… runs the famous quote by Edmund Hillary, who, alongside Tenzing Norgay, was one of the first two humans to reach the summit of Mount Everest. This could well be the motto for this year’s World Book Day exhibition at Bristol University. This combination inspired 189 artists to submit 200 works that explore the themeContinue reading ““It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves” …”
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Books & Mountains
Not only is World Book Night (WBN) one of the best-organized mail art events, it also sets challenging themes for participants . This year’s theme is books and mountains …
Postcards to Trees
The British Reading Agency invited mail artists to respond to “The Overstory” by Richard Powers, a book with nine main characters – although one could argue that the really important beings in the book are not humans, but trees …
Birds of many Feathers
A Mail Art Exhibition as Part of the World Book Night 2024 World Book Night (WBN) is the umbrella term for a series of events by the Centre for Print Research at the University of the West of England in Bristol. The institution deals with art in books as well as books in art. TheContinue reading “Birds of many Feathers”
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