LEARN TO READ ART EXHIBITION

Printed Matter’s traveling exhibition, Learn to Read Art: A Surviving History of Printed Matter Inc., and its earlier iterations have been shown widely at institutions across the US and abroad, including Art Basel (Switzerland), Badischer Kunstverein (Germany), MUSAC (Spain), ArtSpeak (Canada) and Pacific Northwest College of Art (Portland). The current version of our travelling exhibition is curated by Max Schumann, Associate Director, and engages the documented history of the organization as it intersects with the broader field of contemporary artists’ books. In its current form, the exhibition presents a visually dense installation of announcement cards, flyers, press releases, posters, and other ephemera produced by the organization since its founding including, notably, images of the long-running window installations organized by Lucy Lippard, featuring early-career exhibitions by Jenny Holzer, Barbara Kruger and Richard Prince, among many others. Correspondences between early administrators and publishers give a view into the history, as staff is seen formulating the mission, founding strategy and practice of the organization in the context of the broadening appeal and impact of artists’ publications as a medium.

For inquiries about Printed Matter’s travelling exhibition please contact mschumann@printedmatter.org.

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