Monica Oppen

  • Artist (Printmaker)
An artist herself in the fields of book art and printmaking, Oppen is also a prominent collector of artists' book. She established a library of artists' books called the Bibliotheca Librorum apud Artificem, which is based in Sydney and accessible to the public by appointment.
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creator of
Stabat mater
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Medium
Works on paper
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Artists' Book, Concertina, Intaglio, Relief print, Chant, Thirteenth century, Virgin Mary
URL
http://cat.lib.unimelb.edu.au/record=b4303654

Sydney: ANTpress, limited edition of 8 with artist’s proof, 1 v.: ill., music; 58 cm., in box 61 × 43 × 4 cm. + 1 CD.

 
creator of
The land rises up
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Medium
Works on paper
Tags
Artists' Book
URL
http://cat.lib.unimelb.edu.au/record=b3222103

Unbound working proof, [29] leaves; 21 × 22 cm.

 
creator of
Botanikos
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Medium
Works on paper
Tags
Artists' Book
URL
http://cat.lib.unimelb.edu.au/record=b3185951

Stanmore, NSW: Ant Press, limited edition of 10 copies with three artist’s proofs, [15] leaves: col. ill.; 23 × 33 cm.

 
creator of
Seven rooms
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Medium
Works on paper
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Artists' Book
URL
http://cat.lib.unimelb.edu.au/record=b3130518

Melbourne: Masterthief, limited edition of 17 copies, 1 v. (unpaged): col. ill.; 21 × 22 cm.

 
creator of
Seven rooms: [draft]
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Medium
Works on paper
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Artists' Book
URL
http://cat.lib.unimelb.edu.au/record=b3156224

Unbound draft printing, 1 v. (unpaged): col. ill.; 21 × 22 cm.

 
creator of
Tale of love: retrospectus
Date
Medium
Works on paper, Etchings, Linocut
Tags
Artists' Book
URL
http://cat.lib.unimelb.edu.au/record=b3026716

Redfern, N.S.W.: Ant Press, limited edition of 16 copies, 1 v.: chiefly col. ill.; in slipcase 27 × 38 cm.

 
creator of
Tree song
Date
Medium
Works on paper
Tags
Artists' Book, Concertina
URL
http://cat.lib.unimelb.edu.au/record=b3023705

Redfern, N.S.W: Ant Press, limited edition of 55 copies, 1 folded sheet [4 p.]: ill.; 41 × 12 cm.

 
creator of
Love poem
Date
Medium
Works on paper
Tags
Artists' Book, Concertina, Poetry
URL
http://cat.lib.unimelb.edu.au/record=b3023703

Redfern, N.S.W.: Ant Press, limited edition of 35 copies, 1 folded sheet [4] p.: col. ill.; 35 × 12 cm.

 
creator of
Ripple
Date
Medium
Works on paper
Tags
Artists' Book, Concertina, Poetry
URL
http://cat.lib.unimelb.edu.au/record=b3023704

Redfern, N.S.W.: Ant Press, limited edition of 55 copies, 1 folded sheet [4] p.: col. ill.; 28 × 12 cm.

 
creator of
A prospectus for Rebecca's diary
Date
Medium
Works on paper
Tags
Artists' Book
URL
http://cat.lib.unimelb.edu.au/record=b3624308

Sydney, N.S.W.: Ant Press (Sydney: Catnip Press), limited edition of 15 copies, 1 v.: ill.; 26 cm.

 
creator of
A tale of love: in five short chapters
Date
Medium
Works on paper, Etchings, Linocut
Tags
Artists' Book
URL
http://cat.lib.unimelb.edu.au/record=b3023702

Sydney: Ant Press, limited edition of 6 copies, [20] sheets: col. ill.; 54 cm.

 

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