The Renegade library

Klassen, Lois Elaine (author.). Surikov, Alexandr, (artist.). Suel, Lucien, 1948- (artist.). Putz, Claudia, (artist.). Padín, Clemente, (artist.). Nakamura, Keiichi, 1960- (artist.). Nielsen, Mogens Otto, (artist.). Aitchison, Martha, (artist.). Bibbe, Anne-Miek, (artist.). Bennet, John M., (artist.). Redwood, Dawn, (artist.). Roos, Denyse, (artist.). Sherarts, Lavona, (artist.). Vermeulen, Guido, (artist.). Crozier, Robin, (artist.). Segay, Serge, (artist.). Piepenburg, Debbie, (artist.). Fierens, Luce, (artist.). Deisler, Guillermo, 1940-1995 (artist.). Lenoir, Pascal, 1957- (artist.). Garnier, Pierre, (artist.). Bowyer, Judy, (artist.). Simon, Vida, (artist.). Bertrand, Diane, (artist.). Decter, Dena, (artist.). Klimack, Jean, (artist.). Legris, Sylvia, (artist.). Stake, Chuck, (artist.).

Summary: "This box is the residue of mail art activity during the years 1996-1998. In keeping with the project theme, all of the items meet two criteria: the creators identified them as "books" ; and, their creation was enabled by some kind of "collaborative" process. Each book item is labeled with a catalogue number that corresponds to information about it in the box's index, as well as in the original exhibition catalogue. The twenty boxes making up this edition of Renegade Library include the items of the original exhibitions that survived its years as a mail art lending library (1998 to about 2002), and additional items that were contributed immediately following the exhibition. These boxes are being located in publicly accessible collections of artists books throughout Canada and other countries."--Lois Klassen, accompanying documentation.

Record details

Physical Description: print
28 oevres : colour illustration ; 11 x 40 x 14 cm + 1 archival box.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Contains 27 artists' books; publication Books on Fire : The Documentation of the Renegade Library; 1 poster; 1 archival box.

Formatted Contents Note:

Plous / Alexandr Surikov (Russia) -- MouE de VeaU, #1058 / Diane Bertrand (Canada), Lucien Suel (France) -- PIPS 3/97: Trophäenbox / Claudia Putz (Germany) and 32 contributing artists from various countries -- A little book of words and patterns / Dottie (USA) and Shmuel (USA) -- The different trips / Clemente Padin (Uruguay) and Keiichi Nakamura (Japan) -- Wings of spirit / Boscographix (USA) and Keiichi Nakamura (Japan) -- Bog Objekt / Moggens Otto Nielsen (Denmark) -- How the snail got a shell / Martha Aitchison (England) -- Titchy mael aert monster-lass / Dawn Redwood (England) -- Her royal majesty / H.R. McDougald (USA) and Lavona Sherarts (USA) -- A little book / Anne-Miek Bibbe (Netherlands) and Shmuel (USA) -- A little book of faces / Denyse Roos (Belgium) and Shmuel (USA) -- A dangerous book / Shmuel (USA) and GRB (USA) -- Rosee Solaire / Guido Vermeulen (Belgium) and Liza Leyla (Belgium) -- Books on fire: the documentation of the Renegade Library / Lois Klassen (Canada) and the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba -- Postfluxusbooklet NR. 15: "After Zaum" / Serge Segay (Soviet Union), Robin Crozier (England), Luc Fierens (Belgium) -- Postfluxusbooklet NR. 16: "Passion creates art" / Debbie Piepenburg (USA), Luc Fierens (Belgium) -- Postfluxusbooklet NR. 23: "FluxPoem" / Don Boyd (USA) -- Peace-dream project "UNI/vers(;)" international assembling artist's portfolio for visual & experimental poetry, issue #27/1993 / Guillermo Deisler (Germany) and 40 additional contributers -- Mani art 120 / Pascal Lenoir (France) and 24 participants (various locations) -- Hai-kai, un cahier D'ecolier / Pierre Garnier (France) and Keiichi Nakamura (Japan) -- Draw / Marian Butler, Sylvia Legris, Judy Bowyer, Dena Decter, Lois Klassen, Jean Klimack, Catherine MacDonald, Vida Simon.