An archive of SGABF editions since 2018, the year in which the fair became independently organised and funded for the first time in five years. Besides our local exhibitors, SGABF has hosted exhibitors from Australia, China, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand,  Vietnam, USA, UK, and the United Arab Emirates, all of whom are listed below.


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SINGAPORE ART BOOK FAIR 2023


For the third time, the 2023 Singapore Art Book Fair (SGABF2023) was held at the Singapore Art Museum at Tanjong Pagar Distripark from 14 – 16 Apr.

This edition hosted a total of 104 Exhibitors, as well as a series of artist talks, book launches, and workshops including a drawing workshop with Painter Kok Choon Choo, an artist born with visual impairment, in collaboration with Unseen Art Initiatives.

The fair also presented an installation by US-based artist Tricia Treacy titled Scaffolding, a collection of printed grids, patterns and geometric frameworks from our constructed and natural environments.

An expansion of the Zine Room in SGABF2022, the inaugural Cut Copy Paste was hosted at Temasek Polytechnic. The zine fair was curated by Shrub and brought together 47 local and international Zine Exhibitors.

#SGABF2023

Singapore Art Book Fair 2023

EXHIBITOR MAP





C01 NUS Press / NANG Magazine [SG]
C02 NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore [SG]
C03 National Gallery Singapore | Singapore Art Museum [SG]
C04 Checkpoint Theatre x Feelers [SG]
B05 Basheer Graphic Books [SG]
B06 Tara Books [IN]
C07 (OFFCUT + ALL-BOOK-S) by Allegro Print [SG]
C08 Further Reading & RJ Paper [ID & SG]
C09 Studio SWELL & prypress [SG]
C10 ampulets X studios [SG]
C11 Theseus Chan [SG]

B12 Aaah House [SG]
C13 Daily Report [ID]
B14 Death of Typography + Huruf [SG & MY]
C15 Copyright/Reserved [ID]
C16 Almostfresh.co [SG]
B17 Aperture Brought Me Here [TH]
B18 Annaarrrrrt Design [TW]
B19 Meantime [SG]
B20 CHEATCODE [SG]

B21 Geraldine Lim [SG]
B22 Pik Gaand [TH]
C23 Bedok Bandits [SG]
C25 Grey Projects & Valiz Books [SG & NL]
C26 cloud projects + Mynah Magazine [MY & SG]
B27 LOST [SG/CN]
C28 Thing Books [SG]
B29 Street Report [SG]
C30 Temporary Press/Unit [SG]
B31 Atelier HOKO [SG]
B32 THE INSTITUTE OF CRITICAL ZOOLOGISTS [SG]
C33 THEBOOKSHOW [SG]
C34 Perimeter Editions [AU]
C35 DECK Singapore [SG]
C36 目彔事物 Mulu Office [TW]
B37 commune [JP]
B38 TING5 [TW]

B39 YeP YeP [HK]
B40 KAPUTT+ [SG]
B41 Canned Aqua [SG]
C42 Binatang Press [ID]
C43 Grafis Nusantara [ID]
B44 Den publishing group [TH]
B45 Shrub [SG]
B46 Throwaway Goods [SG]
B47 Parking Lot Press [TH]
C48 Your Local Newsstand [SG]
B49 KULTRATED [SG]

C50 ODD ONE OUT [HK]
C51 Knuckles & Notch [SG]
C52 mad.rioska [IT]
C53 GOOD EGG BAD EGG [SG]

B54 HAFI [SG]
B55 The Pickled Paper [HK]

A56 Rubbish Famzine [SG]
A57 Foreign Policy Design & Friends [SG]
A58 Masala Noir [FR]
A59 Team Cook [SG]
A60 The Two Islands Club [SG]
A61 APOB PRESS [MY]
A62 WILD PRESS [CN]
A63 ASIAN_FOOD_DESIGN [JP]
A64 The Slow Press [SG]
A65 Plates Magazine [MY]
A66 Now & Again [SG]
A67 Laskar NAFA [SG]
A68 Suburbia Projects [MY]
A69 Live Art Studio [SG]
A70 Everything's Fine [PH]
A71 Gerimis Art [MY]

A72 Mediabus / The Book Society [KR]
A73 Spector Books [DE]
A74 NEUTRAL COLORS [JP]
A75 PLANKTON [JP]
A76 Tall Poppy Press [AU]
A77 KIM SUNIK [KR]
A78 The Sandwich Club [SG]
A79 MFYG Books [SG]
A80 林家夯 | Lin Jaihang [TW]
A81 sesamespace [JP]
A82 DAMNSEL [SG]
A83 TRIPARTITE [SG]
A84 phrawgcraft [SG]
A85 Untitlebutgood [TH]
A86 Creatures of Habit [SG]
A87 Summer Summit [SG]
A88 Variegated [SG]
A89 Rambutan [SG]

A90 Passo House [TH]
A91 Humana x Jiaern [MY]
A92 Donespiracy [TH]
A93 This Bakery [HK]
A94 canwegrowup4ever [SG]
A95 AKIRA NISHITAKE [JP]
A96 HOLE IN THE WALL [HK]
A97 Robineggpie [KR]
A98 Ediciones El fuerte [AR]
A99 Stolen Books [PT]
A100 Tiny Splendor [US]
A101 EXTRA CREDIT [US]
A102 Ivy Zheyu Chen / UPON [US]
A103 dotdotdot [HK]
A104 LINE PER INK STUDIO [TH]
A105 scong [SG]

EXHIBITOR LIST

C01    NUS Press / NANG Magazine [SG]

NUS Press publishes high-quality general non-fiction, as well as academic books and journals, in the humanities and social science disciplines. They are particularly attentive to the needs and priorities of researchers, writers and readers concerned with Singapore and Southeast Asia.

NANG (est. 2016) is an independent print-only magazine which covers 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 theme. Only 1,500 copies of each issue are produced, without reprints.


C02    NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore [SG]

NTU CCA Singapore is a national research centre of the Nanyang Technological University. The centre positions itself as a space for critical discourse and encourages new ways of thinking about Spaces of the Curatorial in Southeast Asia and beyond.

C03    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 has built one of the world’s most important public collections of Southeast Asian contemporary artworks, with a growing component in international contemporary art. Publishing on contemporary Southeast Asian art-making and art-thinking, the SAM imprint comprises exhibition catalogues, artist monographs, research publications and general titles.


C04    Checkpoint Theatre x Feelers [SG]

Established in 2002, Checkpoint Theatre is a company of multi-disciplinary storytellers focused on creating and presenting original and contemporary content with strong writing, performance and direction, across different media and disciplines. With honesty and humour, head and heart, we produce and develop vibrant and important contemporary Asian stories that connect with, challenge, and inspire both local and international audiences.

Feelers is a multidisciplinary artist-run label which produces artworks, experiences, and programmes through cross-disciplinary collaboration & experimentation. We also offer art, technology and writing services for brands and artist projects. We are housed within Potato Productions.


B05   Basheer Graphic Books [SG]

Specialised Bookstore for design books and magazines related to Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Design, Graphic Design, Animation, Product Design, Fashion Design, Art & Craft, Typography, and Photography.

B06    Tara Books [IN]

Pushing the boundaries of the physical book in an age writing its obituary, Tara Books is a collective of writers, designers, and bookmakers, based in Chennai, south India. They publish illustrated books for children and adults, particularly known for their pioneering work with the rich traditions of Indian folk and tribal art, as well as their range of books made completely by hand. Contemporary design and experimenting with the form of the book is a Tara trademark, where narrative, art, and artisanship come together to create a unique cultural object.

C07    (OFFCUT + ALL-BOOK-S) by Allegro Print [SG]

OFFCUT is an initiative by Allegro Print to reduce paper waste and repurpose waste paper from our print production process. Excess space within a print job is utilised to minimise actual offcuts in production, creating our own stationery designs. Inevitable paper waste is repurposed into refreshed stationery.

ALL-BOOK-S is an online bookshop by Allegro Print that brings together an exclusive collection of books only printed by us.


C08    Further Reading & RJ Paper [ID & SG]

Further Reading 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.

RJ Paper is the trusted partner for thousands of designers, creators, artists and makers since 1987. For decades, their personal touch to customers and attention to materiality have positioned them right at the heart of creative communities and their projects.


C09    Studio SWELL & prypress  [SG]

STUDIO SWELL is a design practice based in Singapore that delivers printed matter, analogue and digital concepts with an objective and honest approach. They work extensively within the arts and have been long time collaborators with various arts institutions, publishers and artists.

Prypress is an independent publisher and project space, collaborating with artists and designers to produce limited edition zines, books, prints, multiples, objects and ephemera.

C10    ampulets X studios [SG]

Ampulets produces independent art and design projects. The projects explore the relationship between text and image, and hope to encourage a supportive community of creative folks in Singapore.

C11    Theseus Chan [SG]

WERK Magazine is an avant-garde publication that has garnered international acclaim and is collected by galleries and museums. Conceived by Theseus Chan in 2000, the art publication is in its 30th edition.

B12    Aaah House [SG]

Aaah is a travelling creative practice and experimental concept store that offers creative services, and curates design objects and experiences focused on raising the value of creativity for everyday life.

C13    Daily Report [ID]

Created in 2018, Daily Report is a project by a bunch of design geeks outlining studio life as well as the highs and lows of working as creatives. Their zines include photos, illustrations and accounts of extraordinary events in our fairly ordinary lives.

B14    Death of Typography + Huruf [SG & MY]

Death of Typography (DOT) is a young local type collective that practices, researches and explores type. DOT holds workshops to encourage type appreciation and exploration, as well as to further discourse of the local design scene amongst like-minded young designers. DOT is also a foundry hosting fonts by local designers.

Huruf is a type and design collective that seeks to encourage awareness of and discourse on typography in Malaysia. Huruf has developed projects that investigate vernacular typography, local typographic heritage and multilingualism. Working at the intersection of design and pedagogy, Huruf organises events to facilitate knowledge exchange among type enthusiasts.


C15    Copyright/Reserved [ID]

Copyright/Reserved is a studio-based creative business and experimental design studio established in 2018, Bandung, Indonesia. The studio takes great pleasure to create quality branding and designs, and deliver the project in an engaging manner that is authentic and best highlights the client's skills, character, and expectations.

C16    Almostfresh.co [SG]

AF is a brand that captures the “almost-moment”, reimagines and transforms them into fashion, design & art.

B17    Aperture Brought Me Here [TH]

Aperture Brought Me Here is a co-independent photography zine publisher that 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 without the influence of words, Aperture Brought Me Here showcases how readers can interact with photographs through the medium of books.

B18    Annaarrrrrt Design [TW]

Annaarrrrrt Design is a digital record of the concept of "days" drawn in circles; of how soft and tender the days could be, of the days which are memorable, or even of days that are just no more than ordinary. Trying to portray the image the artist has in their mind about what they saw, heard or felt. These circles are the reflection of themselves.

B19    Meantime [SG]

Meantime is an independent magazine documenting Singapore stories lost to time. Published annually, each issue uncovers our past through personal stories.

B20   CHEAT CODE [SG]

The Cheats are fun and creative – it doesn’t follow the rules, it creates its own; it isn't something you should be embarrassed about because it's just harmless fun.

Cheat Code is a creative space for a group of friends who enjoy design and art but are bounded by their daily 9 – 5. Creating zines, print matter, multiples, and objects, covering topics that range from daily life, personal encounters to interests.


B21    Geraldine Lim [SG]

Geraldine Lim is an artist based in Singapore who is interested in the psychological context of social alienation, the threats of the non-conforming, and the strange. Working primarily with soft sculpture and drawing, she explores ideas of the in-between and the transgressive within objects and forms. She enjoys combining influences from science fiction, fantasy and myths to create drawings of stills in her ideal phantasmic world and writing short stories of them.

B22    Pik Gaand [TH]

Pik Gaand is a freelance illustrator from Bangkok, Thailand. In his daily life, he enjoys sketching and journaling things around him and random ideas that cross his mind. He appreciates all kinds of music and art, including accidental art. Pik Gaand believes that art should be for everyone. He tries to create work that is relatable so that even people with different interests and careers should be able to have fun with it.

C23    Bedok Bandits [SG]

Not a collective but a super (not so) secret organization. They work and make art individually but have decided to unite and come together for this year’s art book fair. They are Mike, Ryan, Mengju, Xafiér, Michelle, Suzie, Rin, Wendy, Matisse, Project Coal... and they are the Bedok Bandits.

C25    Grey Projects & Valiz Books [SG & NL]

Grey Projects is an art library for publication, curatorial & exchange activities.

Valiz is a Netherlands-based, independent international publisher on contemporary art, theory, critique, design and urban affairs.

C26    cloud projects + Mynah Magazine [MY & SG]

cloud projects is a curatorial and publishing collective based in Kuala Lumpur. Working at the intersection of art, architecture, and history, they excavate knowledge networks and forge worlds of possibility.

Mynah Magazine is a longform magazine about untold Singapore stories.


B27    LOST [SG/CN]

LOST is a magazine about self-discovery through travel that features real stories, personal reflections, and epiphanies from people around the world. It believes that travel is a state of mind and not about fancy hotels or tourist destinations, but about immersing oneself in someplace entirely foreign to feel extremely uncomfortable so that one can learn from it.

C28    Thing Books [SG]

Thing Books (est. 2021) is an online shop for books, zines & things by artists.

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.


B29    Street Report [SG]

STREET REPORT is an ongoing project of accounts or statements describing in detail an event and situation(s) on the street by a Street Reporter, usually as the result of observation and inquiry. STREET REPORT was co-founded by Atelier HOKO, gideon-jamie, Faiz Bin Zohri, and Cathy Hang. Published by Temporary Press.

C30   Temporary Press/Unit [SG]

Temporary Press is a small-scale publishing press producing content around art and design in collaboration with a small community of practitioners, educators, and researchers. Temporary Unit is an inconvenient bookshop and occasional workshop/exhibition space. Both are run by gideon-jamie, a design studio based in Singapore that develops critical responses through commissioned projects and independent work, in the form of writings, designs, ad-hoc exhibitions and workshops.

B31   Atelier HOKO [SG]

Atelier HOKO (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.

B32    THE INSTITUTE OF CRITICAL ZOOLOGISTS [SG]

The Institute of Critical Zoologists publishes books and presents exhibitions that documents environmental histories in the trash stratum.

C33    THEBOOKSHOW [SG]

THEBOOKSHOW aims to become a mediator between the art world and the general public through the book medium. It acts as an avenue for artists to showcase self-published art books in exhibitions and art festivals in hopes to bring upon renewed perspectives of the medium.

C34    Perimeter Editions [AU]

Perimeter Editions is the award-winning publishing imprint of Melbourne-based bookstore, Perimeter Books, and distribution house, Perimeter Distribution. Releasing more than 80 books since 2012, their focus rests on publishing autonomous books in close collaboration with photographers, artists, curators, and writers. Perimeter Editions’ publications exhibit sensitivity to content and form.

C35    DECK Singapore [SG]

DECK is an arts organisation where all can gather through photography arts.

DECK aims to be a leading platform that promotes visual literacy and champions diversity by showing all facets of contemporary arts and photography to the widest possible audience. DECK is the organiser of Singapore International Photography Festival (www.sipf.sg).

Today, DECK is fundraising for its permanent home dedicated to photography arts. Support the #BUILDECK campaign at build.deck.sg. DECK (DECK Photography Art Centre Ltd. | UEN 201215478E) is a registered Charity and Institution of a Public Character in Singapore.


C36    目彔事物 Mulu Office [TW]

Mulu Office is an artist collective and independent publisher, founded by Liu Chao-tze and Zhou Junsheng in 2021. Making books, not limited in sense of publishing; publishing, not limited in form of books.

B37    commune [JP]

Founded in Tokyo in 2009, "commune" began as a gallery and shop. In 2013, their independent press "commune press" was set up to further the founding mission to introduce great and promising artists to a global audience.

B38    TING5 [TW]

TING5 is a graphic designer and illustrator based in Taiwan. Her work is inspired by what she observes daily, including posters, zines, pottery, screen printing, printmaking, etc.

B39    YeP YeP [HK]

YeP YeP is an experimental fashion and art magazine published in Hong Kong featuring commissioned works by a wide range of emerging local creatives.

B40    KAPUTT+ [SG]

KAPUTT is a collective focused on reconnecting and celebrating lived human experiences in a time of isolation through a plethora of mediums. KAPUTT returns with a brand new moniker of KAPUTT+, showcasing a new roster of guest artists from all over the globe!

B41    Canned Aqua [SG]

CANNED AQUA is a collective formed by Afiqah (@artfiqah), Grace (@gracehong.party), Joyce (@stxdiolei) and Yolanda (@yolanda.pdf). From making sillies to exploring emotions, traditional illustration to digital typography, abstract forms to human portraits, and everything in between. Canned Aqua will be sure to quench your thirst for genuine and unique self-expression; CANNED AQUA, the best thing since sliced bread.

C42    Binatang Press [ID]

Binatang Press! is a small-scale independent publisher based in Indonesia. They work mostly with independent creative communities around them, and their mission is to represent their non-mainstream collaborators and bring stories of what subculture is like in Indonesia to a wider audience. Focusing on arts and visual culture, they are all about honest expressions and encouraging collaborators to voice their observations and personal experiences. Binatang Press! is part of the creative consultancy, The 1984 – a place where collaborations, experiments and creative thinking happens everyday.

C43    Grafis Nusantara [ID]

A platform dedicated to archiving vintage Indonesian labels and stickers – presenting the archipelago’s lavish visuals and their significance as knowledge and reference materials. Grafis Nusantara caters as a space to give Indonesian vintage visuals a chance to be appreciated. Furthermore, easy access to social media and digital archives opens up new opportunities to collect Indonesian graphic artefacts through social curation. Grafis Nusantara currently possesses 300+ artefacts in their collection and is set to broaden their collection in the near future.

B44    Den publishing group [TH]

Independent publisher and shop from Chiang mai, Thailand.

B45    Shrub [SG]

Shrub is a store specialising in independent artist products. Located in a former locksmith store at Golden Mile Tower, Shrub presents a melting pot of curated zines, prints, tees, and various odds and ends. Concurrently, the space is used as a base for people to come together, create, explore, discuss, and collaborate. In true D.I.Y spirit, the people at Shrub believe that being self-taught and learning from our peers is an invaluable and sacred gift.

B46    Throwaway Goods [SG]

Throwaway Goods is an international collective of art school rejects consisting of Australian artist Aaron Grech, Singaporean artist Yun, and cartoonists highnunchicken. Putting out a series of zines, art books, and collectables that would definitely get an 'F' at any art school worth their salt, Throwaway Goods will defo fit right at home in your collection of weird and wacky art. No refunds.

B47    Parking Lot Press [TH]

Pull up neighbours! Parking Lot Press is a group of young designers from Bangkok that love creating print-based projects. They are here to share their passion and culture through the power of prints and publications.

C48    Your Local Newsstand [SG]

Your Local Newsstand is an independent publishing group based in Singapore specialising in producing and publishing photography based imprints. Their goal is to provide a platform for photographers to explore photography through the medium of zines and other printed matters. By merging, colliding and making zines and photography exist with and within each other, it is well in their motto to keep prints in your hands.

B49    KULTRATED [SG]

KULTRATED is a collection of hard to find zines, graphic novels and some other extreme stuff from around the world.

C50    ODD ONE OUT [HK]

ODD ONE OUT is the first gallery in Hong Kong dedicated to illustration, graphic arts & printmaking situated in Hong Kong. Opened in 2012, they have been exhibiting printmakers and illustrators around the world. Working as a bridge to develop the appreciation of printmaking and encourage Hong Kong artists to explore other possibilities. Since 2014, they have started editioning and publishing limited edition art prints and artist books by local artists who have not traditionally worked in print mediums.

C51    Knuckles & Notch [SG]

Established in 2013, Knuckles & Notch is a creative studio and Risograph press known for their maniacally colourful and often bizarre aesthetic. Their productions aim to reflect the fantastical in their everyday lives and reinterpret the mundane through their brand of morbid humour. Their love for artmaking is rooted in the inimitable charm of the analogue medium. They believe in the unique quality of the hands-on process, where idiosyncrasies lead to greater relatability between creators and their audience. In that spirit, they continue to create through manual techniques such as Risograph, Silkscreen, Zine Making, and other tangible art mediums.

C52    mad.rioska [IT]

Niccolo Guido Riosa graduated from the Milano Art Academy in painting, later he started working as a freelancer, dedicating himself to graphic illustration, murals and self-productions. His works often represent a satire of current society, in other cases instead he takes on a pop-surrealist style and represents dreamlike situations.

C53    GOOD EGG BAD EGG [SG]

GOOD EGG BAD EGG is a collective of 6 artists that not only eat eggs for breakfast, but also draw!

With themes ranging from the bright and adorable (like sunny-side up eggs) to the dark and scheming (like deviled eggs), the group seeks to stray from the mundane and explore fun characters, strange stories, and bizarre worlds in various styles and mediums. Freshly served up from their own unique breakfast platters, GOOD EGG BAD EGG is banding together to offer a delectable spread of printed matter such as zines, prints, and merchandise.


B54    HAFI [SG]

HAFI is an illustrator, designer and visual artist currently based in Singapore. She makes visual interpretations through drawings that are rooted in ancestral memories. Her works dissect themes of identity and cultural narratives via image making. She runs an independent magazine on food and culture called SEASONINGS.

B55    The Pickled Paper [HK]

Established in Hong Kong since 2021, THE PICKLED PAPER is an indie press of comics and zines with a focus on subcultures. Their mission is to preserve the print culture, a bit like pickling, but they don't really sell pickles.

A56    RUBBISH FAMzine [SG]

RUBBISH FAMzine is an annual family zine started by art collective Holycrap.sg. Claire, the 48 yr old mom along with Renn, the 19 yr old son, Aira, the 16 yr old daughter & Pann, their 49 yr old dad decided together almost ten years ago to express their hearts & voices while sharing their views through printed pages. This is also their endeavor to compile precious memories & forgotten moments which the family have shared with each other. They have published 10 famzines to date and are currently working on their 11th.

A57    Foreign Policy Design & Friends [SG]

Foreign Policy Design & Friends is a branding and design studio bureau.

A58    Masala Noir [FR]

Masala Noir is a publishing house that specialises in visual archival compilations. A testament to the rich history of design and visual art, particularly in relation to countercultures and graphic movements that shaped the 20th century, Masala Noir features and curates a range of images from varying sources to showcase the ingenuity and creativity of these movements in order to provide readers with a unique glimpse into the past and the artistic movements that influenced our present.

A59    Team Cook [SG]

Cooking up a storm are Gian and Astri who are advertisers by day, but secret chefs by night. Come hungry! Order some recipe books, stickers, random decoration objects and some groceries.

A60    The Two Islands Club [SG]

The Two Islands Club is a group of artists and designers who were students from Rhode Island School of Design now based in Singapore. This eclectic collection of creatives, spanning different generations and nationalities, found common ground in their love for art and their shared experience from living in Providence, Rhode Island. From the smallest state in North America to the smallest city-state in Southeast Asia, The Two Islands Club is a community for its members to collaborate, offer critique, seek advice, and to share in the joys of their passion.

A61    APOB PRESS [MY]

As a creative effort from Jeffry Lai and Ying Lii, APOB Press is a small self-publisher based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. APOB Press makes zines and prints limited-run publications. A-P-O-B stands for "A Piece of Book" which means one page, one story, one zine, and one book.

A62    WILD PRESS [CN]

WILD PRESS is an independent publishing studio founded by two paper publishing fanciers. Chen Zeqiang is a graphic designer and Shiva is a cultural creative. They hope to present a diversity of life and inclination and try to explore the possibility of book design.

A63    ASIAN_FOOD_DESIGN [JP]

ASIAN_FOOD_DESIGN is a zinemaker featuring Asian food illustrations. It was established by Takako Masuki, a graphic designer, based in Japan.

A64    The Slow Press [SG]

The Slow Press (est. 2021) is an independent food magazine based in Singapore that is fixated on the rich stories behind what we eat. Through longform journalism, design, illustration, and photography, the magazine seeks to bring Singapore’s vibrant food heritage to the forefront in an introspective, yet quirky and fun way. Sip on it.

A65    Plates Magazine [MY]

Plates Magazine is an independent food culture journal that seeks out underreported human stories that are hyperlocal yet globally relevant. There are no celebrity chefs or restaurant reviews. Instead, meatier issues, such as social justice and intangible cultures, are replated for readers to chew on and digest at their own pace. Each issue is themed after an everyday ingredient: Rice, Durian, Water and Seeds. Plates seeks to inspire tastemakers, perhaps on the verge of apathy, to wander beyond mainstream narratives. To wonder, whose voices are overlooked while exploring ways to create and hold space for them at the table.

A66    Now & Again [SG]

Now & Again is an independent magazine that serves as a sort of sketchbook, where each edition reflects on the many ways of interpreting a simple theme through a mix of individual projects and collaborations — showcasing how multiple ideas can be interpreted from just one starting point.

A67    Laskar NAFA [SG]

Laskar NAFA is an Indonesian student organisation based in Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA). ‘Laskar’ comes from the Indonesian word for ‘troop’ — honour, resilience, determination, and persistency are the values that laid the foundation of Laskar, in hope of birthing troops of respectable and accomplished new generations of Indonesian arts practitioners. Since its inception in 2014, Laskar NAFA serves to promote interest in Indonesian heritage and culture as well as strengthening the bond between Indonesian students in NAFA.

A68    Suburbia Projects [MY]

Suburbia Projects is an architectural book retailer, gallery space and publisher based in the suburbs of Petaling Jaya. It was founded in 2020 by architects, Naadiya Hani and Ashran Bahari, to fill the gaps of insightful and critical architectural texts in Malaysia and Southeast Asia.

A69    Live Art Studio [SG]

Art Now - Live Art Studio brings together artists from around the world and promotes performance arts by facilitating festivals and events. The studio will be presenting books on performance arts as well as documents and prints of the studio's past events.

This time, they specially launched new documents compiled during the pandemic in recent years, including online activities and realised live art.


A70    Everything's Fine [PH]

Everything's Fine is a small independent press based in Manila, Philippines, focused on developing publishing practices which are kind and sustainable to authors and creators. Founded in 2019, Everything’s Fine produces books and projects that provoke critical thought and push the field of writing and publishing.

A71    Gerimis Art [MY]

Gerimis Art is a collaborative artistic and archiving initiative that co-creates cultural content with Orang Asli artisans and contemporary artists. It is a collective of creatives from various backgrounds, from writers to designers to researchers, working primarily with Orang Asli who are already leading their own efforts in promoting and preserving their arts, culture, and traditions.

A72    Mediabus / The Book Society [KR]

Mediabus is a small publishing house based in Seoul, Korea. It was founded in 2007 by independent curators with the collaboration of designers. Mediabus publishes zines & books, produces and distributes, organises exhibitions & events, directs a workshop, and carries out project or book commissions for companies & institutions.

A73    Spector Books [DE]

Spector’s publishing practice is settled squarely in the intersection of art, theory, and design. Based in Leipzig, Germany, the publishing house explores the possibilities offered by an active exchange between all parties involved in the book production process: artists, authors, book designers, lithographers, printers, and bookbinders. The book as a medium is turned into a stage, a site of encounter for productive exchange. Finding innovative approaches to the medium today calls for a well-considered interplay between the content, design, and materiality of a book.

A74    NEUTRAL COLORS [JP]

NEUTRAL COLORS is an independent publishing house that produces books in their own unique style, incorporating manual work into the printing process, such as Risograph and silk-screening. Handling the entire process from planning, editing, production, printing, binding, and sales, NEUTRAL COLOURS digs up talents who have not yet come out into the world and creates a unique publication through close communication with the artist.

A75    PLANKTON [JP]

PLANKTON is a publishing label by artists for artists. By taking complete charge of the production process, each book is assembled with thought. Their aim is for art books to be acknowledged not just as a book but an art piece carefully constructed by artists.

A76    Tall Poppy Press [AU]

Tall Poppy Press is an Australian publisher of photobooks. They aim to publish the best Australian artists' photography books, with a commitment to emerging artists' first books. Tall Poppy will be presenting 4 photobooks on climate change, human and nature and an anthology on photography exhibitions.

A77    KIM SUNIK [KR]

Born in 1986, Sunik Kim is a photographer based in South Korea. He uses photography as a way to constantly remind himself “how to live today” and what he can achieve with his own artistic practice.

A78    The Sandwich Club [SG]

The Sandwich Club is a group of interdisciplinary artists and practitioners bound by the love of book sandwiches. Together, they search for the freshest print ingredients to serve delicious layers of ingredients and publications with disparate ideas. The Sandwich Club intends to exchange thoughts, create conversation and collaborate with artists in discovering new recipes for juicy content.

A79    MFYG Books [SG]

MFYG Books explores ideas of gender and feminism using fashion and pop-culture through magazine and paraphernalia.

A80    林家夯 | Lin Jaihang [TW]

Lin Jaihang | 林家夯 is a Kaohsiung native who graduated from National Taiwan University of Arts, and is now a graphic designer, living in Taipei. Claiming to be “an ambiguous style photographer", from the perspective of a gay man, he documents an intimate and loving relationship with a male partner in a private rental.

A81    sesamespace [JP]

sesamespace is founded by S and M, and based in Tokyo, Japan. Their work ranges from photography, visual work, collage, zines, drawing, video, feature stories, and installations.

A82    DAMNSEL [SG]

Created by a team of local creatives passionate in fashion styling, fine arts and photography. DAMNSEL is their first ever publication, an elevated documentary that showcases Strength and Power in young women through their Style and Self-expression.

A83    TRIPARTITE [SG]

3 dudes showcasing multiple creations!

A84    phrawgcraft [SG]

Claire Boon, also @phrawgcraft online, designs out of a passion for self-expression and her enjoyment for maximalism. Armed with strong colours and music as her inspiration, Claire experiments out of the box to present design in a challenging but friendly manner to the youth of today. After taking six years to discover her personal style, Claire hopes to create works that bring a smile to faces and pass on the energy of unserious playfulness through posters, zines, and more.

A85    Untitlebutgood [TH]

Untitlebutgood is founded by graphic design students from Thailand. Untitlebutgood is a melting pot of each member's contrasting styles that they constantly experiment with together to gain fresh results.

A86    Creatures of Habit [SG]

Creatures of Habit (CoH) is a young art collective currently based in NTU, creating art books, zines, other forms of short-form publications, prints and also stickers. By working together with up-and-coming creators, CoH hopes to spotlight young local voices, especially those who aren't afraid to experiment with the zine format. Their works covers macro issues and current affairs such as LGBTQ+ in Singapore to micro subjects such as the little lives of neighbourhood cats.

A87    Summer Summit [SG]

A collective of three friends looking down from the summit of escapism, seeking to dump their everyday ups and downs into their creative narratives — think Taylor Swift hunching over an iPad on the train after a stressful meeting at Jalan Besar. Summer Summit invites all into their collective daydream.

A88    Variegated [SG]

Variegated is a Singapore-based collective keen on producing books, publications, and objects rooted in design, research, and learning. Taking cues from the foliar variegation of plants, the members work across multiple disciplines with collaborators from diverse backgrounds to make each project a unique, surprising endeavour.

A89    Rambutan [SG]

A longing for nutritious togetherness and tender separateness through narratives of connection and disconnection.

A90    Passo House [TH]

Passo House is a group of friends who love telling stories from ordinary subjects and making new perspectives from them through illustrations and printed works.

A91    Humana x Jiaern [MY]

Vanissa and Jiaern are Kuala Lumpur-based graphic designer and illustrator. Vanissa tells stories through the lens of “Humana”, a character of her own creation that allows her to freely explore the creative fantasies living in her mind. Jiaern observes everyday life with her unique perspective, and translate her feelings into visual with sentimental touch.

A92    Donespiracy [TH]

Formed by a group of friends consisting of a monster maker, a visual designer, and an illustrator, Donespiracy takes inspiration from their everyday life, turning them into fun creative output with humour and imagination. Their work ranges from zines, stickers, paper goods, and stationery.

A93    This Bakery [HK]

Fascinated by the power of imagination and freedom, the works of Eunice Lai (b. 1993, Hong Kong) often engaged in the creation and exploration of her own mystical world which one may not encounter in reality. Stories happen in forms including but not limited to comics, story-telling, illustrations, oil paintings and maybe soon animation. 
Lai received her BA(Hons) in Visual Arts from Hong Kong Baptist University in 2017 and studied in Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna as an exchange student in 2015-2016.

A94    canwegrowup4ever [SG]

canwegrowup4ever is a collective of four artistically-inclined Singaporean youths who grew up together. Amidst the turmoil and confusion of change and adulting, they held onto one another, and every so often, daydream about their futures together. One day, as they were lazing around, they decided to make something for themselves for once, and take a step towards the future they so often dream about.

A95    AKIRA NISHITAKE [JP]

Experimental comic artist Akira Nishitake expands the language of comics in various genres such as paintings, animation, typography, ceramics, character design and Augmented Reality. Nishitake has participated in exhibitions and art book fairs in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Taipei, Seoul, Shanghai, Wien, and Berlin, as well as solo shows in the Nanzuka and ondo galleries. He is the chief editor of CHOJIN CLUB, and currently residing in Matsuyama, Japan.

A96    HOLE IN THE WALL [HK]

HOLE IN THE WALL is a creative duo who document the underground culture through live drawing and interviews. Started in Beijing by illustrators Jinna and Shui, they were largely inspired by the alternative music and art scene. Having since relocated to Tokyo and Hong Kong respectively, they continue to create zines and illustrations, hoping to capture people and places across the various cities they visit.

A97    Robineggpie [KR]

Robineggpie is a narrative-based illustrator who tells the story of 33, the protagonist, through the medium of cartoons and using the technique of printmaking. Each episode has a picaresque composition, and each book centered on keywords such as birth ([Pear Drop], 2015), dream ([33, The Dream Anatomy], 2016), choice ([Pizza or Chicken?], 2022), faith ([Pizza Saver], 2022), and sin and punishment ([The heaven and the sinner], 2023).

A98    Ediciones El Fuerte [AR]

Ediciones El Fuerte is a small self-publishing project from Buenos Aires, Argentina, that makes zines and posters using Risograph. Based on illustration, graphic stories, abstraction and concepts about science, travel, cosmos, cultures and obsessions, they make zines and books where analogue and handcraft are the main characters.

A99    Stolen Books [PT]

Stolen Books is not a database of stolen or missing books, but an independent publisher based in Lisbon, Portugal. They steal (with the agreement of the authors) and publish works whose absence constitutes an offence 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.

A100    Tiny Splendor [US]

Tiny Splendor Press publishes zines, art books & prints from artists all over the world primarily through Risograph printing. Through self-publishing, they hope to give a bigger audience to incredible artists in their communities in an accessible, approachable, and affordable way without compromising print quality. Based in L.A. and Berkeley, CA.

A101    EXTRA CREDIT [US]

Extra Credit (EC) is an ongoing series of instructional books and zines by Jean Y. Kim. EC editions are explorations of book binding, creative coding and RISO printing processes. A computer science teacher by day, Jean uses zine-making as a way to play with topics related to first-generation cultural artifacts, pedagogy, and tasty treats.

A102    Ivy Zheyu Chen / UPON [US]

UPON is a New York-based art and publishing studio founded by Ivy Zheyu Chen, with one simple brief — Explore Anything for Fun and Experience. With exposure at various art book fairs, their zines have been collected by institutions such as The Metropolitan Museum Library, Whitney Museum, Yale University Library, Jameel Arts Centre Dubai, and many more.

A103    dotdotdot [HK]

dotdotdot is a design and Risograph printing studio based in Hong Kong. Through illustration, designs and prints, dotdotdot explores the creation of, and embodies their love in Risograph creation.

A104    LINE PER INK STUDIO [TH]

LINE PER INK STUDIO is a graphic design and Risograph studio from Chiang Mai, Thailand. All the artwork that comes through LINE PER INK STUDIO are printed through Risograph with the colour selection that best outlines the artist’s character and artwork for the most exciting visual results.

A105    scong [SG]

SCONG is a Singaporean illustrator by night who sees doodling as a creative outlet and pushback against the drudgery of his day job.

SG ART BOOK DIALOGUE


SG Art Book Dialogue is a series of book launches, discussions & artist talks curated by and held at the Singapore Art Book Fair.
All programmes are held at The Engine Room at Singapore Art Museum, located beside the Exhibitor Hall



14 April 2023, Friday


5:00PM — 6:30PM



[WORKSHOP]
Drawing through Touch: Charcoal & Pastel Workshop

with Painter Kok Choon Choo
In collaboration with Unseen Art Initiatives
Participants will learn how to draw self-portraits and a portrait of fellow workshop participants, or work on a unique animal mascot as they explore and discover their facial features through touch or sight. They will learn forms of mark-making using pastels and charcoal.

Born with visual impairment, painter Kok Choon Choo fell in love with drawing and painting when he was a child. Choon has been painting for over a decade, exploring human portraits and character design. His images are often provocative and explore multi-faceted aspects of our human psyche. A highly skilled and versatile painter, he is inspired by German expressionism and Japanese Manga. The process invites participants to develop unique approaches to materials and their aesthetics.

Workshop Features
  • Introduction of Choon’s art practice as a visually-impaired painter;
  • Understanding different approaches to portraiture and character creation;
  • Building confidence through exercises that help you explore different types of mark-making.

Suitable for beginners • All materials included • Language: Mandarin with English Translation



Kok Choon Choo (Choon) is a painter based in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
His works are inspired by the German Expressionism and Japanese Pop Culture - creating vivid characters that bring his ideas of the society across. Choon has been given awards for his paintings. He also works as an arts educator in Malaysia, regularly conducting workshops. He is a National Art Gallery Malaysia member, PPM (Malaysia Artists Society) and Persatuan Senilukis Rekacipta Negeri Johor (SERUPA). He graduated from the University of Tasmania (UTAS @ Hobart Campus) and has a BFA (Bachelor of Fine Art) in Painting 2001-CAA Academy of Art (Johor Bahru Campus).

Unseen Art Initiatives is a Singapore-based arts platform that aims to evoke and harness the creative potential of people through the arts. Through arts-based interventions and curating art exhibitions and cultural programmes, we enable collaborations between professional and emerging disabled artists across creative industries, schools, community organisations and public institutions. Our projects include Edible Art Club, an intercultural collaboration with Aung Mental Health (Myanmar), Move For?ward (Unseen: Inside Out) 2020 - 2022, which premiered at the National Gallery Singapore's Light to Night Festival, Unseen: Constellations (2014 - 2016), a mentorship programme for visually-impaired youth and Unseen: Shift Lab (2015) a collaborative project with Dialogue-in-the-Dark Malaysia and artists from Kuala Lumpur. Our platform also developed research for the pilot Touch Art Collection for the Singapore Art Museum and National Gallery Singapore, researching accessibility practices for visually-impaired museum patrons.

unseenart.myportfolio.com@unseensg

15 April 2023, Saturday


2:00PM — 3:00PM

[ARTIST TALK]
The Book as a Stage; Spector Books’ Publishing Practice

Presented by Spector Books
Moderated by Melvin Tan
Spector Books’ publishing practice is settled in the intersection of the arts, theory, design and architecture. Based in Leipzig, Germany we explore the possibilities offered by an active exchange between all parties involved in a book production process: artists, authors, designers, lithographers, printers and bookbinders. The book as medium is turned into a stage, a site of encounter for productive exchange. Finding innovative approaches to the medium today calls for a well considered interplay between the content, design, and materiality of a book.



Robert Stürzl
Editor and Head of Production, Spector Books
Robert Stürzl is an editor with a background in architecture and urban design at Spector Books in Leipzig, Germany. He first joined the publishing house in 2013, today he is responsible for the production department.

Melvin Tan
Creative Lead at Currency and Co-Founder of Hothouse
Melvin is the creative lead at Currency, a branding and strategy design studio. He is also a co-founder of Hothouse, a prototyping collective that explores the intersections of art, design, and architecture.



3:30PM — 4:30PM
[BOOK LAUNCH]
By The Moon and The Tides

Presented by The Slow Press
What could a foraging Singapore look like? What did a foraging Singapore look like?

By The Moon and The Tides is an exploration and reimagining of Singapore's relationship with the practice of foraging, perhaps the oldest subsistence pattern of man. Following The Slow Press Vol. 5: BITTERSWEET, this risograph zine will exclusively be launched at SGABF2023.

The team behind the zine will be sharing our conversations with three foragers: self-taught urban forager Esmonde Luo, Syazwan of Wan's Ubin Journal, and Firdaus of Orang Laut SG, as well as our design and editorial processes.


Tan Aik
Editor-in-Chief, The Slow Press
Aik moonlights as a writer. In his role as Editor-in-Chief of The Slow Press, he explores the intersections between food and culture. In his free time, he plays RPGs and eats noodles.

Christy Chua
Founder and Editorial Director, The Slow Press
Christy is a consumer of good food and drinks. She runs the magazine's day-to-day, and sneaks around kitchens and wet markets, after which she translates her findings into the colourful food stories and wonderful parties that you see at The Slow Press.

Jamie Png
Contributing Designer, The Slow Press
Jamie is a part-time photographer/designer and a full-time dugong wannabe. As the main designer of By The Moon and The Tides, she helped create a feast not only for the mind but also for the eyes, as The Slow Press always does.



5:00PM — 6:30PM


[WORKSHOP]
Drawing through Touch: Charcoal & Pastel Workshop

with Painter Kok Choon Choo
In collaboration with Unseen Art Initiatives
Participants will learn how to draw self-portraits and a portrait of fellow workshop participants, or work on a unique animal mascot as they explore and discover their facial features through touch or sight. They will learn forms of mark-making using pastels and charcoal.

Born with visual impairment, painter Kok Choon Choo fell in love with drawing and painting when he was a child. Choon has been painting for over a decade, exploring human portraits and character design. His images are often provocative and explore multi-faceted aspects of our human psyche. A highly skilled and versatile painter, he is inspired by German expressionism and Japanese Manga. The process invites participants to develop unique approaches to materials and their aesthetics.

Workshop Features
  • Introduction of Choon’s art practice as a visually-impaired painter;
  • Understanding different approaches to portraiture and character creation;
  • Building confidence through exercises that help you explore different types of mark-making.

Suitable for beginners • All materials included • Language: Mandarin with English Translation



Kok Choon Choo (Choon) is a painter based in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
His works are inspired by the German Expressionism and Japanese Pop Culture - creating vivid characters that bring his ideas of the society across. Choon has been given awards for his paintings. He also works as an arts educator in Malaysia, regularly conducting workshops. He is a National Art Gallery Malaysia member, PPM (Malaysia Artists Society) and Persatuan Senilukis Rekacipta Negeri Johor (SERUPA). He graduated from the University of Tasmania (UTAS @ Hobart Campus) and has a BFA (Bachelor of Fine Art) in Painting 2001-CAA Academy of Art (Johor Bahru Campus).

Unseen Art Initiatives is a Singapore-based arts platform that aims to evoke and harness the creative potential of people through the arts. Through arts-based interventions and curating art exhibitions and cultural programmes, we enable collaborations between professional and emerging disabled artists across creative industries, schools, community organisations and public institutions. Our projects include Edible Art Club, an intercultural collaboration with Aung Mental Health (Myanmar), Move For?ward (Unseen: Inside Out) 2020 - 2022, which premiered at the National Gallery Singapore's Light to Night Festival, Unseen: Constellations (2014 - 2016), a mentorship programme for visually-impaired youth and Unseen: Shift Lab (2015) a collaborative project with Dialogue-in-the-Dark Malaysia and artists from Kuala Lumpur. Our platform also developed research for the pilot Touch Art Collection for the Singapore Art Museum and National Gallery Singapore, researching accessibility practices for visually-impaired museum patrons.

unseenart.myportfolio.com@unseensg


SINGAPORE ART BOOK FAIR 2022


The 2022 Singapore Art Book Fair (SGABF2022) was held at the Singapore Art Museum at Tanjong Pagar Distripark from 29 Apr – 1 May.

As travel restrictions had not fully lifted, the fair once again hosted international exhibitors through our ‘Adopt-an-Exhibitor’ programme that allows local exhibitors to share their booths with an international exhibitor of their choice, or one who has been matched with them.

This edition hosted a total of 94 Exhibitors, and 6,500 visitors over one weekend, many of whom attended the fair for the first time. The SGABF2022 Zine Room, now known as Cut Copy Paste, has since expanded into its very own Zine Fair.

Over the weekend, we hosted a series of artist talks, book launches, as well as A Different Reading, a showcase initiated by THEBOOKSHOW that brings together nine young creatives under the mentorship of local designer Hanson Ho (H55) and artist Ang Song Nian, creating five new artist books through this collaboration.

During the weeks leading up to the fair, we presented a physical iteration of the Singapore Art Book Library at starch, an artist-run space located at Tagore Lane. Our collection of art books, artists’ books & zines that have been amassed over the past 8 years was made available for all to browse.

Finally, we introduced an online photo series called Knock Knock, which features artists, small presses, publishers and zinemakers in their workspaces, giving a behind-the-scenes look at their work processes and book-making practice.
 
#SGABF2022

Singapore Art Book Fair 2022

SGABF2022 EXHIBITORS


EXHIBITORS


C01 Basheer Graphic Books [SG] C01 Sendpoints [HJ] C02 NUS Press [SG] C02 NANG [IT] C03 duotone [SG] C03 Keita Kusaka [JP] C04 Meantime [SG] C04 Journal of Creative Pursuit [ID] C05 Your Local Newsstand [SG] C05 Aperture Brought Me Here [TH] C06 Aaah House [SG] C06 huruf [MY] C07 RJ Paper [SG] C07 Further Reading Press [ID] C08 Jason Wee [SG] C08 Valiz [NL] C09 Grey Projects [SG] C09 Onomatopee Projects [NL] C10 STUDIO SWELL [SG] C10 MM230 [JP] C11 National Gallery Singapore | Singapore Art Museum [SG] C12 Plant Press [SG] C12 KaleidoscopeBooks [CN] C13 Nope Fun [SG] C13 Libro Arte [JP] C14 In Plain Words [SG] C14 cloud projects [MY] C15 YesulBob Collective [KR] C16 Faísca Lab [BR] C17 夢厰 DREAMERFTY [CN] C18 Perimeter Editions [AU] C19 Thing Books [SG] C20 Wendy’s Subway [US] C21 Lugemik [EE] C22 Jap Sam Books [NL] C23 Each and Every Press [US] C25 Leonorana [PT] C26 Stolen Books [PT] C27 The Institute of Critical Zoologists [SG] C27 K. Verlag [DE] C28 Atelier HOKO [SG] C28 UTRECHT [JP] C29 Temporary Press [SG] C29 The Book Society [KR] C30 Hothouse [SG] C30 Minori Murata [JP] C31 Sui Yao [SG] C31 Nini Sum [CN] C32 KAPUTT [SG] C32 YeP YeP [HK] C33 Gleam Pulp [SG] C33 Binatang Press! [ID] C34 ripe [SG] C34 Den Publishing Group [TH] C35 Vanessa Lim [SG] C35 Mosh Mosh Books by Yukihiro Tada [JP] C36 ODDERNOON [SG] C36 Capricious [US] C37 Knuckles & Notch Studio [SG] C37 Knust/Extrapool [NL] S38 Asian Film Archive [SG] S39 SUTD ASD & Asiapac Books [SG] S40 STPI – Creative Workshop & Gallery [SG] S41 NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore [SG] S42 OH! Open House [SG] S43 Temasek Polytechnic School of Design [SG] S44 Art & Market [SG] S45 Street Report [SG] S46 Variegated [SG] S47 Waiting For Your Txt Back [SG] S48 The Slow Press [SG] S49 miloyeo [SG] S50 OFFCUT by Allegro Print [SG] S51 Holycrap [SG] S69 THEBOOKSHOW [SG] S69 AKAAKA [JP]

 SG ART BOOK DIALOGUE


SG Art Book Dialogue is a series of book launches, discussions & artist talks held at the Singapore Art Book Fair.


29 APRIL, FRIDAY


4:30 - 5:30pm

The Engine Room @ Singapore Art Museum
39 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)
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.

6:00 - 7:00pm

The Engine Room @ Singapore Art Museum
39 Keppel Road, Tanjong Pagar Distripark
Singapore 089065
Artist Talk: Blood Sweat & Tears
(Presented by Holycrap)

Pann Lim (Father/Creative Director)
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.



30 APRIL, SATURDAY


1:00 - 2:00pm

The Engine Room @ Singapore Art Museum
39 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)
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 Museum
39 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)
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.

5:00 - 6:00pm

The Engine Room @ Singapore Art Museum
39 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)
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 Museum
39 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)
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 Museum
39 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)
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 Museum
39 Keppel Road, Tanjong Pagar Distripark
Singapore 089065
Book Discussion: Nonbinaryhood
(Presented by Aki Hassan)

Aki Hassan (Visual Artist)
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 Museum
39 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)
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 Museum
39 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)
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.

SGABF2022 TEAM


Renée Ting
Director
Soh Chihiro
Festival Manager
Seth Cheong
Head of Marketing Communications
Currency
Design

SINGAPORE ART BOOK FAIR 2021


In light of COVID-19, SGABF is dedicated to presenting yet another successful – and safe – edition of the fair, and understands the challenges and constraints faced by exhibitors based outside of Singapore. Therefore, SGABF2021 features an ‘Adopt-an-Exhibitor’ programme that allows local exhibitors to share their booths with an international exhibitor of their choice, or who has been matched with them. This ensures that we will continue to showcase international publications, and provide a platform for collaboration between local and international participants.

Additionally, SGABF2021 returns as the Re:source Edition. In a world turning away from touch, we revisit the medium of the art book – its definitions, mechanisms, and creative possibilities. The Re:source Edition includes two video series. First, Art Books: A Beginner’s Guide introduces art book making in a 10-episode seminar and dialogue series. It is produced by Currency in partnership with SGABF. Second, we highlight the tactility of the art book in 10 short-form episodes of #ArtBookASMR, produced in collaboration with Melinda Lauw of Whisperlodge. Finally, the new Re:source page also collates Singapore-based businesses serving local creatives, providing a starting point for new local art book makers to source for materials, printers, and paper.

#SGABF2021

Singapore Art Book Fair 2021

SGABF2021 EXHIBITORS — NTU CCA


ROOM A
Knuckles & Notch [SG] You Want Zines? (Anngee Neo) [SG] You Want Zines? (Weng Pixin) [SG] Cat Hu [SG] Plant Press [SG] Atelier HOKO [SG] NTU CCA Singapore [SG] Motto Books [DE]

ROOM B
ampulets [SG] Now & Again [SG] Holycrap [SG] OFFCUT by Allegro Print [SG]

ROOM C
National Gallery Singapore [SG] Singapore Art Museum [SG] STPI — Creative Workshop & Gallery [SG] Asian Film Archive [SG] Asiapac Books + SUTD Architecture and Sustainable Design Art & Market [SG] Art Agenda, S.E.A. [ID]

ROOM D
Queer Zine Room & Queer Zine Library
Curated by Queer ZineFest SG, Queer Zine Room 2021 foregrounds the voices of the LGBTQIA+ community, especially those from marginalised groups and communities.

The Queer Zine Library — a mish-mash of zines, resources and other fun things by Queer ZineFest SG, Squelch Zines, and wares infoshop. 100% of the library’s proceeds will go to supporting needs from people in the wares mutual aid community.


Annie Hung Cheerful Atelier Cynthia Yuan Cheng Douchebagbobo @faraway.olives Feixue Mei Gorgeous Glam Gays HOMOCATS The Local Rebel Megan Teo Xiu Wen MUSUBI FRIENDS (rollround) MUSUBI FRIENDS (pearlperoni ) MUSUBI FRIENDS (bsnippet) Nicholas Teo Nirali Desai Pbj (patchoulipearl) Pbj (mockmeet) Penawar radioriotgrrrl Sean’s Bookshop Magazine for Young Girls Taufiq Rahman Sha Sunmi T. Shuxia Unapologetic Yoga The White Book


ROOM E

Lucy’s Dictionary of Femininity

Presented by A Stubborn Bloom, Lucy’s Dictionary of Femininity is an anthology of feminine objects and femininity. By assembling these objects into an alphabetical and curated system, this dictionary seeks to reframe domestically-feminine objects that are conventionally perceived as objects and signs of weakness, imbuing them with contemporary notions of strength. The showcase will be accompanied by a video, ‘Home Economics with A Stubborn Bloom’, that takes its cues from home economics textbooks used in secondary schools in Singapore in the 1970s and 1980s.

ROOM F

SG Art Book Library

An initiative of SGABF, the SG Art Book Library is a growing catalogue of published print materials that explore the creative possibilities of art book publishing to generate meaningful discourse.

Art Books: A Beginner’s Guide

An introductory series for creatives who are interested in making their own books or are looking to publish their own projects. Each episode contains a seminar on art book making, followed by a conversation with Singapore-based practitioners.

ROOM G

Book Launches

Presented by NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore at the Single Screen.

Culture City. Culture Scape.
Fri, 05.03.2021
5.00—6.30PM

This book documents a public art commission at Mapletree Business City II, featuring works by artists Dan Graham, Tomás Saraceno, Yinka Shonibare CBE, and Zul Mahmod. The curators’ reflective essays and conversations with the artists and the Chairman of Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd underscore the significance of art in public space.
SentAp!
Sat, 06.03.2021
2.30—3.30PM

This publication for the exhibition Campur, Tolak, Kali, Bahagi, Sama Dengan (Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide, Equals), a solo project by late and cherished artist Roslisham Ismail aka Ise, takes the format of a special issue of SentAp!, the magazine founded by curator Nur Hanim Khairuddin and Ise in 2005.


Engaging with Contemporary Art and Spaces of the Curatorial — A Resource Guide for Educators

Sat, 06.03.2021
4.00—5.00PM
Contemporary art is an excellent educational resource that lends itself to inquiry-based and experiential learning, and encourages creativity, self-expression, and critical thinking. By introducing the Centre’s past exhibitions and programmes, this guide helps educators explore cross-disciplinary subjects and pedagogical strategies while engaging with contemporary art and spaces of the curatorial.

SGABF2021 TEAM


Renée Ting
Director
Xafiér Yap
Festival Manager
Berny Tan
Head of Marketing Communications
Currency
Design

SINGAPORE ART BOOK FAIR 2019


In its 6th year running, the Singapore Art Book Fair has well established itself as one of the leading art book fairs in Asia.

While the fair continues to grow in exhibitors and audience, it remains committed to building an environment of support for artists, small and/or independent presses, and publishers working in the medium.

The Singapore Art Book Fair serves to capture the energy and vision of artists, and believes in evolving and presenting the diversity of our community, as well as exposing the audience to new and innovative publishing practices.

The 2019 SGABF was held from 28 — 30 June at NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore.

#SGABF2019

Singapore Art Book Fair 2019 (Photo Credit: Clarence Aw)

SGABF2019 EXHIBITORS


Studio SWELL [SG] Atelier HOKO [SG] Chan + Hori Contemporary [SG] Tomomi Mizukoshi & Megumi Fujita [JP] Further Reading [ID] LIE [MY] Aperture Brought Me Here [TH] GERIMIS [MY] Libro Arte [JP] SPACEBAR ZINE [TH] Lendroit éditions [FR] Case Publishing / shashasha [JP] volume press [CN] DECK Gallery [SG] Foto Féminas [HK] THEBOOKSHOW [SG] Knuckles & Notch [SG] Now & Again [SG] AKAR [SG] Temporary Press [SG] Ugly Duckling Presse [US] Marian Crawford [AU] Sharjah Art Foundation [AE] 1961 [SG] Musotrees Magazine [MY] Giani Levina [ID] Dark Cities [SG] unobtainium photobooks [ID] ZINECOOP [HK] Nope Fun [SG] wares infoshop [SG] The Machinist [SG] Bad Student Press [PH] ampulets [SG] Foreign Policy [SG] VISIOUS STUDIO [ID] GUEARI GALERI [ID] OHOH Studio [CN] The Institute of Critical Zoologists [SG] Coda Culture [SG] yoranhan2people [KR] Tiny Splendor [US] NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore [SG] Ujikaji [SG] Facebook Art Department [SG] NUS Press [SG] Currency [SG] BASHEER GRAPHIC BOOKS [SG] LiANA & KiDG [SG] The Book Society/mediabus [KR] Art Sonje Center [KR] Straits Records [SG] Third Culture [AU] The Film Initiative [SG] HOLYCRAP [SG] BOLIAO CO. [SG] 5 Press [AU] THE MANSION // MAGDALENA GACEK [SG] Plant Press [SG] FFF ZINE [SG] Point of Interest [UK/KR] the shop [CN] Haptic Editions [TH] Singapore Art Museum [SG] STPI — Creative Workshop and Gallery [SG] KITCHEN. LABEL [SG] Grey Projects [SG] External Assessment Summer School Co-op 2019: The Reading List [SG] AKAAKA Art Publishing [JP] browsing copy [SG] PRY Press [SG] dmp editions [TW] MIT Press [US] frieze Magazine [UK] ArtReview Asia [UK] Art Asia Pacific [HK] RJ Paper Pte Ltd [SG]

PUBLISHED!


Organised by NTU CCA Singapore, the programme for Singapore Art Book Fair 2019 explores the medium of publishing as a research space. It brings together local, regional, and international publishers, writers, artists, and scholars who deal with what it means to publish about art as a knowledge-producing format and engage with its various discourses.


Friday, 28.06.2019




1.

Opening Address


7:15 — 7:30pm

Exhibition Hall, Block 43 Malan Road, Gillman Barracks
Speakers:
Renée Ting [SG], festival director



2.

Performances by
Bani Haykal [SG] & Ferry [SG]


7:30 — 8:30pm

Outside Block 43 Malan Road, Gillman Barracks

Organiser:
Ujikaji [SG]
The beat writer William Burroughs wrote: "Word begets image and image is virus." The opening performances will comprise musicians who work heavily with foundations of words and text, transforming them into viral images through sound, voice, instruments, and technology.




Saturday, 29.06.2019

*Registration at 10AM



1.

On Publishing

Panel

10:30am — 12:00pm

The Single Screen, Block 43 Malan Road, Gillman Barracks

Speakers:

  • Shauba Chang [TW], Founder and Chief Editor, Waterfall

  • Victoria Hindley [US], Acquisitions Editor in Design and Visual Culture, The MIT Press

  • Trasvin Jittidecharak [TH], Founder Silkworm Books and Mekong Press

  • Li Qi [CN], Editor-in-Chief of LEAP, and Deputy Editor of The Art Newspaper China

  • Mathieu Renard [FR], Lendroit éditions

  • Moderated by Ute Meta Bauer [DE/SG], Founding Director, NTU CCA Singapore and Professor, NTU School of Art, Design and Media

The conversation will revolve around the role of publishing art writing and cultural histories, with representatives from both established and relatively young imprints questioning the role institutions play in creating a discursive space for writing art histories.



2.

On Critical Writing

Panel

2:00 — 3:30pm

The Single Screen, Block 43 Malan Road, Gillman Barracks

Speakers:
  • H. G. Masters [US/HK], Deputy Editor and Deputy Publisher, ArtAsiaPacific

  • Carlos Quijon, Jr [PH], writer, curator

  • Ema Tavola [FJ/NZ], artist-curator

  • Moderated by Qinyi Lim [SG], Curator, National Gallery Singapore
This discussion will focus on the contemporary landscape of critical writing. How do writers, scholars, and artists understand, define, and practise critical writing? It will examine why such writing is needed and what influence and role it plays not only within the art scene, but also within a broader discourse.



3.

On Publishing Series

Panel

4:00 — 5:30pm

The Single Screen, Block 43 Malan Road, Gillman Barracks

Speakers:
  • Dr Ana Bilbao [MX/UK], Editor, Afterall

  • Helen Hughes [AU], Co-founder and Co-editor, Discipline

  • Verónica Sanchis Becomo [VZ/HK], Editor, Writer, and Founder of Foto Féminas

  • Peera Songkünnatham [TH], Aan Journal

  • Moderated by Mark Rappolt [UK], Editor-in-Chief, Art Review & Art Review Asia
Questions around current developments and discourses (or their lack of) will be the focus of this session. What affects and steers the critical reader/magazine landscape in the wider Asia-Pacific region and beyond?



4.

Improvised Ambient Set
by Kin Leonn [SG/UK]

 
7:30 — 8:00pm

The Single Screen, Block 43 Malan Road, Gillman Barracks

Organiser:
KITCHEN. LABEL [SG/JP]
Utilising a palette of reverb-drenched guitar, synthesiser harmonies, and a system of MIDI-driven software triggers, Kin Leonn will construct a temporary world of immersive atmospheres using instinct and emotional response to sonic occurrence.



5.

The Official SG Art Book Fair Afterparty


8:30pm — Late

Hopscotch, Block 45 Malan Road, Gillman Barracks

Organiser:
Facebook Art Department [SG]


Line Up:
Itch
DJ Reiki
DJ Sadat

We are throwing a party for exhibitors and fairgoers! Enjoy some of Singapore’s underground music brought to you by local collective Good Times. Held on the second night of SGABF2019, there will be booze and food for sale accompanied by a line-up of underground DJs such as Itch, Reiki and Sadat with sounds that travel from jazz, city pop, 60s/70s garage, reggae, breaks to arabic funk and afropop.




Sunday, 30.06.2019




1.

Facebook Artist in Residence Program: Open Form

Panel

12:30 — 1:30pm

The Single Screen, Block 43 Malan Road, Gillman Barracks

Speakers:
  • Jessica Shaefer [US], Art Programs & Partnerships Lead, Facebook

  • Pey Chuan Tan [SG], Art Curator & Producer, Facebook

  • Genevieve Chua [SG], artist

  • Speak Cryptic [SG], artist

  • Moderated by Melanie Pocock [UK/SG], Writer, Curator and Assistant Curator, Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore, LASALLE College of the Arts
This panel discussion invites members of the FB Art Department to speak on the collaborative decisions that put together Open Form, a publication which celebrates the Facebook Artist in Residence (AIR) programme’s recent five-year anniversary. Open Form traces the development of the AIR programme's from its roots in the counterculture of San Francisco Bay Area, to its integration within the company’s hacker culture. Featuring over 200 art commissions worldwide, the book serves to replicate immersive artistic experiences through the medium of the analog book. Local AIR artists will also be present to share their views on creating analog art in a digital world, and how the AIR experience has influenced their practice.



2.

Seenthesis: Visual Literacy through Singapore Photography

In Conversation

2:00 — 3:00pm

The Single Screen, Block 43 Malan Road, Gillman Barracks

Speakers:
  • Ang Song Nian [SG], artist, Lecturer, NTU School of Art, Design and Media

  • Guo Yixiu [SG], artist, educator

  • Moderated by Gwen Lee [SG], co-founder and Director, DECK

This conversation is an attempt to put together a resource book for school educators on creating engaging classroom art activities. Across 168 pages, with over 100 works by 28 photo artists, the book provides a basic fundamental overview of the medium and the social history of photography in Singapore. The launch presentation will share the concept and process in developing content to complement the school arts curriculum, and how Seenthesis ultimately hopes to enable visual literacy among youths through photography from Singapore. 



3.

The City as…The City for…

Panel

3:30 — 5:00pm

The Single Screen, Block 43 Malan Road, Gillman Barracks

Speakers:
  • Ute Meta Bauer [DE/SG], Founding Director, NTU CCA Singapore and Professor, NTU School of Art, Design and Media

  • Calvin Chua [SG], Adjunct Assistant Professor, Architecture and Sustainable Design at the Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore

  • Woon Tien Wei [SG], artist/ curator.
The critical spatial discussions of this panel advances from an understanding of the built environments from regional perspectives and practices, that are situated within global discourse, focusing on regional bottom-up city planning that is informed by postcolonial heritages, tropical modernities, and global architectural approaches. Reflecting also the cultural formats of how we can engage in such questions, the discussion will offer a rich source of artistic/activist interventions and their imaginary of “art on a civic scale.” 




Saturday and Sunday, 29—30.06.2019




1.

Residencies OPEN


2:00 — 7:00pm

Blocks 37 and 38 Malan Road, Gillman Barracks


Featuring Artists-in-Residence:
  • Ang Song Nian [SG]

  • Tanatchai Bandasak [TH]

  • Wei Leng Tay [SG]

  • Iris Touliatou [GR]

  • Munem Wasif [BD]

  • Zarina Muhammad [SG]
Residencies OPEN provides a rare insight into the often introverted sphere of artist studios by profiling the diversity of contemporary art practices from around the globe and the divergent ways artists conceive an artwork with the studio as a space for experimentation and research.

SGABF2019 TEAM


Renée Ting
Director
Jia Yang Kwok
Festival Manager
Racy Lim
Head of Marketing Communications
Currency
Design

SINGAPORE ART BOOK FAIR 2018


The Singapore Art Book Fair (SGABF) is an annual event that champions both local and international art and print material. It is a platform for artists, publishers, and zine-makers to meet and interact with like-minded individuals as well as introduce their works to a new and interested audience every time.

SGABF2018 was held at NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore in Gillman Barracks. For the first time in five years, the fair is independently organised and funded. This year hosted a total of 67 Exhibitors, making it the largest edition yet, 21 of whom are international from countries like China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and the UK. SGABF2018 also featured a Zine Room and Zine Library curated by Squelch Zines, a community platform that has been supporting local zine-makers. In 2018, the fair saw more than 4,500 visitors over one weekend.

#SGABF2018

Singapore Art Book Fair 2018

ZINE ROOM

The Zine Room was conceived by SQUELCH ZINES — a collective that aims to bring zine-makers into a space where they can buy, swap and inspire each other to broaden Singapore's zine culture.
The Zine Room focuses on the local scene through 2 avenues: a spotlight for local exhibitors, and a Zine Library documenting submissions from local and international zinesters.
Presented by


8 & CO. Charlene Man Hinterland Lai Yu Tong Math Class Club 麵包兔兔 MIAN BAO TU TU Pearlyn Sim Pocketoast Post-Museum Rock, Scissors, Books Supponstar Vanessa Lim WARES wheniwasfour Workshopafter11

PUBLIC PROGRAMMES

PUBLISHING AS DISCOURSE was the title of the programme for Singapore Art Book Fair 2018, curated by NTU CCA Singapore, that explored the media of publishing as a discursive space.
This series of conversations, presentations, and workshops brought together international publishers, writers and scholars, curators and artists who adopt the field of publishing as a critical form to engage with the arts.
Singapore Art Book Fair 2018 was held in The Exhibition Hall, Block 43 Malan Road, Gillman Barracks, and all public programmes took place in The Single Screen, Block 43 Malan Road.



1.


PUBLISHING INDEPENDENTLY


Sunday, July 1, 2018
5:30 PM — 7:00 PM
Speakers:

  • Ringo Bunoan (Philippines), artist and Co-founder, Art Book Philippines

  • Savannah Gorton (Germany/Denmark), curator and Co-founder, Friends with Books

  • Beatrix Pang (Hong Kong), Founder, Small Tune Press

  • Moderated by Shubigi Rao (India/Singapore), artist
What is the potential of self-initiated publications as a form of artistic collaboration? What are the benefits and pitfalls of self-publishing versus traditional publishing, and how does it contribute to the cultural field? This panel will explore recent developments in self-publishing and what necessitates these forms of independent production.



2.


PUBLISHING ARTISTS’ BOOKS

CASE STUDY PRESENTATIONS

Sunday, July 1, 2018
1:30 PM — 5:00 PM
Presenters:

  • 1.30 – 2.30pm: Ringo Bunoan (Philippines), artist and Co-founder, artbooks.ph

  • 2.45 – 3.45pm: Beatrix Pang (Hong Kong), Founder, Small Tune Press

  • 4.00 – 5.00pm: Savannah Gorton (Germany/Denmark), curator and Co-founder, Friends with Books
This event features case study presentations of artist-book projects selected by international and regional independent publishers. The speakers will introduce various collaborative projects between artists and publishers, providing insight into how artist books are conceptualised and how they develop into the final printed form.



3.

PUBLISHING GEOPOLITICS


Saturday, June 30, 2018
5:30 PM — 7:30 PM
Speakers:
  • Chong Ton Sin (Malaysia), Founder, Gerakbudaya and Executive Director, Strategic Information and Research Development Centre

  • Eileen Legaspi-Ramirez (Philippines), Editorial Board Member, Southeast of Now: Directions in Contemporary and Modern Art in Asia

  • Moderated by Peter Schoppert (Singapore), President, Singapore Book Publishers Association and Director, National University Singapore Press
This session centres on the scholarly periodical and the role it plays as a discursive space for writing art and cultural histories. Representatives from both established and young journals will come together to critically examine its geographical and conceptual markers.



4.

PUBLISHING ARTISTS’ BOOKS

CASE STUDY PRESENTATIONS

Saturday, June 30, 2018
1:30 PM — 5:00 PM
Presenters:
  • 1.30 – 2.30pm: Christophe Boutin (France), Co-founder, onestar press and Three Star Books

  • 2.45 – 3.45pm: Shyue Woon (Singapore), artist and architect

  • 4.00 – 5.00pm: Wei Guan (China), Co-founder, Bananafish Books and Art Director, Shanghai Art Book Fair

This event features case study presentations of artist-book projects selected by international and regional independent publishers. The speakers will introduce various collaborative projects between artists and publishers, providing insight into how artist books are conceptualised and how they develop into the final printed form.



5.

PUBLISHING COMPLEXES


Friday, June 29, 2018
6:00 PM — 7:30 PM
Speakers:
  • Kaye Cain-Nielsen (United States), Editor-in-Chief, e-flux journal

  • Chloe Chu (Hong Kong), Associate Editor, ArtAsiaPacific;

  • Robin Peckham (United States/China), Editor-in-Chief, LEAP magazine;

  • Mark Rappolt (United Kingdom), Editor-in-Chief, ArtReview and ArtReview Asia

  • Amy Sherlock (United Kingdom), Deputy Editor, frieze magazine

  • Moderated by Shabbir Hussain Mustafa, Senior Curator, National Gallery Singapore
This session discusses some of the strategies art magazine publishers adopt to present a comprehensible outlook of current developments in contemporary art, as well as evaluates the magazine’s role in generating discourse in the arts. Magazine publishers have grown beyond producing conventional printed series to delving into, not only digital platforms, but also activities such as exhibition making, fair and festival initiatives, education programmes, and other forms of artistic production while maintaining their core business in publishing.



6.

PUBLISHING ARTISTS’ BOOKS

ARTIST TRADE BOOK

Friday, June 29, 2018
4:00 PM — 5:00 PM
Speakers:
  • Broy Lim (Singapore), artist

  • Woong Soak Teng (Singapore), artist

  • Moderated by Gwen Lee (Singapore), Co-founder and Director, Singapore International Photography Festival and DECK gallery
In Spring 2017, eight Asian recipients of Steidl Book Award were invited to make their books in Göttingen, Germany. Among them were Singaporean artists Broy Lim and Woong Soak Teng. With each concept, the artists translated their ideas and work into a book form, crafting, refining stories and visuals into book objects. This conversation will share the process, challenges, and constraints the artists had in order to arrive at the book they called their own.

SGABF2018 TEAM


Renée Ting
Director
Valerie Tan
Festival Manager
Racy Lim
Head of Marketing Communications
Currency
Design
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