Групові виставки книги художника в Україні 2008–2016 років: концепції, досвід, проблематика

Abstract

У статті висвітлено проведення групових виставок книги художника в Україні в 2008–2016 роках. Розглядаються можливості введення таких проектів до сучасного мистецького життя і визна-чення їхнього місця у культурних інституціях, впровадження їх як послідовну та регулярну практику. Визначено зв’язок між концепціями та експозиційним вирішенням виставок, а також завдання, які ставлять куратори та організатори зазначених виставок для актуалізації даного виду мистецтва в Україні. The article describes the experience of the group exhibitions of the artist’s books in Ukraine in the 2007–2016 years. The possibilities of implementation of such projects in contemporary art and their place in cultural institutions, the implementation of them as consistent and regular practice are also considered. The link between the concepts and expositional decisions of the exhibitions is highlighted. The article is also focused on tasks that are faced before the curators and organizers of exhibitions of artist’s books for the actualization of this art form in Ukraine and to show its capabilities on the brink of intersection with other fields of art (applied art, sculpture, installation, graphic design). The diversity of the author’s approach to art work and the specificity of use of materials are explored on the examples of the artists’ books. The difference between thematic projects when works were created specifically for the exhibition, and otherwise when exhibition is made form already excited artist’s books, and the issues of combination and presentation of the both in the joint space is studied. During the reporting period the certain trends has been formed from the project «Book dinner» held in 2007/08 to recent group exhibitions within the International Festival «Book Arsenal» held in 2016. During this period we can observe the division of artists on the symbolic two groups, those that rely in their works on the experience of previous years (avantgarde publications from the early 20th century, the postmodern artist’s books of 1970–80s) and those who are looking for a new visual language and forms of expression for their works by means of application of digital technologies, design solutions, not specific to the book and traditional fine art. The cohort of artists, formed while teaching the methods of working with the artist’s book in Ukrainian Art Institutions, is capable of working on the verge of publishing design and conceptual art. The group projects created with their participation provides an opportunity to understand the artist’s book and the features more deeply.