Exhibits at Minnesota Center for Book Arts

HERE: An Exhibition of Book Art and
Works on Paper by GLBT Minnesota Artists
May 16 – June 27, 2008
Closing reception Friday, June 27, 6-9pm, in conjunction with the Twin Cities Pride Festival

Diana Eicher, Madonna of the Lesbian Wedding Cake

In conjunction with gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) Pride celebrations taking place across the nation in June, Minnesota Center for Book Arts (MCBA) is proud to present HERE, an exhibition of artists’ books and works on paper created by GLBT artists from across Minnesota. Work will be displayed in the lobby of the Open Book building in downtown Minneapolis from May 10 through June 29, 2008. A reception celebrating the exhibition will be held Friday, June 27, 2008, from 6 to 8pm.

The title, "HERE", is a play on a traditional chant from GLBT protests of the early 1990s: “We’re here, we’re queer, get used to it.” The works on display — which range from artists’ books, zines and letterpress-printed broadsides to drawings, paintings and mixed media — remind viewers that even if, perhaps, more people have “gotten used to it,” issues that faced the then-emerging GLBT community still have impact today. Diana Eicher’s letterpress and screenprinted "Madonna of the Lesbian Wedding Cake" and Holly Magner’s broadside "Domestic Partnership is a Colored Drinking Fountain" both address domestic partnership and same-sex marriage but in very different ways, the former using only image and the latter using only text. Brian Ness’s zine "Kitten Punch" (distributed free for the duration of the exhibition) discusses issues of gender expression, as well as discrimination within the GLBT community itself, in a whimsical cartoon format. Other works address universal themes of love and loss.

Artists featured in HERE include:
Abby Mullen
Andy Julo
Brian Ness
Chuck Smith
Diana Eicher
Holly Magner
James Michael Lawrence
Jane Levin with Ronna Hammer
Kim Tetens
L K Hanson
Larry Miller
Lucas Schulze
Rebecca S. Gramdorf
Tiffany Rodgers

All exhibits are free of charge and open to the public.
The Cowles Literary Commons is located on the second floor of the Open Book building.

Holly Magner, Domestic Partnership is a Colored Drinking Fountain

Brian Ness, Kitten Punch zine

Tiffany Rogers, You're Either With Us or Against Us

Rebecca S. Gramdorf, Rosie

Minnesota Center for Book Arts is open to the public:
Monday: 10 am to 5 pm
Tuesday: 10 am to 9 pm
Wednesday - Saturday: 10 am to 5 pm
Sunday: 12 to 4 pm

Minnesota Center for Book Arts is located in
the Open Book Building in downtown Minneapolis
1011 Washington Ave S, Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Phone: 612.215.2520
Fax: 612.215.2545
Email: mcba@mnbookarts.org

© 2007 Minnesota Center for Book Arts

HERE: An Exhibition of Book Art and Works on Paper by GLBT Minnesota Artists May 16 – June 27, 2008 Closing reception Friday, June 27, 6-9pm, in conjunction with the Twin Cities Pride Festival
Diana Eicher, Madonna of the Lesbian Wedding Cake	In conjunction with gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) Pride celebrations taking place across the nation in June, Minnesota Center for Book Arts (MCBA) is proud to present *HERE, an exhibition of artists’ books and works on paper created by GLBT artists from across Minnesota. Work will be displayed in the lobby of the Open Book building in downtown Minneapolis from May 10 through June 29, 2008. A reception celebrating the exhibition will be held Friday, June 27, 2008, from 6 to 8pm. The title, "HERE", is a play on a traditional chant from GLBT protests of the early 1990s: “We’re here, we’re queer, get used to it.” The works on display — which range from artists’ books, zines and letterpress-printed broadsides to drawings, paintings and mixed media — remind viewers that even if, perhaps, more people have “gotten used to it,” issues that faced the then-emerging GLBT community still have impact today. Diana Eicher’s letterpress and screenprinted "Madonna of the Lesbian Wedding Cake" and Holly Magner’s broadside "Domestic Partnership is a Colored Drinking Fountain" both address domestic partnership and same-sex marriage but in very different ways, the former using only image and the latter using only text. Brian Ness’s zine "Kitten Punch" (distributed free for the duration of the exhibition) discusses issues of gender expression, as well as discrimination within the GLBT community itself, in a whimsical cartoon format. Other works address universal themes of love and loss. Artists featured in HERE* include: Abby Mullen Andy Julo Brian Ness Chuck Smith Diana Eicher Holly Magner James Michael Lawrence Jane Levin with Ronna Hammer Kim Tetens L K Hanson Larry Miller Lucas Schulze Rebecca S. Gramdorf Tiffany Rodgers All exhibits are free of charge and open to the public. The Cowles Literary Commons is located on the second floor of the Open Book building.
Holly Magner, Domestic Partnership is a Colored Drinking Fountain
Brian Ness, Kitten Punch zine
Tiffany Rogers, You're Either With Us or Against Us
Rebecca S. Gramdorf, Rosie
	Minnesota Center for Book Arts is open to the public: Monday: 10 am to 5 pm Tuesday: 10 am to 9 pm Wednesday - Saturday: 10 am to 5 pm Sunday: 12 to 4 pm Minnesota Center for Book Arts is located in the Open Book Building in downtown Minneapolis 1011 Washington Ave S, Suite 100 Minneapolis, MN 55415 Phone: 612.215.2520 Fax: 612.215.2545 Email: mcba@mnbookarts.org © 2007 Minnesota Center for Book Arts