(Pic: “Transgressing the Page” - thread, paper, cloth by Cheryl Penn) The Reading Room: Artists’ Books by Cheryl Penn is to run at the KZNSA Gallery from October 27.
Cheryl Penn is interested in artists’ books as a contemporary, interdisciplinary post-modern art form in which to articulate a personal visual language. She makes specific reference to the altered book, an art form currently garnering a large international following. The artist explores the book as a quiet, contemplative space in which to present a personal narrative, using the space of the book as a way to juxtapose reality and the imagination.
Cheryl Penn is a professional artist who specialises in large corporate installations in oils and mixed media and also works as the curator of the new ADvTECH collection in Johannesburg. The Reading Room is an exhibition of artists’ books made during the course of her research for a Masters Degree at the Durban University of Technology.
The Reading Room: Artists’ Books by Cheryl Penn will be opened on October 27 at 18h00 with a music performance by Manelis (see article in Music). It will then run until November 15. The KZNSA Gallery is situated at 166 Bulwer Road, Glenwood, in Durban. More information on 031 277 1703, fax 031 201 8051 or cell 082 220 0368 or visit www.kznsagallery.co.za
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