Today many artists adapt the form and materials of the book to communicate their content. There are traditional letterpress books with beautiful typography, fine bookbindings, artists' books, and sculptural bookworks. 

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In 1990 we organized Book Arts in the USA, an exhibition of 51 works, showing a wide variety of styles and book media. Click the green arrow to read the introduction by the exhibit's curator. It gives an overview of what Book Art is. 

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