The NY Art Book Fair at MoMA PS1

Printed Matter, Inc.

October 26, 2010

Printed Matter, Inc. presents The NY Art Book Fair
November 5–7, 2010 at MoMA PS1
Preview: Thursday, November 4, 6-9 p.m.

www.nyartbookfair.com

“Smart, weird, engrossing, beautiful…”
–The New York Times, 2009

“Bigger and better then ever… time and a sturdy bag were essential accessories.”
–Artforum.com, 2009

Printed Matter, Inc. and The NY Art Book Fair will take over all three floors of MoMA PS1, November 5–7, to present more than 280 international presses, booksellers, antiquarians, museums, galleries, and artists from twenty-four countries, exhibiting the very best of contemporary art publishing. The Fair will open Thursday, November 4 from 6-9 p.m., with a performance by Norwegian artists Nils Bech & Bendik Giske Then, on Saturday, November 6 from 7-9 p.m., SculptureCenter will generously host all Fairgoers for an after-party, which includes a performance by Los Angeles-based artist Lara Schnitger. Admission to these events and the Fair is free.

Visit the NY Art Book Fair website and Facebook pages for updates as well as a complete list of programs.

FAIR HOURS AND LOCATION

Printed Matter, Inc. presents
The NY Art Book Fair, November 5–7, 2010
Preview: November 4, 6-9 p.m.
MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave. at the intersection of 46th Ave., Long Island City, NY

Free and open to the public:
Thursday, November 4, 6-9 p.m.
Friday & Saturday, November 5 & 6, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Sunday, November 7, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Press inquiries: Peter J. Russo, peter@printedmatter.org

Printed Matter, Inc. is an independent 501(c)3 nonprofit organization founded in 1976 by artists and art workers with the mission to foster the appreciation, dissemination, and understanding of artists’ books and other artists’ publications.

Printed Matter, Inc. has received support, in part, through grants from the New York State Council on the Arts, the New York City, Department of Cultural Affairs, the Milton & Sally Avery Arts Foundation, The Cowles Charitable Trust, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, the Schoenstadt Family Foundation, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the Trust for Mutual Understanding, the Gesso Foundation, the Foundation for Contemporary, Arts, the Morris B. and Edith S. Cartin Family Foundation Inc., the Mondriaan Foundation, and individuals worldwide.

Printed Matter, Inc. is pleased to welcome this year’s NY Art Book Fair exhibitors:

Australia

Serps Press

Austria

Bernhard Cella / Salon für Kunstbuch
Camera Austria
Fotohof edition
WESTPHALIE VERLAG

Belgium

GAGARIN
MER. Paper Kunsthalle
mfc-michèle didier

Canada

Anteism
Art Metropole
Artspeak
B&D Press
Bad Day
Bywater Bros. Editions
Cliff Eyland and Guy Maddin
Conundrum Press
Derek Sullivan
Drawn & Quarterly
Emily Carr University Press / Charles H. Scott Gallery
Fillip
Halifax, INK
Hunter & Cook
Jesjit Gill
Leonard and Bina Ellen Gallery
Parasitic Ventures Press
Patrick Kyle
Presentation House Gallery
Pyramid Power
Regroupement des centres d’artistes autogérés du Québec
(RCAAQ)
Ryan Dodgson
Treyf Books
YYZBOOKS