Editions|Artists' Book Fair

INTRO
The 2009 Editions|Artists' Book Fair will take place on Friday, 6 November to Sunday, 8 November.

Founded in 1998 by Susan Inglett of I.C. Editions and Brooke Alexander Editions, the Fair has grown in size and stature to become the premier showcase for contemporary publishers and dealers presenting the latest in prints, multiples and artists' books FREE to the public. The Editions|Artists Book Fair is well known for its vibrant energy and innovation thanks to over fifty exhibitors, presenting hundreds of artists representing New York, Tokyo, Johannesburg, Amsterdam, London, Paris and points in between. Today the fair is located at X Initiative.

PRESS RELEASE
Full press release available here in portable document format (click here to download pdf reader).
For press information please contact Michelle Malonzo.

DATES/TIMES
6-8 November 2009.

Opening Night Preview to Benefit the Annual Exhibition Fund at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center: Thursday, 5 November, 6-9 PM, Ticket info.

FREE to the Public: Friday - Sunday, 6 November-8 November 2009.
Hours: 11 AM - 7 PM Friday & Saturday; 11 AM - 4 PM Sunday.

LOCATION
X Initiative
548 West 22nd Street, Between 10th & 11th Avenue. Map

CATALOGUE
Full-color catalogue available at the fair.

RELATED EVENTS
Exclusive to E|AB ‘09, guest curators/artists Robin Kahn and Kirby Gookin of VendorBar will be coordinating a series of Occurrences (Happenings for the 21st Century) to take place throughout the run of Fair. Invited artists will design a limited edition multiple produced daily on site and vended from rolling carts dim sum style. Directly engaging the audience, artists will present actions, exchanges, and services resulting in the production and distribution of their work. Participating artists include ARTifariti- Western Sahara Collective, Mike Bidlo, Gaye Chan & Nandita Sharma, Geoffrey Hendricks, Nancy Hwang & Elaine Tin Nyo, Amanda Keeley, Alison Knowles & Alan Bowman, Cary Leibowitz, Larry Miller, Ken Montgomery & Andrea Beeman, Peter Nadin, Yoko Ono, Tom Otterness, Sal Randolph, Showpaper, and Robert Watts. A highlight of E|AB ‘09 will be a new edition from Yoko Ono, Add Color: Imagine Peace. All visitors will be invited to participate by adding color, imagining peace. Copies of the edition will be available during the Fair.

VendorBar's schedule of events is as follows:

Thursday, 5 November

7 PM Mike Bidlo : Not Marcel Duchamp
7 PM Alison Knowles & Alan Bowman : Coloring Beans

Friday, 6 November

11 AM Peter Nadin : Noses & Old Field Farm Collective
2 PM Showpaper
4 PM Geoffrey Hendricks : Headstands for Peace and introducing the special edition, Tooth & Nail
5 PM Nancy Hwang & Elaine Tin Nyo : Happy Hour

Saturday, 7 November

12 PM Sal Randolph : Free Money Actions
1 PM ARTifariti-Western Sahara Collective : Sahara Libre Wear Fashion Show
2 PM Tom Otterness : VendorBar Poster Signing
3 PM Larry Miller
5 PM Andrea Beeman & Ken Montgomery : Lamination Ritual Featuring Ken, the Minister of Lamination and Amanda, the Enchantress of Bioluminosity.
5 PM Nancy Hwang & Elaine Tin Nyo : Happy Hour
5 PM Fluxus Lingerie : Informal Modeling

Sunday, 8 November

12 PM Amanda Keeley : Love/Hate
1 PM Cary Leibowitz
2 PM Showpaper

ONGOING (Thursday through Sunday)

Gaye Chan & Nandita Sharma : Eating in Public
Yoko Ono : Add Color, Imagine Peace—Stenciling Action
Robert Watts : Fluxpost

IPCNY TALKS present Prints and People, where we ask artists, master printers, publishers, curators, and collectors what initially drew them to prints, what compels them to continue pulling and presenting prints in the contemporary market, what keeps them committed to the process and connected to each other.

Friday, November 6

2 PM

Suzanne McClelland, Artist; Sue Scott, Sue Scott Gallery; and Faye Hirsch, Editor, Art In America

3 PM

Peter Hess Friedland, Collector; Sharon Coplan Hurowitz, Art Advisor; Cary Leibowitz, Artist & Director Contemporary Editions, Phillips de Pury & Company; and Christopher Gaillard, Art Consultant

Saturday, November 7

2 PM
Jakob Fenger, Superflex; José Roca, Artistic Director and Chief Curator, Philagrafika; and Duke Riley, Artist

3 PM

Johan Deumens, Johan Deumens Gallery; Jean-Yves Noblet, Jean-Yves Noblet Contemporary Prints; Sarah Suzuki, Sue & Eugene Mercy Jr. Assistant Curator of Prints and Illustrated Books, MoMA; and Ed Winkleman, Co-founder, Compound Editions & Director, Winkleman Gallery

4 PM

Luther Davis, Co-Founder & Master Printer, Forth Estate; Joseph Hart, Artist; and Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Artist

Sunday, November 8

12 PM

Eileen Boxer, Boxer Design and Barbara Moore, Bound & Unbound

1 PM

Greg Burnet, Burnet Editions; Richard Dupont, Artist; Joanne Greenbaum, Artist; and Carol Weaver, Harlan & Weaver

2:30 PM

Kirby Gookin, Art Historian, Critic, Curator, Public Artist; Robin Kahn, Artist; Artifariti, Organizer, International meeting of Art
in Liberated Territories in Western Sahara

FURTHER INFO
For further information, please contact Susan Inglett/I.C. Editions, Inc. at 212.647.9111 or Barbara Baruch/Brooke Alexander Editions at 212.925.4338 or via email.

CREDITS
Sponsorship generously provided by agnes b., Henriot, IPCNY, Brooklyn Oenology, and Kartell.
Site design by Garrick Gott / Programming and development by Oliver Roberts.

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