The London Art Book Fair at Whitechape
The London Art Book Fair opens this Thursday 12 September at 6pm
Activity is gearing up this week for the annual celebration of art books, featuring everything from emerging local print studios and artist bookmakers to dealers in rare vintage publications and major publishing houses. With free admission and special discounts, the Fair is the best place to discover beautiful books on art, photography and design, in addition to collectibles such as zines, posters and limited edition artworks.
Activity is gearing up this week for the annual celebration of art books, featuring everything from emerging local print studios and artist bookmakers to dealers in rare vintage publications and major publishing houses. With free admission and special discounts, the Fair is the best place to discover beautiful books on art, photography and design, in addition to collectibles such as zines, posters and limited edition artworks.
Events throughout the weekend include talks by Tacita Dean, Cornelia Parker and Luc Tuymans. For more information on the programme and to book, visit our events page.
Tickets still available for:
Big Ideas: Anne Moeglin-Delcroix: Regresses, Remakes, Reprints
Sunday 15 September, 4 - 5.15pm
A leading voice in writing and exhibition making within the field of artists' books, Anne Moeglin-Delcroix, Professor Emeritus at the University Paris 1 - Sorbonne, presents a keynote lecture.
Tickets £6/£4 concessions.
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Workshop: Ditto Press
Sunday 15 September, 2 - 3.45pm
Learn how to produce beautiful stencil prints with cult underground print/ publishing house Ditto Press.
Tickets £6/£4 concessions.
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Other International Art Book Fairs:
MISS READ: The Berlin Art Book Fair
19 - 22 September
MISS READ 2013 brings together for the fifth time the most important protagonists of art book publishing. In addition to some 100 international exhibitors, a series of talks, panel discussions and presentations will explore the cutting edge of art publishing today.
www.missread.net
NY Art Book Fair
19 - 22 September
Free and open to the public, the Fair is one of the world's premiere events for artists' books and related material, with more than 280 exhibitors from 20 countries.
www.nyartbookfair.com
The Tokyo Art Book Fair
21 - 23 September
Featuring close to 300 participants from 15 countries, the largest gathering of art publishers, independent publishers and self publishing artists in Asia; now in its fifth year.
www.zinesmate.org
Vancouver Art/ Book Fair
4 - 6 October
Project Space presents the second annual festival of artists' publishing that features nearly 100 local, national and international publishers. Free and open to the public, VA/BF is the ony international art book fair in Canada.
www.vancouverartbookfair.com
