Codex: Fair celebrates fine art of books San Francisco Chronicle Copyright 2013 San Francisco Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 11:28 am, Tuesday, February 5, 2013 Admittedly, the books of the future to which Koch refers are not what he calls "robot-manufactured books" like mass-market hardcover and paperbacks, but rather handcrafted books incorporating legacy printing and binding techniques, and a fine-art sensibility, from top book artists like Veronika Schapers of Germany and Russell Maret of New York. Tools of the tradeThe couple work out of an unassuming studio in an industrial area of Berkeley, but behind the unmarked metal door are pristine tools of the fine-art printing business: a 100-year-old Chandler and Price platen press, Vandercook & Hacker cylinder proof presses, and drawers and drawers full of typefaces, many picked up from old newspaper offices in the Western states. With help from an army of volunteers and the enthusiasm of the vibrant Bay Area book art community, Codex 2013 will feature more than 180 practitioners of the book arts, from the United States and abroad. "The show is an extremely rare opportunity to see both traditional and nontraditional works executed at the highest caliber," says Rhiannon Alpers, head of studio operations at the San Francisco Center for the Book, which will be exhibiting its own Imprint Publications at the show. "Most exhibitors in attendance are masters of the craft," she adds. Because of the way the show is set up, the book artists are sitting behind the table, ready to talk to the visitors who stream by.
Codex: Fair Celebrates Fine Art Of Books
Entertainment, San Francisco Chronicle: Entertainment
Tue, 02/05/2013 - 1:01pm
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