Prospero's Library is a touring exhibition of artists books, films and videos and live performances, creating a sort of universal library.

Prospero's Library began as a project inspired by both the character of Prospero in Shakespeare’s The Tempest, and the film Prospero's Books by Peter Greenaway. Imagining Prospero's magical “library of everything” was the starting point for an exhibition that is ever-expanding and transforming, as different books and items are added to it, and it magically manifests itself in different places on the globe.

The books in Prospero's Library come from all over and only a small part of the library can ever be shown at any one time. In theory, as a Library of Everything all books are really part of this magical library.

April 29 - May 1 2011

Exhibitions of "Prospero's Library"

28/04/11 - 01/05/11 Studio 75 London
13/04 - 26/04/11 Foro Bonaparte 48 - Milano
27/02/09 Accademia di Belle Arte, Catania, Italia
12/02/08 NCCA St Peterburg
18-27/07/08 FESTIVAL of EXPERIMENTAL ART, St.Petersburg
28/11 - 02/12/07 Central House of Artists (Moscow)
12/09/07 "Boundary Signs" (Crimea, Arabatskaja strelka)
12/06/07 Central House of Artist (2 Moscow Book Festival )
26/05- 25/06/07 Gallery Yasnaja Poliana (Tula)
17/05- 06/06/07 A.A. Block Museum (Shahmatovo, Moscow region)
23/04 30/04/07 Museum Zverevskiy Center of Contemporary Art (Moscow)

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