'Ten Important Books' at CAST
Ten Important Books
41/42 presents 'Ten Important Books', an exhibition for the 'test-space' at CAST, from Thursday 18 June 2026.
The exhibition continues a project begun in 2011* when an initial list of ten people - artists, designers and curators - were invited to submit lists of their ten most important books. Since then, the project has expanded through exhibitions at Mirror, Plymouth (2012), The NewBridge Project, Newcastle (2013), Hannah Barry Gallery, London (2013), Detroit, Bristol (2013), the V&A, London (2013), and 0fr, Paris (2015).
This 2026 iteration brings together lists from CAST studio holders alongside all previous contributions:
An Endless Supply, Hannah Barry, Nicola Bealing, Vanessa Billy, Lionel Bovier, Katrina Brown, Bronwen Buckeridge, Nathan Cash Davidson, Charlotte Cheetham, Beth Collar, Copeland Book Market, Bobby Dowler, Charlie Duck, Jeff Eaton, Alec Finlay, Mel Francis, Bryony Gillard & Hannah Still, Teresa Gleadowe, M Goldstrom, Christopher P. Green, Oliver Griffin, Anna Harris, Mark Hedger, Ralph Hunter-Menzies, Mark James, James Jenkin, New Jerseyy (Daniel Baumann, Mathis Altmann, Tobias Madison, Emanuel Rossetti, Dan Solbach), Marco Kane Braunschweiler, Jeremy Millar, Fraser Muggeridge, OMMU, Rory Pilgrim, Olivia Plender, Ed Ruscha, Ben Sanderson, Benjamin Sommerhalder, Kirsten Shanks, Jem Southam, Sofia Stevi, Mark Surridge, Viktor Timofeev, Torpedo Press, Layla Tweedie-Cullen, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Axel Wieder
Visitors to the building are welcome to view the lists during CAST's normal opening hours Wednesday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm
CAST, 3 Penrose Road, Helston, Cornwall TR13 8TP
Please note: The test-space is located upstairs, accessible via the central staircase (turn right at the top).
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