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September 8 to October 20, 2007 R.B. Kitaj In Our Time: Covers for a Small Library After the Life for the Most Part |
Opening Saturday September 8 3 to 5pm Noon hour talks Wedn Sept 12 2 at 12:05 Thurs Sept 13 at 12:05 Tues Sept 18 at 12:35 Wedn Sept 19 at 12:35 |
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In 1969, the American artist Ronald Kitaj, then living in England, reproduced fifty book covers as a series of screenprints called In Our Time. Kitaj's selection was idiosyncratic, but these were in fact some of his favourite books. These covers have intrigued bibliophiles for decades, reminding us of a different era in book design, as well as in reading preferences - an era in which limited technical means were employed to produce designs often more stylized and adventurous than those commonly seen today. The uncanny aspect of Kitaj's series is that many of his choices have a new relevance and resonance in today's global context - his choices seem prescient. The Simon Fraser University Gallery has acquired twenty five of the In Our Time works for this exhibition; they are supplemented by loans from several Vancouver-area collectors who generously lent works to complete the show. Opening: Saturday September 8 at 3pm to 5pm The opening of this exhibition is concurrent with the reception for Douglas Coupland's new work, Fifty Books I Have Read More Than Once. |
Selected screenprints from In Our Time portfolio, 1969 
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