Beyond the Page: Carol Barton's Art and Influence

Carol Barton

Carol Barton is a book artist, teacher, and curator who runs Popular Kinetics Press and has published numerous artist book editions. Her work is exhibited internationally and is in numerous collections, including The Smithsonian Institution, Library of Congress, Museum of Modern Art, The Getty Museum, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

Beyond the Page is an opportunity for our community to be inspired by Carol Barton’s beautiful books and see work by local book artists who have studied with her.

Artists included in the exhibit:
Virginia Allison
Sandy Conatser
Jenny Paris
Robin Paris
Elizabeth Sanford
Britt Stadig

The images below are all works shown in the exhibit. More of Carol's pieces are on display, along with work from artists who have studied with her.

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Alphabetica Synthetica, accordion book with pop-ups, laser printing, 2002

Five Luminous Towers, A Book to be Read in the Dark Offset printing, laser-cut pop-ups, light and batteries, edition of 50

Everyday Road Signs, silkscreened edition of 50, 1988, printed at Women's Studio Wkshop

Home Dreams, laser printing, acrylic, pop-ups, edition of 3

Instructions for Assembly, offset lithography with overlapping pop-ups, edition of 250

Loom, offset tunnel book, edition of 600, printed at Pyramid Atlantic Center

Plant This Book, sewn concertina binding, found seed packets, seeds

Tunnel Map, silkscreened tunnel book, edition of 150, printed at Women's Studio Workshop

Vision Shifts, offset lithography, duotones, edition of 600, printed at The University of the Arts

Beyond the Page, offset lithography, die-cut openings in each page, edition of 200, 1981