[Libri] Ex Libris opens at University Gallery: Wed., 26 Sept.

[Prof. James Wald (der Geist, der stets verneint)]

September 26-December 9, 2007

Opening Reception: Wednesday, September 26, 6-8 pm

"In Conversation" Matthew Higgs & Peter Wüthrich
Wednesday, September 26, 5-6 pm


We open on September 26th with the highly anticipated exhibition Ex  
Libris: Matthew Higgs and Peter Wüthrich, planned to coincide with  
BookMarks, a region-wide celebration of the book sponsored by  
Museums10 www.museums10.org in fall 2007. This exhibition brings  
together two internationally acclaimed artists, Matthew Higgs (UK)  
and Peter Wüthrich (Switzerland), who explore the book as "found"  
conceptual art and sculptural form.

For the past fifteen years, Matthew Higgs' signature works have been  
made from book pages and covers carefully taken from their binding  
and orginal context to make unique works that have surprising impact  
and wit. They are either framed title pages extracted from an  
existing book or an altered version of a book cover. Peter Wüthrich  
makes reference to Minimalist sculpture and monochrome painting,  
simulating and creating landscapes and objects with playful use of  
form and color. The book as object and metaphor has constituted the  
key of his artistic practice since the early 1990s.

Their art is an inexhaustible inventory of forms and styles, by its  
intrinsic components: typography, grammar, ink and colors,  
illustrations, bindings, covers, and bookmarks. The results are as  
much about poetry as about art, and represent a contemporary homage  
to the book.

Matthew Higgs is represented by Murray Guy in NYC. He is director of  
White
Columns in NYC and is a regular contributor to Artforum.

Peter Wüthrich has had recent exhibitions at Galleria Christian Stein  
in Milan and the Kunsthalle in Winterthur, and has participated in  
numerous group shows
internationally. This will be his premiere museum exhibition in the  
United States.



University Gallery Exhibitions




Left: Peter Wüthrich; The Art of Making Bouquets, 2005; mixed media;  
dimensions variable

Right: Matthew Higgs; A Picture is a Picture, 2006; Framed book  
cover; 17 ¹/4 x 14 ³/4  inches



EX LIBRIS
Matthew Higgs & Peter Wüthrich

September 26-December 9, 2007

Opening Reception: Wednesday, September 26, 6-8 pm

"In Conversation" Matthew Higgs & Peter Wüthrich
Wednesday, September 26, 5-6 pm


We open on September 26th with the highly anticipated exhibition Ex  
Libris: Matthew Higgs and Peter Wüthrich, planned to coincide with  
BookMarks, a region-wide celebration of the book sponsored by  
Museums10 www.museums10.org in fall 2007. This exhibition brings  
together two internationally acclaimed artists, Matthew Higgs (UK)  
and Peter Wüthrich (Switzerland), who explore the book as "found"  
conceptual art and sculptural form.

For the past fifteen years, Matthew Higgs' signature works have been  
made from book pages and covers carefully taken from their binding  
and orginal context to make unique works that have surprising impact  
and wit. They are either framed title pages extracted from an  
existing book or an altered version of a book cover. Peter Wüthrich  
makes reference to Minimalist sculpture and monochrome painting,  
simulating and creating landscapes and objects with playful use of  
form and color. The book as object and metaphor has constituted the  
key of his artistic practice since the early 1990s.

Their art is an inexhaustible inventory of forms and styles, by its  
intrinsic components: typography, grammar, ink and colors,  
illustrations, bindings, covers, and bookmarks. The results are as  
much about poetry as about art, and represent a contemporary homage  
to the book.

Matthew Higgs is represented by Murray Guy in NYC. He is director of  
White
Columns in NYC and is a regular contributor to Artforum.

Peter Wüthrich has had recent exhibitions at Galleria Christian Stein  
in Milan and the Kunsthalle in Winterthur, and has participated in  
numerous group shows
internationally. This will be his premiere museum exhibition in the  
United States.


UNIVERSITY GALLERY
Fine Arts Center
University of Massachusetts Amherst
151 Presidents Drive-office 2
Amherst, Massachusetts 01003-9331

P 413.545.3670
F 413.545.2018

ugallery at acad.umass.edu
www.fineartscenter.com/universitygallery




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