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Ed Ruscha, Every Building on the Sunset Strip, 1966

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOVEMBER, 2013 Press Contact: Kathy MacPherson / [email protected] / (310) 665.6909

Binding Desire: Unfolding Artists Books, an exhibition at Otis College of Art and Design’s Ben Maltz Gallery, displays important works from the Otis Artists Book collection, one of the largest in Southern California.

LOS ANGELES, CA – October, 2013 – The Ben Maltz Gallery is proud to announce the upcoming exhibition, Binding Desire: Unfolding Artists Books, on view from January 25 – March 30, 2014.

Binding Desire: Unfolding Artists Books is a group exhibition featuring approximately 120 works from OTIS Millard Sheets Library’s Special Collection of 2,100 artists books dating from the 1960s to the present. The Otis Artists’ Book Collection is one of the largest in Southern California. It houses a wide range of works representing every genre of artists books by such luminaries as Vito Acconci, Joseph Beuys, and Ed Ruscha, as well as significant works from major centers of production like Beau Geste Press, Paradise Press, Printed Matter, Red Fox Press, and Woman‘s Studio Workshop. A foundational strength of the collection is its holdings of artists books made in the 1960s and 1970s—a time when this material was often not collected by libraries because so much of it was hard to define, catalog and house. The exhibition also includes a reading room showcasing new work produced by OTIS students in the Fall 2013 semester.

Work by: Kim Abeles, Sally Alatalo, Ant Farm, Emily Artinian, Molly Barker, Michael Bartalos, Carol June Barton, Larry Bell, Barbara Bloom, Booklyn Artists Alliance, Sarah Bryant, David Bunn, Chris Burden, Macy Chadwick, Rebecca Chamlee, Julie Chen, Laurie Whitehill Chong, C&C Press/Matt Cohen and Sher Zabaszkiewicz, Billy Collins, Critical Art Ensemble, Joyce Cutler-Shaw, Johanna Drucker, , Sam Erenberg, Carol Es, Daniel Essig, Eugene Feldman, Fly, Charles Henri Ford, Annette Gates, Cheri Gaulke, Amy Gerstler, Conrad Gleber, Fred Hagstrom, Karen Hanmer, Romano Hänni, George Herms, Dick Higgins, Tatana Kellner, Ronald King, Susan E. King, Ellen Knudson, Karen S. Kunc, Cynthia Lollis, Ken Leslie, Paul Etienne Lincoln, Margot Lovejoy, Sue Maberry, Barbara Maloutas, Cynthia Marsh, Scott McCarney, Paul McCarthy, Marshall McLuhan, Clifton Meador, Bruce Nauman, Katherine Ng, Bonnie Thompson Norman, Robert Oberhand, Dain Olsen, Lisa Onstad, Dennis Oppenheim, Laura Owens, Gary Panter, Werner Pfeiffer, Amy Pirkle, Arnaldo Pomodoro, , Sue Ann Robinson, Dieter Roth, Edward Ruscha, Niki de Saint Phalle, David Sandlin, Wilbur H. Schilling, , Anat Shalev, Buzz Spector, Annie Sprinkle, Jana Sim, Alexis Smith, Jessica Spring, David Stairs, Gary Sweeney, Jennifer Tee, Barbara Tetenbaum, Beth Thielen, Fred Tomaselli, Rae Trujillo, Jeffrey Vallance, Paul Vangelisti, Kara Walker, Pamela S. Wood, J. Meejin Yoon, Philip Zimmermann, Marilyn Zornado.

Binding Desire is organized by the Ben Maltz Gallery with the curatorial council of the following OTIS staff and faculty: Cathy Chambers, Assistant Director of the Library; Rebecca Chamlee, Associate Professor in Book Arts; Linda Dare, OTIS Lab Press Manager; Jeseca Dawson, 2012-14 Curatorial Fellow; Nancy Jo Haselbacher, Associate Professor in Communication Arts; Meg Linton, Director of Galleries and Exhibitions; Sue Maberry, Director of the Library and Instructional Technology; Barbara Maloutas, Associate Chair, Communication Arts; and JT Steiny, Senior Lecturer in Illustration. Additional project advisors and partners include Guy Bennett, Professor in OTIS Liberal Arts and Sciences and Grad Writing; Sheldon Forbes, OTIS Library Resource Specialist;

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Kathleen Walkup, Professor and Book Art Program Head, Mills College, CA; and artist Susan E. King. This project is funded in part by The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation and campus project partners include OTIS Millard Sheets Library, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Lab Press, Communication Arts and Continuing Education.

Binding Desire Exhibition Catalogue: iBook (iBooks 250mb) PDF (43mb) Page Reader (pop-up) Video Walk-through narrated by curators Cathy Chambers and Meg Linton, and Kathleen Walkup, Head of the Book Art Program at Mills College Single-sheet artists books commissioned for the exhibition: Hazel Mandujano Emphasis On Brief Moments of Intense Truths Jenna Rodriguez Extinct Bonnie Thompson Norman Freedom of the Press

PUBLIC PROGRAMS Unless noted, all programs are open to the public for free, and take place at the OTIS Goldsmith Campus, 9045 Lincoln Blvd, , CA 90045.

Saturday, January 25, 4pm-6pm, Free Opening reception

Saturday, February 1, 9:30am-4:30pm, $99 Binding Desire: A One-day Workshop with book artist Rebecca Chamlee In this one-day workshop, each student creates a variety of simple book structures, making up to eight handmade books: single sheet book, explosion fold book, Turkish map fold book, accordion books with pockets and signatures variations, pamphlet chapbook, Japanese stab bound book and soft cover long-stitch book. You will go home with many books and the skills to make more. Students of all skill levels are welcome, and all tools and supplies along with comprehensive handouts will be provided. To register or find more related classes: www.otis.edu/ce or 310 665 6950 [Reg# 15433/ non-credit]

Thursday, February 13, 11am-4pm, Free, North Parking Lot OTIS Steamroller Festival of Big Ass Prints

Wednesday, February 26, 7PM, Free Pie In The Sky Poets A reading of poetry selected from the progressive West Coast artist book press, Pie In the Sky Press

Sunday, March 2, 1pm-4pm, Free with Reservation Book It! Symposium and Demonstration Sarah Bryant, David Bunn, Rebecca Chamlee, Barbara Maloutas, and Kathleen Walkup RSVP https://www.eventbrite.com/event/9171128091

RELATED CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES For more information about these classes: www.otis.edu/ce or 310 665 6950. To register: 310 665 6950.

Digital Letterpress with Gerald Lange The Pointed Pen: Spencerian with De Ann Singh 10 Saturdays, February 1 – April 12, 1:30-4:30pm 4 Tuesdays, February 4 – February 25, 6:30 – 9:30pm Reg# 15230 (Non-credit) $395 Reg# 15435 (Non-credit) $99 Reg# 15231 (Certificate Credit) $430 Reg# 15232 (College Credit, 1.0) $1250 Italic Lettering with De Ann Singh 4 Tuesdays, March 4 – April 1, 6:30 – 9:30pm Illustrating Children’s Books with Deborah Norse Reg# 15434 (Non-credit) $99 Lattimore 10 Mondays, February 3 – April 21, 7pm-10pm Introduction to Letterpress with Gerald Lange Reg# 15402 (Non-credit) $395 10 Thursdays, February 6 – April 17, 7-10pm Reg# 15431 (Certificate Credit) $430 Reg# 15227 (Non-credit) $395 Reg#15432 (College Credit, 1.0) $1250 Reg#15228 (Certificate Credit) $430

Reg# 15229 (College Credit, 1.0) $1250 Introduction to Bookbinding with Rebecca Chamlee 10 Tuesdays, February 4 – April 15, 7-10pm Reg# 15236 (Non-credit) $395 Reg# 15237 (Certificate Credit) $430 Reg# 15238 (College Credit, 1.0) $1250

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Location: Otis College of Art and Design, 9045 Lincoln Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90045 Parking & Admission: Free. Visitor parking in structure on La Tijera. Hours: Tue-Fri 10-5 / Thu 10-9 / Sat-Sun, 12-4. Closed Mondays and major holidays. Gallery Tours: 310.665.6909 to schedule tours for schools, museums or other groups Gallery Info: 310.665.6905, [email protected], www.otis.edu/benmaltzgallery

About Otis: Founded in Los Angeles in 1918, Otis College of Art and Design prepares diverse students of art and design to enrich the world through their creativity, their skill, and their vision. The College offers an interdisciplinary education for 1200 full-time students, awarding BFA degrees in Advertising, Architecture/Landscape/Interiors, Digital Media, Fashion Design, Illustration, Graphic Design, Product Design, Painting, Photography, Sculpture/New Genres, and Toy Design; and MFA degrees in Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Public Practice, and Writing. Continuing Education offers certificate programs as well as personal and professional development courses. Additional information is available at http://www.otis.edu

Top L-R: Michael Bartalos, Cryoprimer 1, 2000, Palo Alto, California: Xerox PARC; Artists’ book (Eight page structure created from single sheet, with laser cuts and pop-up elements; in rubber case); Julie Chen, Radio Silence, 1995, Berkeley, California: Flying Fish Press, Artists’ book (Letterpress printed, triple-layered accordion folded book sewn at the fore edge; in hinged box); Sarah Bryant, Point of View, 2008, Gordo, Alabama: Big Jump Press, Aritsts’ book (Letterpress printed pages, sewn at the fore edge, open as gatefolds)

Bottom L-R: Ellen Knudson, Wild Girls Redux: An Operator’s Manual, 2009, Gainesville, Florida: Crooked Letter Press, Artists’ book (Letterpress printed and bound in two sections, with maroon flocked paper cover; in manila envelope); Ronald King and Roy Fisher, Bluebeard’s Castle, 1972, Guildford, England: Circle Press, Artists’ book (Silkscreen printed, pop-up sheets folded and housed in portfolio; in acrylic box)

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