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Cathexis, 2003. Hand printed, hand bound artists’ book with slip case, 36 x 26,5 x 3 cm. Edition 3

Booknesses: Artists’ Books from the Ginsberg Collection, University of Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa, 25 March – 5 May 2017

Curated by Prof. David Paton, assisted by Annali Dempsey, Roselind Clever and Jack Ginsberg. An exhibition of 258 book objects, historical and contemporary, by South African and International artists, showcased in one of the most comprehensive exhibits of artists' books ever to have been held internationally. Incuding works by: Walter Batiss, Kim Berman, Joseph Beuys, Belinda Blignaut, Willem Boshoff, Sara Bodman, Louise Bourgeois, John Cage, Alexander Calder, Sonia Delaunay, Francesco Clemente, Steven Cohen, Christine Dixie, Jim Dine, Max Ernst, Olafur Eliasson, Paul Emmanuel, Gilbert & George, David Hockney, Jasper Johns, William Kentridge Atta Kwami, Sol LeWitt, Robert Motherwell, Gerhard Marx, Judith Mason, Man Ray, Edward Ruscha, Lucus Samaras, Robbin Silverberg, Joachim Schönfeldt, Durant Sihlali, Richard Tuttle, Diane Victor, Kara Walker, Andy Warhol, Alastair Whitton, among others. Emmanuel's artists' book Cathexis (2003) was selected by the curators for this exhibition.

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