John Cheim is better known as one half of New York gallery Cheim & Read. However, what many people overlook is how Cheim has produced and designed a number of important artist publications over the last 30 years including ground-breaking monographs on Bruce Weber, Jack Pierson, Louise Bourgeois and Alice Neel to name a few.

This presentation will take place in our Reading Room and aims to shed light on Cheim’s extraordinary career as a book designer of note. Many who are familiar with his publications have come to admire their elegant typography and precision coupled with luscious photographic reproductions.

As a book designer Cheim is something of an unsung hero among collectors of rare artists’ publications and for the first time this modest exhibition aims to reveal his hidden talents. Among some of Cheim’s more outstanding monographs is his work with American photographer Bruce Weber whose books Bear Pond and Bruce Weber have helped define an era.

The Fox Reading Room was made possible by the generous support of the Edwin Fox Foundation.

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