\u201cArs Libris: Artists\u2019 Books as Ergodic Texts\u201d
\nNovember 22nd to December 6th, 2017
\nLibrary Art Gallery<\/p>\n
Opening reception: Wednesday, November 22nd at 17.30<\/p>\n
\u201cArtists\u2019 books\u201d is a term coined by Diane Vanderlip to describe the pieces gathered in an exhibition that she curated at Moore College of Art in 1973. But the concept itself arguably dates back much earlier. Defying description and evading definition, artists\u2019 books have generally come to denote works of art crafted as or from actual books. They emphasize physical qualities over literary ones and necessitate unconventional relationships with their \u201creaders,\u201d demanding interactions that are radically distinct from those of traditional books. The difficulty intrinsic to such interactions speaks to the nature of artists\u2019 books as ergodic texts, texts that Espen J. Aarseth maintains require a nontrivial, extra-noematic effort to traverse. Despite, or perhaps because of, their elusiveness and complexity, such books challenge the presumed parameters of the textual and the visual. In doing so, they raise and respond to urgent questions regarding art, literature, and readership.<\/p>\n
\u201cArs Libris: Artists\u2019 Books as Ergodic Texts\u201d is a collaborative venture of Bilkent University\u2019s Program in Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas, Department of Communication and Design, Faculty of Art, Design, and Architecture, and Library. It includes the work of twenty-four artists from seven different countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cArs Libris: Artists\u2019 Books as Ergodic Texts\u201d November 22nd to December 6th, 2017 Library Art Gallery Opening reception: Wednesday, November 22nd at 17.30 \u201cArtists\u2019 books\u201d is a term coined by Diane Vanderlip to describe the pieces gathered in an exhibition that she curated at Moore College of Art in 1973. [\u2026] <\/p>\n