Exhibitions

Kumi Korf: A World Of Her Own

Letters to Nest, Mayumi. Kumi Korf. Intaglio prints, Xerox prints, dried ginkgo leaves, 1994. Photo Mahaut Marin-Price

Center for Book Arts is pleased to present Kumi Korf: A World of Her Own. Korf is a painter, intaglio printmaker, book artist, and architect. This retrospective presents more than 25 works from Korf’s decades-long and multi-layered career — including 14 artists’ books — combined with selected prints, assemblages, and costumes.

Korf is an American artist born in Japan, whose artwork is informed by personal memories, including her childhood during World War II, and nature. Korf’s artists’ books in particular reveal her personal sense of structure and storytelling.

This retrospective is co-curated by Catherine Alice Michaelis (Associate Director of the Cynthia Sears Artists’ Books Collection, Bainbridge Island, WA), and Greg Robinson, Chief Curator of Bainbridge Island of Art, with support from Camilo Otero (CBA Artist Programs Manager).

This exhibition and its catalog are funded by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.