Books At The Edge of Economy
Oct 14, 2022 at 12:00 pm ET
(virtual)
Tricia Treacy, Jimmy Luu, Arzu Ozkal, Andy Campbell
How do books that don’t follow the traditional production, circulation, consumption path find their readers/audiences? What are methods of dissemination that enable books to exist in an alternative social condition, such as gift economies, open distribution, or artful exchange—and what is the value of a book that cannot be bought? How and why do books enter public spaces?
Works in Progress:
Boosting Artists’ Books Visibility in Academic and Museum Libraries
Oct 14, 2022 at 2:00 pm ET
(virtual)
Emily Ha, Marnie Powers-Torrey, Marsha Taichman, Giana Ricci, April Sheridan
Artists’ books held by institutions are often treated as venerated objects, stored under lock and key and viewable only under close supervision. Unfortunately, practices designed to protect artists’ books can create barriers to visibility by limiting their physical or intellectual presence. How can we expand access to artists’ books in institutional collections?
(In)Visibility of Unique Artists’ Books
Oct 15, 2022 at 12:00 pm ET
(virtual)
Megan N. Liberty
Since the earliest discussion of artists’ books in the 1970s, the debate continues over the place of unique artists’ books in their limited canon. But as a critic and researcher, the most challenging question surrounding unique artists’ books is not, is it a book, but rather, where is it? Who and what gets to be canonized as an artists’ book, and how do barriers to access limit this conversation?
Breaking Protocol
Oct 15, 2022 at 2:00 pm ET
(virtual)
Re’al Christian, Maria Hupfield
At a time when performance and collective gathering is limited, artist books provide a space to present performance art as a means of carrying oral tradition, activating Indigenous knowledge, embodying liberation, and thinking through critical accountability with Native Americans and Indigenous Peoples across borders and land. What stories become political agents in the liberation of the archive from its colonial underpinnings and structure?
Is this a Fanzine or an Artists’ Book?
Colombia’s Scenario
Oct 15, 2022 at 4:00 pm ET
(virtual)
Zully Sotelo, Juliana Ocampo, Eva Parra, Alejandra Montero, Jennifer Vega, E V A
Centered on the independent art publishing practices in Colombia, a group of 6 women ask: What determines whether a publication is defined as a fanzine or an artist’s book? What are the meeting and divergence points between one and the other in the discourse of the national scene? What are the implications of labeling publications as zines vs artists’ books and does this have a direct impact on the international visibility of these publications?
Keynote: Kameelah Janan Rasheed
Oct 15, 2022 at 7:30 pm ET
(in-person & virtual)
Kameelah Janan Rasheed (she/they) is a learner, artist, and publisher working in Brooklyn, NY. Rasheed is the author of three artist’s books: An Alphabetical Accumulation of Approximate Observations (Endless Editions, 2019), No New Theories (Printed Matter, 2019), and the digital publication Scoring the Stacks (Brooklyn Public Library, 2021). Her writing, including longform essays and interviews, has appeared in Triple Canopy, The New Inquiry, Shift Space, Active Cultures, and The Believer. Rasheed’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. She is a 2021 Guggenheim Fellow in Fine Arts and a 2022 Creative Capital Awardee.
A Gathering
Oct 15, 2022 from 8:30 pm-9:30 pm ET
(in-person at Center for Book Arts)
Join the CABC committee and NY based speakers at Center for Book Arts after Kameelah Janan Rasheed’s keynote talk to celebrate the international artists’ book community. All NYABF vendors, artists’ book collectors, artists, and publishers are invited to join us for this free event to relax and connect with eachother.
