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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

During this AAPI Heritage Month we present Other Imaginings, an artists book made of hand-spun and woven Khadi cloth, with images woven, silkscreened, and relief printed by Indian artisans at Sri Gandhi Ashram in Akbarpur, the Chinmoyee Kala Niketan in Varanasi and Rudraksh in Jaipur. The images were curated and the project coordinated by American visual artist Aaron Sinift in collaboration with his Indian colleagues Kahkashan Khan and Jitendra Kumar. The book was produced in the state of Uttar Pradesh by 5YearPlan.org in 2016 in a limited edition of 100 copies.

The project explores universal aspects of Gandhian visual culture in discourse with contemporary international artists and new ashram artist commissions. Sinift writes:

This book is a seva (service) in honor of Mohandas Gandhi (1892-1948) and inspired by the khadi cloth he wore and propagated throughout India. Gandhij sae khadi as a swadeshi (locally produced & used)fabric to clothe a free and independent India. . . . OTHER IMAGININGS is an attempt to introduce Gandhiji’s counter-industrial vision of village self-sufficiency. . . . This book in an artifact (art & fact) of a living tradition of service that continues into the present day, and is curated as a mix of deshi & videshi (local + foreign), Gandhi ashram & contemporary art. We hope you will take the time to consider the qualities of this home-spun khadi . . . and linger on its fragrance and tactile qualities as evidence of the hundreds of hands contributing to its creation. . . .

The book includes images designed by several non-Indian artists, such as Judith Linhares, Dorothy Iannone, Jenny Holzer, Philip Taaffe, Duncan Tonatiuh Smith, and Yoko Ono. Except for the cover, we are only showing the pages designed by Indian artists here. Click on the images for attributions.

#Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month #AAPI Heritage Month #holidays #India #Indian art #khadi #Other Imaginings #Aaron Sinift #Kahkashan Khan #Jitendra Kumar #5YearPlan.org #Sri Gandhi Ashram Akbarpur #Chinmoyee Kala Niketan #Rudraksh #J. P. Jaisawal #silkscreen printing #woodblock prints #hand-woven fabric

[drawdownbooks]

Freedom of the Presses: ⁣ Artists' Books in the Twenty-First Century⁣ Available at www.draw-down.com⁣ ⁣ A major contribution to the field of artists' books, #political publishing, socially engaged and community-focused printing. A textbook and a #toolbox for using artists' books and #creative publications to further community engagement and social justice projects. The book aims to expand and enhance scholarship about creative book-making relevant to the diverse global community of librarians, publishers, and readers. #FreedomofthePresses features commentary and images from contemporary artists and scholars. With essays by Kurt Allerslev, Tia Blassingame, Stephen Dupont, Karen Eliot, Bridget Elmer, Fly, Ganzeer, Sarah Kirk Hanley, Richard Lee, Florencia San Martin, Mobile Print Power, Janelle Rebel, Aaron Sinift, Suzy Taraba, Deborah Ultan, Marshall Weber, Anton Wurth, and Xu Bing. Designed by #WillBrady (at Washington, District of Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxrvgZEnOPD/?igshid=1nvupubpcg89e

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[harvardfineartslib]

This artist’s book comes in a woven bag placed in a corrugated cardboard box. Each page was screen and block printed, then woven and hand-spun, and sewn in India. It also comes with a 5 year plan literary companion book.

" ... The project first and foremost was born from the desire to make a work of Art, unique in character and materiality. The inspiration came from the artworks printed onto the side of sling bags called jholas that are commonly made by Gandhi ashram collectives throughout India. The cloth they are made from, called khadi, is made from hand-spun cotton thread woven on hand-looms, a cloth with deep resonance in India. ... Khadi was the backbone of Gandhi's vision, a means of subsistence for the poorest of the poor. The spinning and weaving process itself also had deep spiritual resonance for Gandhi, in its potential to turn the mind to non-violence and compassion. A book of such artworks should contain the medium of the message and therefore be printed onto khadi. ..."--Introduction to 5 year plan literary companion.

You can read more about this book on Booklyn’s website.

5 year plan Published: [Ridgewood, NY? : Aaron Sinift], 2010. [32] leaves : chiefly col. ill. ; 34 x 34 cm. + 1 book (xii, 164 p. ; 18 cm.) English Cover [by] Aaron Sinift--instigator/producer."--P. [2] of cover.

[booklynart]

Booklyn is excited to announce the upcoming release of our newest trade publication Freedom of the Presses: Artists' Books in the 21st Century. Freedom of the Presses is a textbook and a toolbox for using artists’ books and creative publications to further community engagement and social justice projects. The book aims to expand and enhance scholarship about creative book-making, reflective of and relevant to the diverse global community of makers and readers. Freedom of the Presses features commentary and images from contemporary artists and scholars. with essays by: Kurt Allerslev :: Tia Blassingame :: Stephen Dupont :: Karen Eliot :: Bridget Elmer :: Fly :: Ganzeer :: Sarah Kirk Hanley :: Richard Lee :: Florencia San Martin :: Mobile Print Power :: Janelle Rebel ::Aaron Sinift :: Suzy Taraba :: Deborah Ultan :: Marshall Weber :: Anton Wurth :: Xu Bing This book is available for an exclusive pre-order* solely through our current Kickstarter Campaign, THIS OFFER WILL EXPIRE DECEMBER 17th, so order today! 

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[ganzeer]

BOOKLYN is excited to announce the upcoming release of our newest trade publication FREEDOM OF THE PRESSES: ARTISTS’ BOOKS IN THE 21st CENTURY. FREEDOM OF THE PRESSES is a textbook and a toolbox for using artists’ books and creative publications to further community engagement and social justice projects. The book aims to expand and enhance scholarship about creative book-making, reflective of and relevant to the diverse global community of makers and readers. Freedom of the Presses features commentary and images from contemporary artists and scholars.

with essays by: Kurt Allerslev :: Tia Blassingame :: Stephen Dupont :: Karen Eliot :: Bridget Elmer :: Fly :: Ganzeer :: Sarah Kirk Hanley :: Richard Lee :: Florencia San Martin :: Mobile Print Power :: Janelle Rebel :: Aaron Sinift :: Suzy Taraba :: Deborah Ultan :: Marshall Weber :: Anton Wurth ::  Xu Bing

This book is available for an exclusive pre-order solely through BOOKLYN’s current Kickstarter Campaign, which expires December 17th.

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Save 10% today, use: “SPRING19” / Freedom of the Presses: Artists' Books in the Twenty-First Century / Available at www.draw-down.com / A major contribution to the field of artists' books, #political publishing, socially engaged and community-focused printing. A textbook and a #toolbox for using artists' books and #creative publications to further community engagement and social justice projects. The book aims to expand and enhance scholarship about creative book-making relevant to the diverse global community of librarians, publishers, and readers. #FreedomofthePresses features commentary and images from contemporary artists and scholars. With essays by Kurt Allerslev, Tia Blassingame, Stephen Dupont, Karen Eliot, Bridget Elmer, Fly, Ganzeer, Sarah Kirk Hanley, Richard Lee, Florencia San Martin, Mobile Print Power, Janelle Rebel, Aaron Sinift, Suzy Taraba, Deborah Ultan, Marshall Weber, Anton Wurth, and Xu Bing. Designed by #WillBrady https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu1UwP4nB7k/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1y0fvpjdpqeui

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