The 6th Annual New Jersey Book Symposium, Original Copies: The Book Arts and Reproduction will be held on November 3, 2000 at the John Cotton Dana Library, Rutgers--Newark, Newark, N.J. The morning will begin with a vigorous workshop on making flexagons ("a folded paper figure that flexes in a mysterious manner to reveal any number of faces from three to infinity," Madeline Jones). After a report by Karen McDermott about life at The Gallery in South Orange in the aftermath of the watershed exhibition of artists' books, Beyond The Fold, four distinguished and exciting New Jersey book artists will speak informally about their work. William J. Dane, the morning's master of ceremonies, will show off rare and unusual books from the print and book arts collections of the Newark Public Library, and introduce the morning's speakers.

The afternoon discussions, moderated by Judith K. Brodsky, will shape up around three papers that interrogate ideas and assumptions about originality and reproduction in various areas of the book arts. The Book Artists Jam--at which Symposium attendees will have table space to exhibit, discuss and sell their own book --will follow a short break.

Symposiasts are cordially invited to remain for the exhibition opening of Artists and The Book: John Ross and Clare Romano, curated by Andrea Honoré, featuring both the traditional and non-traditional book work of the acclaimed artists, printmakers and authors of the book, The Complete Printmaker. Catalogs of the exhibition, printed by the Venetian printer Grafiche Antiga, will be available free of charge, and a limited number of signed posters will be available for purchase. An accompanying exhibition of the work of participating artists will also be on view throughout the day.

For the workshop, please bring several heavy weight advertising pages from a magazine (the ones that are thicker than the other pages with content).

The Artists

Béatrice Coron Bernard Maisner Clare Romano Marcia Wilson

Program

8:30 Coffee and Registration

8:45-9:45 Flexagon Workshop: Suellen Glashausser 9:50-9:55: Welcome Lynn S. Mullins, Director, John Cotton Dana Library 9:55-10:15: "Beyond Beyond The Fold," Karen McDermott, Board, The Gallery, South Orange 10:15-10:25 Introductions, William J. Dane, Supervising Librarian and Keeper of Prints and Posters, The Newark Public Library 10:30-12:00 Artists Presentations (with a coffee break at the mid-point)

12:00-2:00 Lunch & Vendor displays

2:00 – 3:30 Paper session

Papers:

"Reproducing Gender in 19th Century Books," Barbara Balliette, Women's and Gender Studies, Rutgers-New Brunswick "Originality and the Problem of Time in Artists' Books" Michael Joseph, Rare Book & Jerseyana Catalog Librarian, Libraries " Rhetoric of Textuality: From page space to e-space," Johanna Drucker, Robertson Professor in Media Studies,

3:30-3:45 Response and Summation Judith K. Brodsky, Founding Director, Rutgers Center for Innovative Print and Paper Professor, Department of , Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University

3:45--4:00 Break 4:00--Book Artists Jam 4:15: Exhibition and reception