SMITH COLLEGE MUSEUM PRESENTS ‘POETIC SCIENCE: BOOKWORKS’

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NORTHAMPTON, MASS. — The Smith College Museum of Art presents the exhibition, “Poetic Science: Bookworks by Daniel E. Kelm,” on view through February 10.

Timed to coincide with BookMarks, the valleywide celebration of the art of the book organized by Museums10, “Poetic Science” will be the first solo exhibition in New England focused on the work of Easthampton-based artist/binder Daniel E. Kelm.

Before settling into a career in the book arts, Kelm received formal training in chemistry and taught at the University of Minnesota. Kelm combines his knowledge of physical science and bookbinding with interests in alchemy and philosophy to produce a body of sculptural and kinetic bookworks.

The exhibition features 30 works by the artist and is accompanied by video and web-based publications that will allow viewers to explore fully the role of movement in Kelm’s work. A concurrent exhibition of 20 of Kelm’s design bindings, collaborations with some of the country’s best known artists, writers and publishers, is in the Book Arts Gallery on the third floor of Smith College’s Neilson Library.

The museum is on Elm Street at Bedford Terrace. For information, 413-585-2760 or www.smith.edu/artmuseum.