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“wood+paper+box in your hands” Exhibition Review

We are pleased to share that an Exhibition Review of wood+paper+box in your hands is published in the Openings: Studies in Book Art journal by College Book Art Association. The review is written by Kimi Kitada, curator based in Kansas City and currently the Gallery & Programs Manager at Charlotte Street Foundation.
"Openings" journal cover image
If you haven’t already, check out the wood+paper+box in your hands exhibition, open through April 6, 2024. Admission and parking are always free at the Beach Museum of Art.

About the exhibition: Katie Baldwin, Mariko Jesse, and Yoonmi Nam make up the artist collective wood+paper+box. They are also the creators of the 2023-2024 Gift Print and the focus of the exhibition. They met in Japan in 2004 at an artist residency and studied mokuhanga, the traditional Japanese woodblock printmaking technique. Artworks by wood+paper+box carry the spark born of shared experience and are created through collaboration, interaction, and friendship. They offer the idea of appreciating art not just by looking but also by touching and participating. In the exhibition, visitors can handle and interact with a sample gift print, Mise-en-Scène.


wood+paper+box, Mise-en-Scène, 2023-2024 Beach Museum of Art Gift Print, 2020–2022, clamshell box, mokuhanga (Japanese woodblock), oil-based woodblock, letterpress, lithograph and inkjet, dimensions variable, 2023.13, photo: Alec Smith

The 2023-2024 Gift Print is available for purchase to the public. Friends of the Beach Museum of Art at any level receive a 25% discount on the price. For more information about becoming a Friend or purchasing a gift print, please call 785-532-7718 or email beachart@ksu.edu.

Art Beyond Sight Open House: Please Touch Experience

Saturday, October 7, 2023, 1-2:30 p.m.
Beach Museum of Art
701 Beach lane, Manhattan, Kansas 66506
Kansas State University
Free and open to the public

"Mise-en-Scène," 2023 Beach Museum of Art Gift Print. Composed of various prints assembled in a box. Featured in the "wood+paper+box in your hands" exhibition at the museum.

This open house will feature the opportunity to enjoy the Beach Museum of Art Gift Print, Mise-en-Scène featured in the exhibition wood+paper+box, through seeing, touching, and interacting. Additional activities include visual descriptions of chosen artworks and a chance to try a variety of artists’ media. October is Visual Impairment Awareness Month; the event is free and open to all!

This event is part of the Beach Museum of Art’s annual program series, Art in Motion: a tribute to Marianna’s love for lifelong learning! Marianna Kistler Beach believed in the value of art and the importance of cross-cultural understanding. The museum offers the Art in Motion programs in celebration of her work and leadership.

Image: wood+paper+box, Mise-en-Scène, 2020–22, 2023 Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art Gift Print, photo: Alec Smith