Now in the Gallery: The Second Exhibition of American Decorated Publishers' Bindings, 1872-1929
April 15-17, 2008: University of the Arts, Philadelphia
Richard Minsky will be the Von Hess Visiting Artist at the Borowsky Center for Publication Arts, and will give a University-wide lecture on Tuesday the 15th at 1:00 p.m.February 22, 2008: The Grolier Club, New York City
Symposium on the history, technology and conservation of nineteenth-century publishers' bindings, sponsored by the Guild of Book Workers, New York Chapter. Richard Minsky presents "American Decorated Publishers' Bindings, 1872-1929."February 13, 2008: The New School, New York City
"Parallel Worlds: Explorations in Second Life". Panel discussion. 7:00 PM at the Tishman Auditorium, 66 West 12th Street. Sponsored by The Aperture Foundation.2007 HIGHLIGHTS
August 25, 2007: The Second Life Community Conference, Chicago
Richard Minsky presents "The Art World Market of Second Life"May 16, 2007: Location One, New York City
Live tour of the Second Life art world. A video of the1½ hour event is in the Location One archive.March 2, 2007: The University of Iowa, Iowa City
The Mitchell Lecture on The Art of the Book2006 HIGHLIGHTS
October 13, 2006: Guild of BookWorkers Centennial Symposium: "The Art of the Book in America"
New York Academy of Medicine, New York City. 3:30 p.m.: Richard Minsky presents "The Book Arts from the 1970's Forward."October 12, 2006: The Grolier Club, New York City
Reception for the Guild of BookWorkers 100th Anniversary Exhibition. Richard Minsky is a juror of the Contemporary Exhibition, and his work was selected for the Guild's Retrospective ExhibitionOctober 7-8, 2006: Oak Knoll Book Fest, New Castle DE
Presenting the publication debut of American Decorated Publishers' Bindings, 1872-1929 by Richard MinskySeptember 2006: The Wizard Academy, Austin, TX
Lecture: Advanced Thought Particles2005 HIGHLIGHTS
September-December 2005: Brown University, Providence, RI
Visiting ArtistMarch 15, 2005: Brown University
Lecture at The List Art Center, 2:00 p.m.February - March 2005: The Bill of Rights exhibition at Syracuse University
January 29 — April 1, 2005, with an evening lecture on Friday, March 4, 2005 and a workshop on Saturday,
March 5, 2005.February 7, 2005: The John Carter Brown Library
Richard will deliver the Sonia Galletti Lecture at The JCBL, Brown University Campus, Providence, RI.2004 HIGHLIGHTS
Yale Acquires Richard Minsky Archive
Read about it in the Yale Bulletin & CalendarApril 8, 2004: Washington University, St. Louis
Material as Metaphor: A slide lecture by Richard Minsky
7:30 p.m. Steinberg Hall Auditorium
Free and open to the public. Reception follows2003 HIGHLIGHTS
April - November 2003
Three Amendments of the Bill of Rights edition in the exhibition
Visual Poetics: Art and the Word at the Miami Art Museum
April 25 - November 16, 2003April - May 2003: The Bill of Rights exhibition at The Minnesota Center for Book Arts
Star Tribune Foundation Gallery: April 5 through May 30, 2003
Read the Review in the St. Paul Pioneer Press
February 2003: Conservators as Artists
Paper presented by Minsky in New York City February 21, 2003 at a joint conference session of the CAA (College Arts Association) and AIC (American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works).
2002 HIGHLIGHTSThe Bill of Rights edition is in the permanent collections of
Yale University Arts of the Book Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago Ryerson & Burnham Libraries
Click the links above to make an appointment to view this work.September, 2002: The Bill of Rights exhibition at Oberlin College
Organized by Ed Vermue, Special Collections and Preservation Librarian. Oberlin College Library, Oberlin, OH.
September 9: Richard Minsky gave a gallery talk followed by a slide and web lecture as the Ellen Johnson Visiting Artist.May 2002:The Bill of Rights Exhibition at the Louis K. Meisel Gallery
Six column review in The New York Times, Arts section, May 20, 20022001 HIGHLIGHTS
August 2001: An Interview With Mr. RIchard Minsky
Professional and Academic Perspectives of Book Art. ArtSchools.com.July 2001: 25 Years: The Book Art Movement 1974-1999
SHARP Conference, Williamsburg, VA, July 19-22 [Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing]. Minsky presented a paper on the above subject on Sunday, July 22 at 10:30 am. Read it. He was also interviewed by The Book Guys for their National Public Radio Show, broadcast the week of July 27.July 2001: Art Criticism: Whose Truth?
Roundtable discussion at Long House Reserve, East Hampton, NY, July 14. Rose Slivka, Moderator. The three panelists are Michael Kimmelman, Chief Art Critic, The New York Times; B. H. Friedman, Author, early collector and biographer of Jackson Pollock, and Minsky.February 2001:Lecture and Workshop in San Diego
You can read the write-up of the talk in Volume IV No. 1 of End Papers the newsletter of San Diego Book Arts.2000 HIGHLIGHT
PHOTOS OF MINSKY AT THE CORCORAN
June 16, 2000: Richard Minsky in the Rotunda of the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, Making a book with 190 winners of The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.
Sappho's Leap by Erica Jong.
You can listen to these while you browse.
- Fragment 1: Tango
Here is a July 1995 MIDI composition of 2:40 minutes that's about 18 kb for a quick download.- Fragment 2: Sunday Morning
This is a September 1998 MIDI composition of 2:00 minutes that's only about 7 kb. Click the button to start playing this one.- Fragment 3: Fanfare
A July 1999 MIDI Tango interlude that is crisp, bright and plays for 18 seconds. It requires a fairly good sound card and speakers or it will sound muddy.- Fragment 4: This October 1999 mood plays for 22 seconds (2 kb).
Visit the Minsky Gallery and see:
- The ultimate Guest Book, made for a Chateau in Normandy
- Examples of Minsky's work in public and private collections: They are divided into convenient groups with descriptions and small images. You can click on the images or titles for bigger pictures with details. For more works, see the Catalog.
- Section A Bindings 1968-79
- Section B Bindings 1979-85
- Section C Bindings 1986-88
- Section D Sculptural Bookworks from 1988
- Section E Bindings 1988-94
- Section F Painted Car, Watercolor studies, Bindings
- Section G The Bill of Rights, 1993-
- Section H Bindings on books by Erica Jong
- Chronological Catalog Text only, with links to all the works in the exhibit
- Minsky's Resume and Bibliography
- The Chronological Catalog of bookbindings is text only, with links to photos of each work in the exhibit. All these bindings are in public or private collections.
- From the Illustrated Catalog you can order fine art limited edition Books and Prints published by Richard Minsky.
- Reviews of the exhibition "Richard Minsky: A 25 Year Retrospective," sponsored by HarperCollins Publishers in 1992, with linked photos:
- "From the Studio" by Rose Slivka
- "Traditions in a Bind" by Jerry Tallmer
Visit the Virtual Illustrated Book Exhibit
The Colophon Page Gallery has Richard Minsky's brief essay on the history of illustrated books, focusing on the 20th century, with historical examples, hypertext linked for multiple viewing paths, with pointers to related websites. Click the logo to go to Colophon Page.
Love Me Tender
Oil and gold leaf on canvas, 1984.
Minsky Finances Incorporated's $10,000 debenture.
Investment as art: you can't have it both ways. Read all about it
Architectural Interior Design: Murals, Ceilings and Faux Finishes
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- Center for Book Arts Information
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