The two fairs are the leading international gatherings for the distribution of artists books, celebrating the full breadth of the art publishing community. Monique and brooke from the hammer store will be on hand at the hammer booth with a variety of our exhibition catalogues and other signature items. It was a fun time and they had the best food trucks out front. From january 31 to february 3, the geffen contemporary at the museum. From the free angela davis original posters to the 50s pulp paperbacks. Thursday, january 29, 2015, 69 pm the geffen contemporary at moca printed matter. We are grateful for the understanding of our participating artists and publishers, and want to acknowledge the time and effort they have dedicated to developing creative publishing projects for the fair. Hosted at mocas geffen contemporary, the fair featured over 220 exhibitors and daily programs. The vancouver art book fair occurred this month on oct 56, 20, drawing crowds of varying age groups from the curious to the connoisseur. Thursday, january 31, 69 pm friday, february 1, 115 pm saturday, february 2, 11. Moma ps1 2225 jackson avenue at 46th avenue long island city, ny. The opening will be held on the evening of thursday, january 31from 6 to 9 pm. Thursday, january 31, 20, 69 pm the geffen contemporary at moca there will be a host of art magazines and journals. Lynn possible enlarge individual cartoon cells as part display.
Exhibitors occupied various rooms, on three different floors, within the annex area at the vancouver art gallery. Art book fair by anna martine whitehead february 26, 20. Printed matter art book fairs are among the leading international gatherings for the distribution of artists books, celebrating the full breadth of the art publishing community. Over 20,000 artists, book buyers, collectors, dealers, curators, independent publishers, and other enthusiasts attended the ny art book fair in 2012. Vancouver art book fair 20 contemporary art gallery.
Dwell is a platform for anyone to write about design and architecture. Exhibitors had on display zines, magazines, books about art, artist books and ephemera were on. It was a unique international event for artists books, art catalogs, monographs, periodicals and zines presented by more than 180 international. Free and open to the public, the two fairs are among the leading international gatherings for the distribution of artists books, celebrating the full breadth of the art publishing community. The fair, which is the west coast answer to printed matters annual nyc bibliophile gathering is free and open to the public and will present artists. Your ereader may hold a phds worth of jacques lacan tomes, but how will your dinner guests know about it.
The 20 edition of printed matters new york art book fair, held annually at moma ps1, featured a performance by masks, a bruno munari exhibition, a collagemaking party, and the launch of multitalented artist tauba auerbachs new project, diagonal press, among other things. Printed matter is the worlds largest nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion of publications made by artists. The soul and personality with the unusual pieces made it. The age of the e book has created a quandary for people who like to display the things they read or aspire to read on the shelves in their homes.
The large gallery space will also be the location of this years laabf. Designers books ascending with brian roettinger, adam michaels, and tanya rubbak organized by susan thomas. Together they showcase independent and original work from the us and uk, and celebrate the diversity of the print medium as a space for making and sharing art. The opening will be held on the evening of thursday, january 31 from 6 to 9pm. In addition to that festival, there are four other major book fairs throughout the year that represent the communities, cultures and perspectives of what makes l. The second annual west coast art book fair featured over 260 artists and publishers at a three day event at moca. This is a free and open to the public event for artists books, art catalogs, monographs, periodicals, and zines presented by three hundred international presses, booksellers, antiquarians, artists, and independent publishing houses the curiosity is that in 2016 thirtynine thousand people attended the fair.