Whitechapel Gallery - Performances, talks and workshops at The London Art Book Fair, 26-28 September

The London Art Book Fair 2014 Friday 26 - Sunday 28 SeptemberThis free book fair at the Whitechapel Gallery presents the best in international contemporary art publishing. Browse beautiful artists' books, rare art publications and catalogues from over 80 publishers. More Performance: Martin Creed Thursday 25 September, 7pm The opening night features a live set by Turner Prize-winning artist and musician Martin Creed. Treating the audience to a short performance of his catchy, humorous songs, Creed kicks-off a weekend of performances, talks and workshops. More

Talk: AA Bronson: In Conversation Friday 26 September, 7-8.30pmAA Bronson, artist the founder of the NY Art Book Fair, talks about artists’ books, his life and work. He is joined in conversation by Sam Ashby, founder of the 'zine,Little Joe. More Talk: Simon Critchley: In Conversation Sunday 28 September, 4-5.30pm Philosopher Simon Critchley is joined in conversation with artist Gareth Long to discuss fiction, autobiography and the art of memory. Alongside his new fictional work Memory Theatre, Critchley addresses the notion of a hypothetical machine containing the sum of all knowledge. More

Performance: Louise Hervé & Chloé Maillet: The Response Friday 26 September, 5-7pmIn keeping with past works, this perambulatory performance is based on a series of books; the key notion, 'the response', is from American art-historian David Freedberg’s The Power of Images. More Talk: Book Club Presents…  Friday 26 September, 3-4pmBookclub is a Toronto-based group who come together to share their interest in collecting curious artists' books. For this event members Bill Clarke, Dave Dyment and Roula Partheniou take part in a show-and-tell of examples from their collections. More Talk: Antonia Hirsch: In Conversation  Saturday 27 September, 12pm-1.30pm The artist is joined in conversation by the co-founder of the projectCare of Editions, Gerhard Schultz, to discuss their overlapping interests in the economies of distribution, both in relation to books and music. More

Workshop: Book Dissection: The Art and Craft Behind the Product Sunday 28 September, 1-2.30pm      Sam Arthur, co-founder ofNobrow and Flying Eye Booksand designer Emily Sear take participants backwards in the book making process to reveal the craft behind the product. More Talk: Black Sun Sunday 28 September, 1- 2.30pm Artist Shezad Dawood, editorGerrie van Noord and designersOliver Knight and Rory McGrathdiscuss the role of the book and its potential to expand upon an artist’s work. More Talk: Gavin Turk: In Conversation Sunday 28 September, 2- 3.30pm Artist Gavin Turk is joined by Whitechapel Gallery directorIwona Blazwick to discuss his work and the preoccupations and forms that occupy his thoughts in the landscape of contemporary art. More

Win 10 beautiful art books for your collectionTo enter, post a photo of your bookshelf with the hashtag #artbookshelfie on twitter or instagram. The deadline for submissions is Sunday 28 September, 6pm. The winner will be selected in a prize draw on Monday 29 September.

Frieze London, The Regent's Park 15-18 October 2014 Visit Frieze London this October and discover 160 of the most exciting contemporary art galleries working today, and experience the fair's critically acclaimed Projects and Talks. This year, the fair also introduces Live: an inspiring new section dedicated to ambitious performance-based works. Book your tickets now. More