The Bloody Chamber Illustrated: Igor Karash wins the 2012 Book Illustration competition

Igor Karash with Marina Warner and Joe Whitlock-Blundell, members of the judging panel

Our predictions were right! Igor Karash has won a 4000 pound commission to illustrate The Folio Society's new edition of "The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories" by Angela Carter.

Puss-in-Boots

On winning the competition he said: ‘Participating in the competition has been an amazing creative journey. Winning came as a nice surprise & working on completing the illustration series was a dream project in large part due to the Folio Society’s thoughtful artistic direction & support for my vision. I am grateful to have had this inspiring experience which has allowed me to return to the world of book illustration, a world I greatly admire & hope to continue to be a part of’

For more information click here

"Message in a Klein Bottle" by Russell Hoban

Now we have the chance to read the last short story by cult author Russell Hoban, who died last year.

Here you have the short story's enlightening beginning:

She was beautiful like a woman in a dream whose face vanishes as you wake up. Words from Rilke came to mind: "For Beauty is nothing but the Beginning of Terror …"'

A glass Klein bottle

To read the full text click here. Enjoy!

ESTHER FERRER AT THE CGAC (Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea)

Esther Ferrer (San Sebastián, 1937) is a multicisciplinary artist well known for her individual performances as well as for the works she made as a member of the group ZAJ from 1967 until its dissolution in 1996.

In the early 1960’s, together with the painter José Antonio Sistiaga she created the Taller de Lliure Expressió (Free Expression Workshop) in San Sebastian and the Experimental School in Elorrio (Vizcaya). She has presented her performances in numerous festivals around the world and regularly exhibits her works in galleries and museums.

Since 1975 she has published articles in art magazines and the press. In 1999 she was selected to represent Spain in the Venice Bienale and in 2008 she was awarded the Spanish National Prize for Fine Arts. She lives and works in Paris.

Below you can see some of her works:

De la acción al objeto y viceversa (1984)

Objeto descontextualizado (1993)

Sillas (1997)

Autorretrato (1999)

ArTV Prisión (2008)

En el marco del otoño artístico parisino (2009) 

Click here to find more information on the exhibition “En catro movementos” at the CGAC.

Cheers!