist – ‘Barbara and Jamie – a tale of cultural appropriation’

SYMPOSIA is curated by Chris Taylor, Fine Art Co-ordinator, School of Fine Art, History of Art & Cultural Studies, University of Leeds and John McDowall, artist and publisher.

Organised in collaboration with Denise Raines, Librarian, Henry Moore Institute, SYMPOSIA is part of a 2 year Regional Arts Lottery Project grant, ‘Contemporary Artists’ Books & Related Events’ funded by Yorkshire Arts and supported by Dean Clough Ltd.