Karina zdanevich biography

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IPrologue: The Book as an Artwork

Introduction

Ilia Zdanevich (Iliazd) (1894–1975) brought his unique brand of Russian modernism to Paris in 1921 and spent most of the next fifty-plus years creating brilliant and original hand-made books, illustrated by the most famous artists of his time. His peers regarded Iliazd as a singular kind of genius, and today he is one of the best-kept secrets in the history of twentieth-century art.

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Parallèlement, Paul Verlaine and Pierre Bonnard, pub. Vollard, 1900

The term livre d’artiste, literally “artist’s book,” originally denoted a publishing practice by art dealers early in the twentieth century through which they showcased the work of artists they represented. These luxury editions, marketed to collectors of fine art, featured original prints illustrating a classical or contemporary text.

Though Iliazd’s books have been classed with livres d’artistes, he was not an art dealer but an art

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The bibliographic data which accompany the following images are from the database of the Jack Ginsberg Collection and have been gleaned from the title, colophon or justification of the books themselves. Additional information has been taken from book-dealer’s catalogues, catalogue raisonnés of the artists’ work, recognised artist’s or dealer’s websites, collection records and personal correspondence with the artists or book dealers.

Each entry is accompanied by an exhibition number followed by a curatorial key (see below) which is used to position each book thematically in the exhibition. These numbers are followed by the title of the work in bold and italicised, followed by any subtitle. Thereafter, the entry provides the names of all known producers starting with the name of the book artist. This is followed by the publisher’s name and place of publication. If the work is privately published or produced by the artist, the entry reads ‘