BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Miami-Dade Public Library System X-WR-CALNAME:Miami-Dade Public Library System BEGIN:VEVENT UID:27ed8c55-d676-4ca0-a646-527d75c741e6 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260715T184045Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240813T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240813T180000 SUMMARY:Exhibition: Cover to Cover LOCATION:Main Library\nMain Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Main Library;X-APPLE-RADIU S=10;X-TITLE=Main Library:geo:25.7743775,-80.1961871 GEO:25.7743775;-80.1961871 DESCRIPTION:Dive into the world of artists' books and zines with "Cover to Cover: Book Arts in Miami." Explore unique creations that stretch our ima gination of what a book can be. These works of art challenge the tradition al book form\, inviting you to rethink the possibilities. For more informa tion\, please contact the branch at 305-375-5572 or specialcollections@mdp ls.org. All ages..\nhttps://mdpls.libnet.info/event/11053552 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

&ldquo\;Some books are to be tasted\, othe rs to be swallowed\, and some are to be chewed and digested.&rdquo\;

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~Francis Bacon\, Essays (1625) \;

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This exhibition is a hist orical exploration of the book as art in Miami and the artists who use it to express themselves to show Miami in a different light from the 1980s to today. Along with works on view from artists such as Margarita Cano\, Tom Virgin\, and Purvis Young\, among others\, Cover to Cover will a lso survey the organizations responsible for printing and publishing artis ts' books today.

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Using artists&rsquo\; books\, zines\, and archiva l materials from the Miami-Dade Public Library System&rsquo\;s Permanent A rt Collection and Vasari Project archive\, this exhibit continues the Libr ary&rsquo\;s history of celebrating book arts and artists through exhibiti ons\, education\, and programming.

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This exhibition was mad e possible through generous funding from the John S. and James L. Knight F oundation and Miami-Dade County Cultural Affairs.

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About the Vasari Project:

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The Vasari Project is a librar y collection at Main Library dedicated to documenting\, collecting\, and p reserving Miami-Dade County's art history from 1945 to the present. It is a living archive that grows through contributions from artists\, art profe ssionals\, exhibition spaces\, galleries\, institutions\, and private  \;donors.

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The Vasari Project is a resource for ongoing research\, scholarship\, publications\, artists' projects\, exhibitions\, and events. The archive collects documentation rather than original works of art comp osed primarily of printed matter: correspondence\, press clippings\, photo graphs\, posters\, books\, exhibition catalogs\, artists' files\, oral his tories\, and other ephemeral \;materials.

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About the Di vision of Special Collections &\; Archives:

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Miami-Dade Public Library System&rsquo\;s Division of Special Collections &\; Arc hives is located at the Main Library and holds rare and irreplaceable hist orical materials for the benefit of the public and scholarly community. Th ey oversee the Helen Muir Florida Collection\, 16mm Film Collection\, Cuba n Collection of Rare Books &\; Ephemera\, Genealogy Collection\, Vasari Project archive\, and Rare &\; Antiquarian books from as early as the 17th \;century. The Division aims to provide the public with the conte nts of these collections at their request\, which include books\, original manuscripts\, over 18\,000 photographs\, prints\, artifacts\, audiovisual resources\, and electronic media.

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