Friday 20 June 2008, 10.00–17.40

This one-day symposium considers the status of the artist book. Commentators have foreseen a radical change in both the form of this enduring cultural object and the way we interact with it. New technology always questions the relevance and significance of traditional forms.

The Liquid Page invites academics and artists to explore the ways in which both the book and the act of reading are being reshaped, expanded and coaxed into new directions and hybrid forms. The two confirmed keynote speakers are Professor Johanna Drucker and Simon Morley.

9.30-10.00	Registration
10.00-10.15	Welcome
10.15-11.10	Keynote Speaker 1. Professor Johanna Drucker Robertson Professor of Media Studies and English, University of Virginia, USA. Respondent: Stephen Bury, British Library
11.10-11.30	Tea Break
11.30-13.00	Panel 1 Alex Selenitsch University of Melbourne Maria Fusco Goldsmiths College, London Julie Cockburn Artist, London Respondent Mark Sanderson UCCA Maidstone College
13.00-14.00	Lunch (not included)
14.00-14.50	Keynote Speaker 2 Simon Morley Artist / Writer UK / France. Respondent Silke Dettmers UCCA Maidstone College
14.50-16.00	Panel 2 Ewa Satalecka Academy of Fine Arts, Katowice, Poland Veronica Bailey Artist, London Emily Artinian Artist, University of the Arts London Respondent (TBA)
16.00-16.20	Tea Break
16.20-16.30	Maria White, Tate Britain
16.30-17.30	Plenary Session
17.30	Close of Symposium Wine for delegates

Tate Britain  Auditorium
£35 (£25 concessions), booking required