ADMISSION:
Admission is free and open to USC students only. Reservations required. Capacity is limited. RSVP beginning Wednesday, September 20, at 9 a.m.

USC Students: RSVP

DESCRIPTION:
James hd Brown’s Carpe Diem Press publishes limited-edition artists’ books featuring the work of influential artists from the United States and Mexico. Join Brown, internationally acclaimed photographer Graciela Iturbide—one of the artists in the Carpe Diem series—and Art Division founder Dan McCleary for a hands-on bookmaking workshop. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to make your own artist’s book with guidance from some of the most talented practitioners of the form.

This workshop is presented in conjunction with the USC Fisher Museum’s exhibition James hd Brown: Life and Work in Mexico from Tuesday, September 19 through Saturday, December 2, as part of  Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA.

About the Artists:

Born in 1951 in Glendale, California, James hd Brown relocated with his family to Oaxaca, Mexico, in 1995 and founded Carpe Diem Press. Collaborating with Linotípográfica Quintas, Brown creates limited-edition artists’ books featuring the work of influential artists from the United States and Mexico.

Graciela Iturbide was born in 1942 in Mexico City. She has had solo exhibitions at the Centre Pompidou, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Getty Museum, among others, and has been honored around the world, with a Guggenheim fellowship, the Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie Award, the Hasselblad Award, and the National Prize of Sciences and Arts in Mexico City.

Dan McCleary is an artist and the founder of Art Division, a non-profit organization dedicated to training and supporting talented artists in the MacArthur Park area, some of whom participate in a residency program at the USC Fisher Museum.

Related Events:
Cátedra México with Graciela Iturbide
Monday, October 16, 2017, at 7 p.m.
Town and Gown
For more info, click here.

James hd Brown: Life and Work in Mexico
An Exhibition Tour and Discussion with the Artist
Wednesday, October 18, 2017, at 2 p.m.
USC Fisher Museum of Art
For more info, click here.

Graciela Iturbide
Directed by Lucía Gajá, produced by Arturo Ripstein
A Film Screening and Discussion
Thursday, October 19, at 6:30 p.m.
CCCM Mexican Center for Culture and Cinematic Arts
2401 West 6th Street, Los Angeles, 90057
For more info, click here.

Presented by USC Visions and Voices: The Arts and Humanities Initiative. Organized by the USC Fisher Museum of Art as part of Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, an initiative of the Getty. The presenting sponsor is Bank of America.

Image: James hd Brown & Alexandra Maria Brown, The Carpe Diem Press, A Selection of Artist Books and Posters, 2016