João Penalva
The Asian Books
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| Editor(s) | Mudam Luxembourg – Musée d'Art Moderne, Grand-Duc-Jean |
| Design | Inês Sena, João Panelva |
| Size | 25,5 x 33,5 cm |
| Pages | 224 |
| Illustrations | 200 |
| Cover | Clothbound hardcover |
| Language(s) | English |
| ISBN | 978-3-947563-01-2 |
The First Survey on the Exceptional Artist Books of João Penalva
Since 2007 João Penalva (b. 1949, Lissabon; lives and works in London) has exhibited large format unbound books, printed with archival inks on fine art paper, displayed on tables with chairs, to be handled freely. Each one is published in an edition of three and one artist’s proof. Those whose content relate to Asia, whether factually or fictionally, are collected here for the first time: Taipei Story, 2007; Portraits: Machines and Kabuki Wigs, 2009; The Toshiba Book of Happiness, 2009; Hello? Are you there?, 2009; Michio Harada, 2015; Boro, 2017.
João Penalva studied Fine Art at the Chelsea School of Art in London. His works have been shown in manifold international exhibitions. Penalva represented Portugal 2001 at the Venice Biennale and 1996 at the São Paulo Biennale.
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