Adventure & Art

Exhibition: ‘Adventure & Art: the fine press book from 1450 to 2011’, Leigh Scott Gallery, 1st floor, Baillieu Library, University of Melbourne, 1 March to 27 May 2012

Adventure & Art, curated by poet and fine press printer Alan Loney, is about the printer’s craft, evidenced from the first printed books in the 15th century, and given a hugely influential impetus by William Morris and the Arts & Craft movement at the end of the 19th century. This exhibition shows how a number of technologies that are obsolete in commercial terms are still current in creative and craft terms in the 21st century. Exhibited are books from the Baillieu Library’s Special Collections from Europe, North America, New Zealand and Australia.