“Al Fresco” Books
María José Sánchez Chiappe

Related with the exhibitions of artists’ books MIMB I & II and Alchemy and other incompleteness, as the first activity of the year, ‘ace offered this exciting and unique project about small sized artist’s books.

Participants had the opportunity to study the over 140 books (and resulting formats and folding) that were exhibited during the summer in the Poliglota Gallery in the ‘ace house as part of the international exhibition of small sized art books MIMB I and II (Monumental ideas in Miniature Books).

Despite the hot temperatures in Buenos Aires during those days, a very interesting group of 20 participants (who came from the fields of architecture, graphic design, visual arts, philosophy, psychology, advertising and writing) accepted the challenge of expressing Monumental Ideas in Miniature Books. In 4 days of intensive work, the participants discussed the projects that roamed around common concerns: time, memory, absence, abandonment, childhood, desire and addiction, the interval, clothing and body among others.

Participating  artists in this project will be part of a first selection with the possibility of being included in the international exhibition MIMB III, curated by Alicia Candiani. The participant artists must then develop their project and make a minimum edition of 6 samples for the end of 2012. The  Al fresco Books group will meet again in the winter in order to make a presentation of the final selected projects.