THE SHOP AT MCBA, a unique book arts store, offers an irresistible array of book art and supplies. This includes a carefully edited, distinctive assortment of bookish gifts, stationery, cards, handcrafted journals, papers, artists' books, original prints, book art supplies, instructional books and much more. We represent over 150 local and national book artists, and feature weekly rotating displays of our inventory. We have something interesting for everyone from the serious book art collector to the first time visitor. New items are always arriving, so visit us often, and get inspired!
Members receive a 10% discount on most purchases plus invitations to special sales and annual shopping events. For information on becoming a member, click here.
OPEN CALL FOR BOOK ARTISTS
Minnesota Center for Book Arts is currently seeking new book artistsinterested in selling work through its bookstore (The Shop). Works from over 150 artists are currently available through The Shop and approximately 65,000 individuals visit the Center each year. This is a great opportunity for both established and emerging artists to display and sell their work. Terms are 60/40 (artists retaining 60% of sales) and checks are issued to artists on a quarterly basis. To be considered, please send a description of your work, a brief bio, and digital images to Flora Marden. Submissions are evaluated on an ongoing basis.
NEW IN THE SHOP @ MCBA
2007 Winter Book
vispoeologee is
an eclectic amalgamation of visual literature — a broad term for the
disciplines of visual poetry, concrete poetry and post-language writing. In
the spirit of Fluxus publications, vispoelogee is
a hands-on, gloves-off experience. Inside a utilitarian shell lies a rich array
of colors, printing techniques, papers and visual interpretations. MCBA’s
nineteenth annual Winter Book publication is more than a collectible. It’s
also an adventure not soon to be forgotten. <MORE DETAILS>
Posters by Aesthetic Apparatus, Onefoot and Kingmini
Now available in The Shop are copies of the posters featured in the Open Book lobby exhibition, Wanted: Posters and Printed Matter by Aesthetic Apparatus, Onefoot & Kingmini. This exhibition features the work of Michael Byzewski and Dan Ibarra, Keegan Onefoot, and Vincent Stall. Ogle them at Open Book and buy copies to adorn your tired walls.
What is a book?
Artists' books have emerged over the last 25 years as the quintessential contemporary art form, addressing subjects as diverse as poetry and politics, incorporating a full spectrum of artistic media and bookmaking methods, and taking every conceivable form. Female painters, sculptors, calligraphers, and printmakers, as well a growing community of hobbyists, have played a primary role in developing this new mode of artistic expression. The Book as Art presents more than 100 of the most engaging women's artist books created by major fine artists such as Meret Oppenheim, May Stevens, Kara Walker, and Renee Stout and distinguished book artists such as Susan King, Ruth Laxson, Claire Van Vliet, and Julie Chen.
Culled from over 800 unique or limited-edition volumes held by the National Museum of Women in the Arts, these books explore the form as a container for ideas. Descriptions of the works are accompanied by colorful illustrations and reflections by their makers, along with essays by leading scholars and a lively introduction by the most famous book artist in our culture, best-selling author Audrey Niffenegger. The exquisitely crafted objects in the The Book as Art are sure to provoke unexpected and surprising conclusions about what constitutes a book. The Book as Art accompanies the exhibition of the same name at the Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., beginning in October 2006.
Audrey Niffenegger, a book artist herself, is the author of the best-selling novel The Time Traveler's Wife, which is based on a character who is a paper maker and book artist.
Johanna Drucker is a professor at the University of Virginia and the top scholar on artists' books today.
Krystyna Wasserman, curator of book arts at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, has been one of the most important collectors in the field for the past thirty years.
GIFTS FOR WRITERS AND READERS
Now featured in The Shop @ MCBA are terrific gifts for the readers and writers on your holiday list. You'll find pens, pencils, journals, clipboards, bookmarks, book pins and earrings, haiku and romance novel kits, slang flash cards, Eminent Writers on the Craft of Writing, and more.
For more information about The Shop or product availability, please contact the shop manager at 612.215.2520 or email us with any questions.
HOURS:
Monday: 10 am to 5 pm
Tuesday: 10 am to 9 pm
Wednesday - Saturday: 10 am to 5 pm
Sunday: 12 to 4 pm
