Book Bombs at the Soapbox

In contrast to our January bombings in subzero temperatures, Book Bombs recently got together as heat advisories climbed Philadelphia's thermostats. As the inaugural project at the Soapbox we created what will be our first international guerrilla street intervention.

With a few molds, a large empty basement and some DIY gusto, we created Collision Course, a large sheet of denim paper stenciled with pulp paint, exploring the space where nature and commerce intersect. More information will be posted shortly as this project evolves. For larger images, please click on the pictures.

Sign Language at the Whole Gallery

The images here show the current exhibition at The Whole Gallery in Baltimore - featuring work by Book Bombs! To see more images of the exhibition, please visit this page on Flickr.


Book Bombs is also currently part of ongoing exhibitions at Lost Coast Culture Machine at the Guild of Papermakers exhibition at the Perkins Center in Collingswood, NJ. The Guild will be holding a closing reception at Perkins on August 14. Book Bombs hopes you get a chance to see the show before it closes!

Belated HomeSkooled Images

With all the craziness of these past few months, there wasn't time to upload our pictures from Acting Out, the exhibition that featured Book Bombs last April at HomeSkooled Gallery. So, with all due respect to all the organizers for our tardiness, here they are!



Along with zines and photographs of our work in situ, we also featured a print rescued from the street. This print - on handmade Pawlonia tomentosa paper - had survived a month of blizzard, freezing temperatures, winds, and who knows what else. Check out the detail below. For larger images, click on the pictures.

Opening Today on the West Coast:

Paper! at Lost Coast Culture Machine, 190 East Elm Street, Fort Bragg, CA opens this evening (5-9pm) and runs through August 1. Book Bombs work includes prints and documentation of our winter print bombings, as well as cut handmade paper bench and endangered plant species.

Axis Alley opening this Sunday

Please join us in Baltimore this Sunday, May 23, from 2-6 pm, on the alley behind 2000-2212 N. Calvert Street for a barbecue and alley walk to celebrate the transformation of space created by 24 artists. Pictures of the Book Bombs installation Fibrile are in the previous two blog entries. Hope for good weather! The rain date is Saturday, May 28. Tune in for updates.

More Axis Alley pictures

Axis Alley Images

Book Bombs spent the day in Axis Alley, transforming the rear of 2212 N. Calvert Street in Baltimore. Michelle sweeps the stairs, above, in preparation for wheatpasting.


Our cut denim paper, made from donated old jeans, was installed amongst a couple of paintings from the Fall 2009 Axis Alley installations.


The paper was cut into the shapes of endangered plant species native to the Baltimore area, such as Virginia mallow and Striped gentian.


Nearby properties will be transformed by other artists in the coming weeks. If you are within hailing distance of Baltimore, please consider coming by for the opening alley walk on May 23, late afternoon. And hope for good weather!