Imaging the Book International Biennale / Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Identifier:REF.EC.1388

Dimensions:240 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.

Copyright dates:2005

foreword by: Mostafa El Razzaz, Sherif Mohie Eldin

Library of Congress Subject Headings:Exhibition catalogs

Description:Catalog for The Second Session of Imaging the Book Bienniale. "This event, organized by the Arts Center at the Library of Alexandria, is an international meeting on contemporary arts and different concepts and insights to do with imagining the book." - front matter The proceedings of the Bienniale are tripartite, and include an interactive workshop in which artists will discuss different modern and traditional media, an international exhibition on participants' work and their fantasies on the concept of a book, and an international seminar on the concept of imaging the book, accompanied by the testimony of artists from different cultures. The title of this session is "Desert Inside-Out", and the aim is at initiating a dialogue with desert and African culture in the light of imagining the book. Includes list of all participants and organizers, the Biennale Seminar Program, exhibitor bios and representative works. 1,000 copies printed.