VISITOR INFORMATION
WHEN
Friday—Sunday29.04—01.05.22
12.00pm — 8.00pm
WHERE
Singapore Art Museum39 Keppel Road, #01-02, Tanjong Pagar Distripark
Singapore 089065
By MRT
Alight at Tanjong Pagar MRT Station (EW15)
1. Take Exit E and head towards bus stop no. 03217 (Opposite AXA Tower), located along Shenton Way
2. Hop onto any of the buses: 10, 97, 100 and alight at bus stop no. 14061 (Opp Former Railway Stn) along Keppel Road
3. Walk straight for 200m along Tanjong Pagar Distripark Block 37 on your left and turn left at the side entrance to Block 39Alight at HarbourFront Station (NE1)
1. Head towards Exit A bus stop no. 14129 (HarbourFront Station Exit A), located along Telok Blangah Road
2. Hop onto any of the buses: 10, 57, 80, 97, 131 and alight at bus stop no. 14069 (Former Railway Station) along Keppel Road
3. Cross to the opposite side and walk straight for 200m along Tanjong Pagar Distripark Block 37 on your left and turn left at the side entrance to Block 39
By BusHop onto any of the buses: 10, 30, 57, 80, 97, 97e, 100, 131, 145 and alight at bus stop no. 14061 (Opp Former Railway Station) along Keppel Road.
Walk straight for 200m along Tanjong Pagar Distripark Block 37 on your left and turn left at the side entrance to Block 39.
VISITOR FAQs
Email us at info@singaporeartbookfair.org if you can’t find
an answer to your question here.When & where is SGABF2022 happening?
SGABF2022 will be held at Singapore Art Museum (39 Keppel Road, #01-02, Tanjong Pagar Distripark, Singapore 089065) from 29 April – 1 May 2022.
Do we need to pre-register to visit SGABF2022?
Pre-registration is not required for SGABF2022. All visitors are welcome to attend.
However, do note that there are still capacity limitations within the Exhibitor Hall. As such, there may be a queue to enter.
Am I allowed to re-enter the fair within the same day?
Yes! If you have exited the Exhibitor Hall and wish to re-enter, you may do so if there is no queue. However, if there is a queue, you will be asked to join the back of the queue.
Is there a time limit for visitors?
There is no time limit. However, to accommodate as many visitors as possible, you are encouraged not to linger around inside the Exhibitor Hall.
Will there be programmes at SGABF2022?
Yes. The SG Art Book Dialogue is a series of book launches, discussions and artist talks that will be ongoing during the fair in the Engine Room beside the Exhibitor Hall.
Registration is required as there is a limited capacity of 50 pax per session.
Check out our full list of programmes here.
Are food and drinks allowed inside the fair?
Food and drinks are strictly NOT allowed inside the Exhibitor Hall or the Engine Room.
SGABF2022 will be held at Singapore Art Museum (39 Keppel Road, #01-02, Tanjong Pagar Distripark, Singapore 089065) from 29 April – 1 May 2022.
Do we need to pre-register to visit SGABF2022?
Pre-registration is not required for SGABF2022. All visitors are welcome to attend.
However, do note that there are still capacity limitations within the Exhibitor Hall. As such, there may be a queue to enter.
Am I allowed to re-enter the fair within the same day?
Yes! If you have exited the Exhibitor Hall and wish to re-enter, you may do so if there is no queue. However, if there is a queue, you will be asked to join the back of the queue.
Is there a time limit for visitors?
There is no time limit. However, to accommodate as many visitors as possible, you are encouraged not to linger around inside the Exhibitor Hall.
Will there be programmes at SGABF2022?
Yes. The SG Art Book Dialogue is a series of book launches, discussions and artist talks that will be ongoing during the fair in the Engine Room beside the Exhibitor Hall.
Registration is required as there is a limited capacity of 50 pax per session.
Check out our full list of programmes here.
Are food and drinks allowed inside the fair?
Food and drinks are strictly NOT allowed inside the Exhibitor Hall or the Engine Room.
What kind of payment methods are accepted at SGABF2022?
Both cash and cashless payments are accepted.
What are the fair’s COVID-19 advisories?
In line with the latest government guidelines, SGABF2022 will be welcoming only fully vaccinated visitors into the fair, according to the current permitted group size. All visitors entering the fair will be required to wear masks at all times and check-in using TraceTogether-only SafeEntry.
Please present your TraceTogether app or token, or any of the following documents for entry:
For more information, please refer to https://www.moh.gov.sg/covid-19-phase-advisory.
Is SGABF2022 wheelchair and stroller accessible?
Yes.
Is there parking for visitors who are driving?
Yes. Parking fees apply.
Are pets allowed at SGABF2022?
With the exception of guide dogs, pets are strictly NOT allowed.
Both cash and cashless payments are accepted.
What are the fair’s COVID-19 advisories?
In line with the latest government guidelines, SGABF2022 will be welcoming only fully vaccinated visitors into the fair, according to the current permitted group size. All visitors entering the fair will be required to wear masks at all times and check-in using TraceTogether-only SafeEntry.
Please present your TraceTogether app or token, or any of the following documents for entry:
- Vaccination status and test results on the HealthHub App.
- Physical vaccination certificates/reports/cards under the
National Vaccination Programme.
For more information, please refer to https://www.moh.gov.sg/covid-19-phase-advisory.
Is SGABF2022 wheelchair and stroller accessible?
Yes.
Is there parking for visitors who are driving?
Yes. Parking fees apply.
Are pets allowed at SGABF2022?
With the exception of guide dogs, pets are strictly NOT allowed.
FAIR PROGRAMMES
23 APRIL, SATURDAY
24 APRIL, SUNDAY
11:00am - 2:00pm
& 3:00-6:00pm
Temasek Polytechnic School of Design28A-03-09
21 Tampines Ave 1, Singapore 529757
Workshop: Risograph Printing
(In Collaboration with Temasek Polytechnic School of Design)
Bryan Angelo Lim (Lecturer, Temasek Polytechnic School of Design)
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(In Collaboration with Temasek Polytechnic School of Design)
Bryan Angelo Lim (Lecturer, Temasek Polytechnic School of Design)
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The zine-making workshop, building around the idea of 'The Medium is the Message' (McLuhan, 1964), will allow participants to develop a simple zine using the Risograph machine. This lo-fi print production method will go beyond just being a tool for reproduction — it is a medium to facilitate creative experimentation through ephemeral textures, materials, and freehand drawing.
SG ART BOOK DIALOGUE
29 APRIL, FRIDAY
4:30 - 5:30pm
The Engine Room @ Singapore Art Museum39 Keppel Road, Tanjong Pagar Distripark
Singapore 089065
Book Launch: open environments
(Presented by Leonorana)
Isabel Carvalho (Artist), Ang Kia Yee (Artist), Salty Xi Jie Ng (Artist), txting teo (Arts Practitioner), ila (Artist) and Lune Loh (Poet)
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(Presented by Leonorana)
Isabel Carvalho (Artist), Ang Kia Yee (Artist), Salty Xi Jie Ng (Artist), txting teo (Arts Practitioner), ila (Artist) and Lune Loh (Poet)
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Leonorana is an editorial project by Portuguese artist Isabel Carvalho, which takes the form of a magazine centred on artistic research. For its fifth issue, Leonorana gathers and dwells upon perspectives and approaches revolving around the theme of Environments. Born in part out of a remote residency at NTU CCA Singapore, this issue is co-edited by Isabel Carvalho and Ang Kia Yee, and features essays by contributors based in Singapore, Portugal, Brazil and Sweden. Moving across varied landscapes, these essays span seas, swamps and cities; intimacy and alienation; mermaids and cows; ancestry, innocence and anxiety — expanding our appetite for artistic research through writing, as well as our understanding of environments.
Following its launch in Portugal in December 2021, this is the issue’s (and, in fact, the magazine’s) first physical launch in Singapore. The two co-editors will be joined by Singapore-based contributors ila, Salty Xi Jie Ng, txting teo and Lune Loh in an open conversation between the worlds and environments of their respective essays.
Following its launch in Portugal in December 2021, this is the issue’s (and, in fact, the magazine’s) first physical launch in Singapore. The two co-editors will be joined by Singapore-based contributors ila, Salty Xi Jie Ng, txting teo and Lune Loh in an open conversation between the worlds and environments of their respective essays.
6:00 - 7:00pm
The Engine Room @ Singapore Art Museum39 Keppel Road, Tanjong Pagar Distripark
Singapore 089065
Artist Talk: Blood Sweat & Tears
(Presented by Holycrap)
Pann Lim (Father/Creative Director)
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(Presented by Holycrap)
Pann Lim (Father/Creative Director)
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Blood Sweat & Tears, presented by Pann Lim, stems from the simplest of reasons and there is absolutely no rocket science behind it. This book is just about looking back on and celebrating the ten years since Holycrap started with his wife Claire and children Renn and Aira. Within these printed pages lies every memory forged or new adventures embarked upon and he will be sharing some of those projects they have done together as a family since 2011 right up
till 2021.
till 2021.
30 APRIL, SATURDAY
1:00 - 2:00pm
The Engine Room @ Singapore Art Museum39 Keppel Road, Tanjong Pagar Distripark
Singapore 089065
Artist Talk: Remodeling Love Island: Reality Television and Experimental Publishing with Each and Every Press
(Presented by Brendan Page)
Brendan Page (Founder/Designer/Printer, Each and Every Press)
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(Presented by Brendan Page)
Brendan Page (Founder/Designer/Printer, Each and Every Press)
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Love Island is a reality television show in which British bodybuilders look for love and engage in complex conflict resolution. During a time when comfort can be found in ignoring one’s surroundings, shows like Love Island take on a new meaning for many, including artist Brendan Page.
In this talk, Page will discuss his project “The Villa”, a Risograph-printed book containing abstract 3D models of iconic moments from the show’s fourth season. He will speak to his work at Each and Every Press, experimental Risograph printing, and the making of “The Villa”.
3:00 - 4:00pm
The Engine Room @ Singapore Art Museum39 Keppel Road, Tanjong Pagar Distripark
Singapore 089065
Book Launch: Street Report
(Presented by Faiz Zohri, Gideon Kong, Atelier HOKO)
Faiz Bin Zohri (StableUnstable), Clara Koh (Atelier HOKO) and Gideon Kong (gideon-jamie)
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(Presented by Faiz Zohri, Gideon Kong, Atelier HOKO)
Faiz Bin Zohri (StableUnstable), Clara Koh (Atelier HOKO) and Gideon Kong (gideon-jamie)
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Street Report (publication series) is an ongoing project of detailed accounts or statements describing events and situations on the street by a Street Reporter, usually as the result of observation and inquiry. Initiated by Atelier HOKO, Faiz Bin Zohri, Cathy Hang, and gideon-jamie, published by Temporary Press.
The first two titles are Public Bins and Hooks and Holes (Sungei Road). The first one looks closely at behaviours surrounding the use of public bins and the other at the installation of improvised shop tentage. Housed in a compact form, both are generously illustrated with photographs, sketches, and annotations.
The first two titles are Public Bins and Hooks and Holes (Sungei Road). The first one looks closely at behaviours surrounding the use of public bins and the other at the installation of improvised shop tentage. Housed in a compact form, both are generously illustrated with photographs, sketches, and annotations.
5:00 - 6:00pm
The Engine Room @ Singapore Art Museum39 Keppel Road, Tanjong Pagar Distripark
Singapore 089065
Artist Talk: Making Books, Growing Up, and Other Things
(Presented by Lai Yu Tong, Moderated by Renée Ting)
Lai Yu Tong (Artist) and Renée Ting (Director, Singapore Art Book Fair)
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(Presented by Lai Yu Tong, Moderated by Renée Ting)
Lai Yu Tong (Artist) and Renée Ting (Director, Singapore Art Book Fair)
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Lai Yu Tong is a Singaporean artist who works freely across various mediums. His practice involves modest gestures of simplifying and rearranging the things around him. In this talk, he will be reviewing in chronological order the ten books he has made starting from his first zine published in 2014 when he was a teenager, to his latest book that will be launched at this edition of SGABF. These books were made in parallel to the works he has made, marking different stages in his practice and his life. He will be sharing the origins and processes behind them, and how he feels looking back on them now.
7:00 - 8:00pm
The Engine Room @ Singapore Art Museum39 Keppel Road, Tanjong Pagar Distripark
Singapore 089065
Book Launch: A Different Reading
(Presented by THEBOOKSHOW)
Woong Soak Teng (Artist), Catherine Hu (Artist), Lin Shiau Yu (Artist), Macarius Eng (Designer), Azelia Ng (Designer) and Ming (Designer)
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(Presented by THEBOOKSHOW)
Woong Soak Teng (Artist), Catherine Hu (Artist), Lin Shiau Yu (Artist), Macarius Eng (Designer), Azelia Ng (Designer) and Ming (Designer)
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A Different Reading is an initiative by THEBOOKSHOW that brings together 9 young creatives under the mentorship of local designer Hanson Ho (H55) and artist Ang Song Nian. Through this collaboration, A Different Reading serves to open up new dialogues and synergies between young creatives of varied background, training and knowledge through the process of creating a new artist book. In this talk, each pair of artist and designer be sharing more on their thought processes and approach in their collaborative creation of their artist book.
1 MAY, SUNDAY
1:00 - 2:00pm
The Engine Room @ Singapore Art Museum39 Keppel Road, Tanjong Pagar Distripark
Singapore 089065
Artist Talk: Talking About Nothing
(Presented by Atelier HOKO, Moderated by Stephanie Peh)
Alvin Ho (Co-founder, Atelier HOKO), Clara Koh (Co-founder, Atelier HOKO) and Stephanie Peh (Writer and Creative Producer)
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(Presented by Atelier HOKO, Moderated by Stephanie Peh)
Alvin Ho (Co-founder, Atelier HOKO), Clara Koh (Co-founder, Atelier HOKO) and Stephanie Peh (Writer and Creative Producer)
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In this informal discussion, Atelier HOKO uncovers how the close examination of everyday life can give us something, nothing and everything.
3:00 - 4:00pm
The Engine Room @ Singapore Art Museum39 Keppel Road, Tanjong Pagar Distripark
Singapore 089065
Book Discussion: Nonbinaryhood
(Presented by Aki Hassan)
Aki Hassan (Visual Artist)
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(Presented by Aki Hassan)
Aki Hassan (Visual Artist)
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Nonbinaryhood reflects on the artist’s experience of being nonbinary, and how to navigate the cisnormative structures they have grown up with. Across forty eight pages in deep blue, the project asks the reader to think about the systems we move around, and the allowances we make for ways-of-being imposed upon us.
5:00 - 6:00pm
The Engine Room @ Singapore Art Museum39 Keppel Road, Tanjong Pagar Distripark
Singapore 089065
Artist Talk: The ICZ is a Library
(Presented by Robert Zhao Renhui, Moderated by Berny Tan)
Robert Zhao Renhui (Artist) and Berny Tan (Artist and Independent Curator)
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(Presented by Robert Zhao Renhui, Moderated by Berny Tan)
Robert Zhao Renhui (Artist) and Berny Tan (Artist and Independent Curator)
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Robert Zhao Renhui is a multi-disciplinary artist and the founder of the Institute of Critical Zoologists (ICZ). His practice addresses humanity’s relationship with nature, and is characterised by a longstanding interest in investigating sites defined by the conflation of wilderness and urbanisation. Zhao’s research-oriented processes often culminate in publications accompanying each of his projects, richly illustrated with photographs shot or collected by him, and produced in collaboration with local design studios. In this talk, Zhao will discuss his work through the lens of these publications, and the important role they play in narrative construction and consolidation in his practice.
7:00 - 8:00pm
The Engine Room @ Singapore Art Museum39 Keppel Road, Tanjong Pagar Distripark
Singapore 089065
Book Launch: A Different Reading
(Presented by THEBOOKSHOW)
Marvin Tang (Artist), Hong Shu-ying (Artist), Gwendolyn Say (Designer) and Ming (Designer)
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(Presented by THEBOOKSHOW)
Marvin Tang (Artist), Hong Shu-ying (Artist), Gwendolyn Say (Designer) and Ming (Designer)
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A Different Reading is an initiative by THEBOOKSHOW that brings together 9 young creatives under the mentorship of local designer Hanson Ho (H55) and artist Ang Song Nian. Through this collaboration, A Different Reading serves to open up new dialogues and synergies between young creatives of varied background, training and knowledge through the process of creating a new artist book. In this talk, each pair of artist and designer be sharing more on their thought processes and approach in their collaborative creation of their artist book.
FLOOR PLAN
Sendpoints [HK]
NANG [IT]
Keita Kusaka [JP]
Journal of Creative Pursuit [ID]
Aperture Brought Me Here [TH]
huruf [MY]
Further Reading Press [ID]
Valiz [NL]
Onomatopee Projects [NL]
MM230 [JP]
Singapore Art Museum [SG]
KaleidoscopeBooks [CN]
Libro Arte [JP]
cloud projects [MY]
K. Verlag [DE]
UTRECHT [JP]
The Book Society [KR]
Minori Murata [JP]
Nini Sum [CN]
YeP YeP [HK]
Binatang Press! [ID]
Den Publishing Group [TH]
Mosh Mosh Books by Yukihiro Tada [JP]
Capricious [US]
Knust/Extrapool [NL]
AKAAKA [JP]
Moving Flyer - Pläsnt Dschörnie [DE]
EXHIBITORS
C01 Basheer Graphic Books [SG]
Basheer Graphic Books is a specialised bookstore for design books and magazines related to architecture, design, animation, fashion, art & craft, typography, and photography.C01 Sendpoints [HK]
Sendpoints is an independent publisher of design books from Hong Kong. They aim to democratise design by making books for enthusiasts and professionals alike at affordable prices.C02 NUS Press [SG]
NUS Press publishes academic books and journals, as well as high-quality general non-fiction, in the social science and humanities disciplines. They are particularly attentive to the needs and priorities of researchers, writers and readers vitally concerned with Singapore and Southeast Asia.C02 NANG [IT]
NANG (est. 2016) is an independent print-only magazine which covers cinema and cinema cultures in the Asian world. The aim is to publish, issue-by-issue, a rich and profound collection of words and images on cinema, for knowledge, inspiration, and enjoyment. Each issue is helmed by guest editors and structured around a specific theme. Only 1,500 copies of each issue are produced, without reprints.C03 duotone [SG]
duotone is a duo based in Singapore focused on combining photography with editorial and typography design to create and tell stories. They utilise a mixed media format to create an immersive reading experience through print.C03 Keita Kusaka [JP]
Keita Kusaka is a photographer and copywriter from Japan. In 2019, he published the photo book 'The Gap in the Landscape / 一窺囧鏡'.C04 Meantime [SG]
Meantime is an independent magazine documenting local stories lost to time. Published annually, each issue uncovers Singapore’s past through personal stories.C04 Journal of Creative Pursuit [ID]
Journal of Creative Pursuit (JoCP) is a diary of creatives that delve deeper into their creative practice, social, and cultural issues highlighted through their work. Acknowledging the systemic inequalities within the creative industries, this publication seeks to diversify the narratives it creates and bring attention to creatives who are underrepresented on the global scale through stories and discussions with creatives from different parts of the world.C05 Your Local Newsstand [SG]
Your Local Newsstand is an independent publishing group based in Singapore that specialises in producing and publishing photography-based imprints. Their goal is to provide a platform for photographers to explore their craft through the medium of zines and other printed matter—collaborating with photographers from all over the world to produce limited edition zines that revolve around human stories, travel, social and political issues.C05 Aperture Brought Me Here [TH]
Aperture Brought Me Here, a co-independent photography zine publisher, investigates the relationship between photographic narrative and its conceptual documentary. Taking photography beyond itself and using communication design to inspire and visually convey an intended narrative through the craft of publication design. The scope of work revolves around the prospect of how a photography book interacts with its readers without the influence of words.C06 Aaah House [SG]
Aaah House is a design lover’s club and lifestyle shop where pleasures carry no guilt and ideas aren’t talked down to.C06 huruf [MY]
huruf is a type collective that strives to encourage greater awareness and inspire interest in typography and type design in Malaysia.C07 RJ Paper [SG]
RJ Paper is the trusted partner for thousands of designers, creators, artists and makers since 1987.C07 Further Reading Press [ID]
Further Reading Press is an independent multi-format publishing platform, as well as a production and distribution unit for the independent. They seek to engage in discourse within design practices by exploring the wider contexts through various programmed experiences, such as printed periodicals, residencies, pop ups, and online activities.C08 Jason Wee [SG]
Jason Wee is an artist and a writer. He is the author of three poetry books, including most recently 'In Short, Future Now', published by Sternberg Press.C08 Valiz [NL]
Valiz is an independent publisher, based in Amsterdam, addressing developments in contemporary art, cultural studies, architecture and design in an imaginative and critical way.C09 Grey Projects [SG]
Grey Projects (est. 2008) is a library, residency apartment, studio, and two galleries. Out of these spaces, they make books, hold exhibitions, host talks, residencies, reading groups, and run workshops. They are interested in new design practices, writing, curatorial research, and art propositions.C09 Onomatopee Projects [NL]
Onomatopee Projects (est. 2006) is a curating and editorially led public gallery and publisher based in The Netherlands that is known for their self-initiated and transdisciplinary projects. Founded and directed by Freek Lomme, Onomatopee also hosts the projects of progressive individuals as well as artist-run and institutional organisations.C10 STUDIO SWELL [SG]
STUDIO SWELL is a design practice based in Singapore that delivers printed matter, analogue, digital and experiential concepts whilst striving for an objective and honest approach. To them, design functions as means and ends—a medium of expression as well as a platform—to create ideas which are progressive, relevant and authentic.C10 MM230 [JP]
MM230 practices the multidisciplinary areas of graphic design and visual arts like identity systems, web design, self-publication, art direction, fine art in Japan and around the world.S11 National Gallery Singapore | Singapore Art Museum [SG]
National Gallery Singapore is a visual arts institution which oversees the largest public collection of modern Singapore and Southeast Asian art. The Gallery publishes books on the visual arts of Singapore and Southeast Asia. Its core genres include exhibition catalogues, Southeast Asian art research, general titles and children’s books.Singapore Art Museum opened in 1996 as the first art museum in Singapore, sited in the heritage buildings of the former SJI and Catholic High in Bras Basah. Known as SAM, the museum presents contemporary art from a Southeast Asian perspective for artists, art lovers and the art curious in multiple venues across the island, including public spaces and a new venue in the historic port area of Tanjong Pagar.
Plant Press is a Singapore-based print studio that collaborates, produces, and distributes botany- and art-related materials. It is run by artist and scientific botanical illustrator Loh Xiang Yun.
C12 KaleidoscopeBooks [CN]
KaleidoscopeBooks (est. 2019) is a bookstore mainly engaged in art and design books, providing readers with time-sensitive art publications. They are committed to the creation of art publishing as a platform for designers and illustrators’ original works.
C13 Nope Fun [SG]
Nope Fun is an independent publisher and platform based in Singapore. Focusing on photography and contemporary image making, Nope Fun collaborates with artists to experiment and explore artists’ books, zines, and printed matter.C13 Libro Arte [JP]
Libro Arte (est. 2008) is a Tokyo-based publisher, largely of photography books. Libro Arte takes a particular interest in young photographers and supports them by publishing photobooks and holding exhibitions of their photography.C14 In Plain Words [SG]
In Plain Words is a Singapore-based editorial studio that examines everyday life through food and design.C14 cloud projects [MY]
cloud projects is a maker and publisher of critical, intimate, and beautiful things. Based in Kuala Lumpur, with an eye towards Southeast Asia, they work at the intersection of art, architecture, and history. Through rigorous research and inventive design, they excavate knowledge networks and forge worlds of possibility.C15 YesulBob Collective [KR]
YesulBob Collective is an artist group in Korea. They create and exhibit art, design art books, and hold various seminars, lectures, and workshops.C16 Faísca Lab [BR]
Faisca Lab is a Brazilian project dedicated to zines, artist books and other formats of printed art. It is the publishing platform of the Faísca Festival. Faísca Lab is a place for collaborative initiatives and visual experiments. It was created and is directed by the cultural producer and editor Helen Murta and by comic book artist and editor Jão.夢厰 DREAMERFTY (est. 2007) has been publishing books and collaborating with artists as the independent publishing project of art book in China (abC).
C18 Perimeter Editions [AU]
Perimeter Editions is the award-winning publishing imprint of Melbourne-based bookstore Perimeter Books and distribution house Perimeter Distribution. Releasing its first publication in 2012, Perimeter Editions has gone on to publish more than 70 titles, winning several awards and exhibiting at key art book fairs in the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The imprint’s focus rests on publishing autonomous books in close collaboration with photographers, artists, curators, and writers. Its publications exhibit a criticality and sensitivity to content and form.C19 Thing Books [SG]
Thing Books (est. 2021) is an online bookshop specialising in artists’ books, zines and self-published/independently-produced printed matter. Dedicated to the promotion and understanding of the book as an artistic medium, Thing Books organises the annual Singapore Art Book Fair, and houses a catalogue of published print materials under the SG Art Book Library.C20 Wendy’s Subway [US]
Wendy’s Subway is a reading room, writing space, and independent publisher in Bushwick, Brooklyn. They support emerging artists and writers in making experimental, urgent work and create alternative modes for learning and thinking in community. Wendy’s Subway is dedicated to encouraging creative, critical, and discursive engagement with arts and literature. Their multi-series publishing initiative includes artist’s books, poetic texts, and hybrid-genre works by time-based artists.C21 Lugemik [EE]
Lugemik (est. 2010) is an independent publishing initiative based in Tallinn, Estonia, founded by graphic designer Indrek Sirkel and artist Anu Vahtra. In collaboration with different artists, designers, and theorists, Lugemik has published over 90 titles to date. In 2013, Lugemik opened its first bookshop on the premises of the Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia (EKKM) and 2020 operates a bookshop on the premises of Tallinn Art Hall.C22 Jap Sam Books [NL]
Jap Sam Books, headed by Eleonoor Jap Sam, is an independent, award-winning publishing house based in the Netherlands. Jap Sam Books publishes titles that explore developments in architecture, art, philosophy, design, photography and theory as well as the fields that touch them, such as urbanism, landscape, sociology and history. Jap Sam Books has been established to reflect, connect and respond to developments in these fields, by bringing out a range of critical and reflective books for an international audience.C23 Each and Every Press [US]
Each and Every Press is a small experimental Risograph studio based in Michigan. Run by artist Brendan Page, the studio uses 3D models, audio components, and video stills to create publications that explore the way we tell stories. Pieces by this studio include one of a kind cassette tapes made just for you, a book about the show Love Island, and a zine about a shadow passing over shaped hedges.C25 Leonorana [PT]
Leonorana is an interdisciplinary research magazine that is a tribute to Portuguese poet Ana Hatherly as they resume and update the central focus of her work. Namely, concerning the study and experimental practice of the complementarity between verbal and visual languages. Due to her vast visual, literary and academic art experience, Hatherly symbolises the relevance research has in terms of artistic practice and the way it is perceived as knowledge. Leonorana publishes essentially essays as the preferred genre as it’s the most adequate to translate the forming thought and the one that better enables to undertake speculative approaches.C26 Stolen Books [PT]
Stolen Books is not a database of stolen or missing books, but an independent publisher out of Lisbon, Portugal. They steal (with the agreement of the authors) and publish works whose absence constitutes an offense to the international book market. Working with established names alongside up and coming talents, Stolen Books reproduces copies of visual projects, purposely designed for the book format.The Institute of Critical Zoologists was founded by Singaporean multidisciplinary artist Robert Zhao Renhui. Zhao’s artistic practice addresses the relationship between humans and nature, challenging accepted parameters of objectivity and scientific modes of classifications. Over the years, Zhao has appropriated codes and conventions of documentary photography and visual art exhibitions to compose compelling narratives about our relationship with non-human species. His work has been exhibited in numerous international exhibitions.
C27 K. Verlag [DE] K. Verlag is a publishing atelier advancing new forms of the “book-as-exhibition”. Their editorial-curatorial approach to bookmaking engenders provocative encounters with art, science, design, politics, and ecology. Based in Berlin, the atelier collaborates internationally with artists and institutions, developing singular volumes, whose materiality and micro architecture are never exhausted for the purpose of (exhibition) documentation alone. K. pushes the boundaries of the traditional exhibition catalogue—their publications instead open independent and/or adjacent aesthetic and discursive spaces.
C28 Atelier HOKO [SG]
C27 K. Verlag [DE]
K. Verlag is a publishing atelier advancing new forms of the “book-as-exhibition”. Their editorial-curatorial approach to bookmaking engenders provocative encounters with art, science, design, politics, and ecology. Based in Berlin, the atelier collaborates internationally with artists and institutions, developing singular volumes, whose materiality and micro architecture are never exhausted for the purpose of (exhibition) documentation alone. K. pushes the boundaries of the traditional exhibition catalogue—their publications instead open independent and/or adjacent aesthetic and discursive spaces.
Atelier HOKO (est. 2002) is an independent research lab that focuses on the study of the growing disengagement between people, things and space. The atelier hopes to cultivate in people an open-ness and ability to un-know, bringing about a heightened curiosity towards all phenomena by taking a fresh look at reality. Founded by Alvin Ho and Clara Koh.