Dara Birnbaum's Arabesque: First Artist Book from D'ORO D'ART
Marian Goodman Gallery and Italian publisher D'ORO Collection have collaborated to produce "Arabesque," the first volume-opera by pioneering video artist Dara Birnbaum. Limited to six copies, the handcrafted book integrates digital art, transforming Birnbaum's 2021 four-channel installation into a single-channel video that plays when the triptych cover is opened. The work was previewed at Art Basel Miami. The project launches D'ORO D'ART, a new series curated by Barbara London, founder of MoMA's Video Art Department, and Valentino Catricalà, curator at Soda Gallery, Manchester. The book features a gold lacquered cover silkscreened with the artist's images and an interior of iridescent silk that serves as both lining and video backdrop. Birnbaum described turning the page as "tremendously exciting," adding that the digital page offers a magical experience of sound and image.
Key facts
- Dara Birnbaum created 'Arabesque' as the first volume-opera for D'ORO D'ART series.
- The edition is limited to six copies.
- It was previewed at Art Basel Miami at the Marian Goodman Gallery booth.
- The work transforms a four-channel installation into a single-channel video.
- The book has a gold lacquered cover and silk interior.
- Barbara London and Valentino Catricalà are curators of the series.
- D'ORO Collection is the Italian publisher.
- The video activates when the triptych cover is opened.
Entities
Artists
- Dara Birnbaum
Institutions
- Marian Goodman Gallery
- D'ORO Collection
- MoMA
- Soda Gallery
Locations
- New York
- Miami
- Manchester
- Italy