Wednesday, September 25, 2013

New York Art Book Fair

Last weekend, I finally had the opportunity to catch the New York Art Book Fair, which the bookstore Printed Matter, Inc. organized and held at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, Queens. The Fair, which convenes all manner of art book artists and publishers, including creators of zines, fine art books, magazines and journals, art prose publications, and ephemera, ran from September 20-22, with a preview on September 19 on the steps of MoMA PS1, which featured a live set from MASKS, a New York City-based dance music duo, comprising Alexis Georgopoulos and Max Ravitz, along with basement house star Terekke (aka Matt Gardner).

There were a number of publications and publishers I was familiar with, ranging from Yale University Press to Butt, but there were far more that I'd never heard of before, such as B&D Press, and had I thought to bring cash with me (which I will do next year), since many of the exhibitors were not accepting credit or debit cards, I would have purchased many more of the (refreshingly and) relatively inexpensive smaller publications. (I did pick up a replica of a Joseph Beuys felt business card; it is as strange and fascinating as it sounds.) I also will give myself more time to walk through all the booths and view the related exhibits. There was a room at PS1 dedicated to the work of Ray Johnson, one of my favorite artists, that I raced through in part because it was crowded and in part because I'd allotted myself only so much time to see the entire exhibit before I was to meet a friend in Manhattan for a late afternoon lunch.

Next year, I plan to check things out early and over several days. Given how much there was to see, I almost wish it ran for a week. Below are photos from the event.

New York Art Book Fair, PS 1, Queens
A portion of the crowd on MoMa PS1's stairs
(there was a performance on the landing)
New York Art Book Fair, PS 1, Queens
The geodesic dome exhibition space in the courtyard
New York Art Book Fair, PS 1, Queens
Artist Carlos Quispe and another exhibitor
New York Art Book Fair, PS 1, Queens
The Butt table (with related publications)
New York Art Book Fair, PS 1, Queens
Exhibitors
New York Art Book Fair, PS 1, Queens
Exhibitors
New York Art Book Fair, PS 1, Queens
Bear art exhibitors
New York Art Book Fair, PS 1, Queens
A medium giving tarot readings
New York Art Book Fair, PS 1, Queens
Artist-author Eloisa Aquino, signing a copy of one of her
Famous Butch Dykes zines
New York Art Book Fair, PS 1, Queens
Pinups
More photos after the jump:

New York Art Book Fair, PS 1, Queens
An exhibitor in the dome
New York Art Book Fair, PS 1, Queens
Above a fountain inside PS1
New York Art Book Fair, PS 1, Queens
An exhibitor in the dome
New York Art Book Fair, PS 1, Queens
A zine exhibit
New York Art Book Fair, PS 1, Queens
Books!
New York Art Book Fair, PS 1, Queens
More art books!
New York Art Book Fair, PS 1, Queens
The Thing (James Franco issue)
New York Art Book Fair, PS 1, Queens
Exhibitors, with zines, t-shirts, and more
New York Art Book Fair, PS 1, Queens
One of the fancier exhibition spaces
New York Art Book Fair, PS 1, Queens
Between the tents and booths
New York Art Book Fair, PS 1, Queens
Jean-Noël Herlin (where I found the Beuys replica)
New York Art Book Fair, PS 1, Queens
Spectators checking out the wealth
of things to see

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