STAR TRIBUNE Critics’ Picks: MCBA Prize Exhibition
Book art winners
The Star Tribune named MCBA’s 2024 Prize exhibition as one of the best things to see in the Twin Cities. They highlighted the international book arts award and a few of the artists featured in the show.
The annual Minnesota Center for Book Arts prize recognizes new work from a variety of international book artists. This year there were 150 entries from 16 countries. This exhibition showcases the original artworks by 20 semifinalists and five finalists. Don’t miss Sophie Wang’s book “Do You Speak Second Gen?” — a 12-page bound book printed on transparencies — and Bangalore-based Ravikumar Kashi’s poetic “Echoes of Loss: Remnants of a Mother Tongue,” made entirely of cotton rag fiber pulp. Ends Oct. 12. (10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Thu., Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 1011 Washington Av. S., Suite 100, Mpls., free, mnbookarts.org or 612-215-2520)
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