Global Books: Les Livres D'Artistes de Gervais Jassaud / Ville de Reims

Global Books: Les Livres D'Artistes de Gervais Jassaud / Ville de Reims

Books


REF.EC.0134
143 p. : col. ll. ; 22 cm.
2007
Jacques Driol
Ville de Reims
Bibliotheque de Reims
Jassaud, Gervais, Artists' books, Exhibition catalogs
Catalog for the “Global Books: Les Livres D’Artistes de Gervais Jassaud” exhibition which took place in Reims from December 11, 2007-February 3, 2008. Locations included the Bibliotheque Carnegie, the Mediatheque Jean Falala, and La Comedie de Reims.

The catalog contains essays about Gervais’ work, select full-color illustrations, a list of exhibition pieces as well as notes by the artist, a selected bibliography and list of exhibitions, and a DVD of the film ‘Gervais Jassaud et les livres de ‘Collectif Generation’.

“The city of Reims is very proud to recognize, through the exhibition ‘Global Books’, a man who revolutionized the teaching of art and created here in Reims, more than 15 years, the School of Art and Design: Gervais Jassaud.” – from introduction

“This is a unique editorial work of its kind, a work of art born of the encounter between a publisher and artists. Hundreds of artists are brought together for the first time thanks to the collaboration of French, European, and North American libraries, revealing how the editorial work of Gervais Jassaud fits into the history of the artist's book and renews the field at the same time. The artist book becomes a place of exchange between the editor, artist and writer, but also a place of exchange between cultures around the world with a score of countries represented.” – from included invitation