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About the showcase
The Australian Library of Art showcase provides an opportunity to discover and explore the collections of the Australian Library of Art, and learn how these collections document fine book arts in Australia and around the world.
Current display: The word made flesh
In this intimate display, drawn from the rare and remarkable collections of State Library, we explore the alchemy that happens when poets and artists collaborate.
Some works are forged together and speak with one voice. Word and image can never be disentangled in books like Imagine: a bough. In other cases, for example Anansi Company, they face each other across the page and never quite meet.
We also stray into the area of visual and concrete poetry, with works by F.T. Marinetti and Apollinaire, and the word works of Australian artist, Richard Tipping.
The display draws on our collections of artists’ books as well as the fine productions of private presses in Australia and overseas.
Curator's tour
