The print is an amalgam of possibilities—a fundamentally hybrid art form. Fine art prints can merge traditional printmaking techniques with photographic and digital processes, often blending multiple methods within a single work. They combine originality with reproducibility to create multiple original works of art.

The book offers another example of print’s multifaceted potential. With the invention of the printing press, the handwritten calligraphic manuscript evolved into a new form of communication that revolutionized the world. The modern book is inseparable from printmaking, sharing a defining characteristic: the ability to exist in multiples. This exhibition embraces one form of the contemporary book—the artist book, in which visual expression is central to its content.

While artist books depend on and employ printmaking, they differ significantly from prints. Many require not only visual attention but also physical engagement. Their content is often unavailable through casual looking. One needs to turn the pages, feel the paper, and read the text. Given the variations in artist books, this exhibition will present them in different ways, focusing on how each can be most fully experienced.