The Winnipeg Alphabestiary Unknown - 2008

aBorderCrossingBook, 2008. Hardcover. New.

Winnipeg, Canada: Border Crossings / Arts Manitoba, 2008. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. 10 1/4" x 8". 99pp. Mild shelf wear, with some faint scuff marks to lower board. Hardcover boards with quarter cloth binding and paper over boards. The Winnipeg Alphabestiary is an exhibition catalog based on a set of 26 works originally conceived on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Winnipeg-based art publication Border Crossings. The project was a fundraiser for a magazine that has had a significant role in showcasing Winnipeg artists in addition to its focus on national and international culture. The criteria for the artist selection were straightforward: all 26 creators called Winnipeg home, whether they were currently living in the city or not, and their work had to be representational. The artists were assigned their alphabet letters randomly and asked to match their letter to an animal subject. The alphabestiary format has both a long history and a close association with children's books,… Leer más

Winnipeg, Manitoba: aBorderCrossingBook, 2008. Hardcover. pp. 101. 4to. Burgundy cloth over illustrated boards with silver lettering to spine. Colour illustrations. Olive ribbon page marker. Light shelfwear; very good. Foreword by William Wegman. The 26 works featured in this book were created for the 25th anniversary of the Winnipeg-based art publication 'Border Crossings.' The project was a fundraiser for a magazine that features Winnipeg artists as well as focuses on national and international culture.

Winnipeg, Manitoba: Border Crossings 978-0-9810286-0-6 [978-0-9810286-0-6] 2008. (hardcover) 102pp. Fine, no dust jacket. 4to. B / W as well as colour fold-out ills. Features the work of 26 artists who live or have lived in Winnipeg. Includes work by Marcel Dzama, Aganetha Dyck, Diana Thorneycroft, Shaun Morin, Wanda Koop, Sarah Anne Johnson, Simon Hughes and others. A fascinating and impressive collective creation of Border Crossings and the WAG..

Winnipeg, Manitoba: aBorderCrossingBook, 2008. Hardcover. pp. 101. 4to. Burgundy cloth over illustrated boards with silver lettering to spine. Colour illustrations. Olive ribbon page marker. Light shelfwear, ink inscription to title page; very good. SIGNED by Walsh. Foreword by William Wegman. The 26 works featured in this book were created for the 25th anniversary of the Winnipeg-based art publication 'Border Crossings.' The project was a fundraiser for a magazine that features Winnipeg artists as well as focuses on national and international culture.