| Keith Smith creates books as works of art in first exhibition at Bruce Silverstein Gallery |
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NEW YORK, N.Y.- Bruce Silverstein presents Book by Book, the gallery’s first solo exhibition by the artist Keith Smith. Smith has been creating books as works of art since the 1960s, yet he has rarely shown his work to the public over the past twenty-five years. The 30 books selected for this exhibition, made between 1967-2011, reveal Smith's unfailing interest in experimenting with new materials and processes.He designs books that allow the viewer to experience and question the structure and nature of the book itself—his works are often radical departures from traditional books—made of string or covered in fabric, they unfold, light-up, do not open, are unbound, or punched full of holes. Each piece is an opportunity for the viewer to expand his or her own expectations for a book and physically engage with the imagery or text. For Smith, his work is a form of creative articulation whereby the act of makin read full article
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