Artists' Books

In order to celebrate and promote our artists' books collections, the Design Library periodically creates exhibitions around themes represented in the collection. Use the navigation on the left to look at current and past exhibitions by date. 

You Must Never Look Away From This: An Artists' Books Selection Inspired by Between the World and Me
Winter 2017

This is a joint exhibition between Special Collections & University Archives and the Design Library. It highlights artists' books that relate to themes in this year's common reading selection, Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates. The books on view address race, identity, privilege, capitalism, education, diaspora, and family - as lived, studied, observed, and expressed by a variety of artists.

Picnic Time! (Summer 2016). This is an exhibit of artists' books related to food.

Cuts, Snarls, Snags, and the Black Hole (Spring 2016). This exhibit explores artists' books made with hair.