9.04.2010

Belknap Mill Gallery - Laconia, NH

A new collection of artworks on the continuing A Book About Death theme will be exhibited at the historic Belknap Mill Gallery. Selected artworks from the original 2009 New York exhibition will also be included.

Exhibition Calendar: Oct. 15 - Nov. 1, 2010













"Vanitas #7"
Mixed Media
©2010 Gary A. Bibb


8.28.2010

Ft. Worth Community Art Center - Ft. Worth, TX

FWCAC
1300 Gendy Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76107

Exhibit Calendar: October 8 - 30, 2010
Curated by Cecil Touchon

A complete collection of the EHF Gallery NY "A Book About Death" will be exhibited courtesy of the Fluxmuseum permanent archive.


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Additional Artwork:
"Vanitas #1 - #6"
Mixed Media
©2010 Gary A. Bibb
















6.24.2010

Long Island University - Brookville, NY

Ray Johnson and A Book About Death

The original A Book About Death by Ray Johnson (1955), the entire EHF Gallery NY collection of the new ABAD (2009) along with additional entries will be featured in this historical exhibit.

Long Island University
SAL Art Gallery
720 Northern Blvd.
Brookville, NY 11548

Exhibition Calendar: Nov 1 - Nov 5, 2010
Curators: Joan Harrison, LuAnn Palazzo, Constance Wolf
Online exhibit: rayjohnsonandabookaboutdeath.blogspot.com












Additional artwork:
"Memento Mori #501"
Mixed Media
©2010 Gary A. Bibb

5.16.2010

RNG Gallery - Omaha, NE

A presentation of the original A Book About Death New York exhibit will be featured along with new artworks on the theme.

RNG Gallery
1915 Leavenworth Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68102 USA

Exhibition Calendar: July 31 - Aug. 28, 2010
Curated by Viv Maudlin, Louise Millmann and Robert Gilmer
Online exhibit: abookaboutdeathomaha.blogspot.com












Additional artwork:
"T. C. #73"
Found Object Construction
©2010 Gary A. Bibb



3.09.2010

Exit 11 Gallery - Belgium


Exit 11 Art Gallery

Château de Petit-Leez
Grand-Leez, Belgium

Exhibit Calendar: April 11 - June 27, 2010
Curator: Luc Fierens

Artworks from the original New York, NY - USA exhibit: A Book About Death were on loan from a private collector and installed at Exit 11 Art Gallery, near Brussels, Belgium for a special exhibition.


(Memento Mori number 77 was included.)

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Luc Fieren's entry -
image: ©2009 Luc Fieren



2.22.2010

Museum of Modern Art - Wales, UK

MoMA Wales
Machylleth, Wales, UK

Exhibition Calendar: April 27 - May 8, 2010
Curator: Sonja Beskin-Mesher

A new presentation of the original exhibit: A Book About Death was installed at the Museum of Modern Art in Wales, UK. Additional artworks were created by various international artists and jury selected specifically for this exhibition to complement the original installation. The new works will be retained by MoMA-UK for their permanent art collection.

(Momento Mori number 452 was included in the exhibit.)

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Sonja Beskin-Mesher's entry -
image: ©2009 Sonja Beskin-Mesher













Additional artwork:
"Risorgimento" - Found Object Collage
©2010 Gary A. Bibb











Risorgimento - To live again through rebirth.
(Gary A. Bibb)
From my continuing concept of "The Redemption of Rubbish."

2.16.2010

San Diego State University - Calexico, CA

A Book About Death: Mexicali - Imperial Valley

San Diego State University
Steppling Art Gallery (Imperial Valley Campus)
Calexico, CA

Exhibition Calendar: March 10 - April 9, 2010
Curator: Bibiana Padilla Maltos

(Memento Mori number 79 was included.)


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Bibiana Padilla Maltos' entry -
image: ©2009
Bibiana Padilla Maltos

1.28.2010

Museu Brasileiro da Escultura - Sao Paulo, Brazil

An exhibition of A Book About Death was featured at Brazil's national museum of art - Museu Brasileiro da Escultura (MuBE) in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The exhibit was curated by Angela Ferrara, along with the assistance of Geoffrey Giffuni, who generously loaned his entire ABAD art collection from the USA. (Memento Mori number 388 was included in this exhibit).

Additional artworks were created by scores of international artists specifically for this exhibit as a complement to the original installation. The new works will be retained by (MuBE) for their permanent art collection.

Exhibition Calendar: February 4 - March 28, 2010

(Memento Mori number 388 was included.)


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Angela Ferrara's entry -
image: ©2009 Angela Ferrara










Additional artwork:
"Penumbra" - Found Object Collage w/ Mixed Media
©2009 Gary A. Bibb












Penumbra - A transitional condition between the darkness of despair and the illumination of hope. (Gary A. Bibb)