Artist Talkwith
Roni Gross
Wednesday, May 6 at 6:30 pm
@ The Center for Book Arts
28 W 27th Street
New York, New York
(212) 481-0295
Discussing Her Featured Artist Project
Roni Gross: Zitouna at 20
Roni Gross2008 was the 20th Anniversary of Zitouna press, which means "olive" in Arabic. Started in 1988 by Roni Gross, the press publishes multiple editions twice a year for Halloween and Valentines Day. These holidays were chosen because they are secular and inclusive. Beginning as cards, they soon became vehicles for investigations into the origins of these holidays; meditations on the seasons in which they occur; folklore from around the world; mating rituals, word play and numerous other topics. The objects have taken many forms over the years, from constructed Rolodex books, to broadsides, to photographic puzzles. Letterpress, offset and Xerox printing, photography, watercolor, and collage have been some of the media employed.
Roni Gross's work is in the permanent collections of The New York Public Library, the National Design Museum, the Brooklyn Museum and the Sackner Archive, among others.
Suggested Admission to Artist Talk: $10/$5 members
