“The NY Art Book Fair”

“The NY Art Book Fair”

MOMA PS1

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Printed Matter presents the fourteenth annual NY Art Book Fair at MoMA PS1. The NY Art Book Fair (NYABF) is the leading international gathering for the distribution of artists’ books, celebrating the full breadth of the art publishing community.

Free and open to the public, the event draws more than 40,000 individuals including book lovers, collectors, artists, and art world professionals each year. NYABF 2019 will welcome 353 exhibitors from around the world, including a broad range of artists and collectives, small presses, institutions, galleries, antiquarian booksellers, and distributors. With a commitment to diversity and representation, the event will serve as a meeting place for the extended art book community, as well as a site for dialogue and exchange around all facets of arts publishing.

THE NY ART BOOK FAIR OPENING NIGHT
Join us on Thursday, September 19 from 6–9 pm, at MoMA PS1 for the official kick-off event of NYABF 2019! The evening offers the first chance to explore the NYABF 2019, and features special live performances by Afuma, Hairbone, and 2 Bridges DJs, presented by Blank Forms. Entry includes a limited edition eraser by artist Christine Sun Kim produced for the occasion.

Opening Night tickets are $20 (free for Printed Matter Members). Tickets are available for purchase online until 12 pm EST, September 19, 2019 and at the door while supplies last. Read more about the Ticket Edition and purchase here.

FEATURED PROGRAMS

The Classroom is a series of informal lectures, readings, screenings and other activities by artists, writers, designers, and publishers. NYABF 2019 participants include: Iñaki Bonillas, Leidy Churchman, Akwaeke Emezi, Tiona Nekkia McClodden, Michael Stipe, and Carmen Winant, among many others. Organized by David Senior, Head of the Library and Archives, SFMOMA. Full Classroom schedule here.

Exhibitor Projects are special publication-focused presentations by select fair exhibitors. This year’s projects include: a multi-generational survey of Graphzine, an underground artist publishing scene that emerged in France in the 1970s; expanded presentations of newly launched publications by Ryan Gander, Warren Neidich, and Taryn Simon; and a workshop series presented with Endless Editions.

The Shannon Michael Cane Award is granted to four first-time NYABF exhibitors in the early stages of their careers. The 2019 winners are Candystore, Doran Walot, The Nice Magazine, and PHILE Magazine. The SMC Fund is made possible through the Shannon Michael Cane Fund.

Contemporary Artists’ Books Conference (CABC), features a full day of talks and conversations, taking place on Saturday, September 21 at Artbook Bookstore Event Space. Organized by art librarians and professionals in the field, sessions will cover a range of lively topics from artists, scholars, and other leading figures, with a keynote address by the artist Adam Pendleton.

Friendly Fire provides an important platform that brings together social justice organizations and politically-minded artist publishers 8-Ball Community, Gato Negro Ediciones, Hardworking Goodlooking, Visual AIDS, and World War 3 Illustrated, among others. Curated by Printed Matter’s Executive Director Max Schumann.

The Plaza Stage showcases emerging talent alongside legendary artists, hosting performances by musicians, sound artists, poets, and performance artists. This year’s programs are presented by Blank Forms, Printed Matter, Inc. with Noah Klein, Heavy Trip, and Bunny Jr. Tapes.

NEW FUNDRAISING EDITIONS
On occasion of the NYABF 2019, Printed Matter presents new limited-edition artworks by Lucas Blalock, Christine Sun Kim, and Suellen Rocca. Fundraising editions support Printed Matter’s year-round work of providing resources to artists and championing the artists’ books and publications through programs and services including the NY and LA Art Book Fair.

Media

• Graphics
• Illustration
• Prints
• Other

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