Print Week, also known as “Artonpaperweek”, begins on October 23rd and marks the start of a multitude of events revolving around the multiple. Event include:
Talks organized by Art on Paper magazine, including conversations with artists such as Leslie Dill, Richard Tuttle, James Siena, Jill Magid, the publishers of Thing Quarterly (a very cool, experimental periodical) and Wallpaper LAB.
IFPDA Print Fair 2008, the International Fine Print Dealers Association holds their top-shelf art fair again this year at the Park Avenue Armory, open from Thursday, October 30th through Sunday, November 2nd, with an admission fee of $15 advanced, $20 at the door and $10 student with ID. This is a great show to see work of historic importance and the latest hot-off-the-presses stuff from the big publishing houses like Pace and Crown Point.
Editions/Artists’ Books Fair is the recent upstart on the scene (founded in ‘98). It runs from Oct 31 through November 2nd and is located in Chelsea at ‘The Tunnel’, 269 11th ave. Between 27 & 28th. This fair will fill a city block with work by print presses and publishers, artists’ books of all stripe and other related ephemera. And with an admission price of free this is the bargain of the two print fairs.
The NY ART BOOK FAIR is organized by Printed Matter (an amazing artists’ book resource that deserves it’s own post) and runs from October 24 through Sunday October 26th and is located at the Phillips de Pury & Company at 450 West 15th St. at 10th avenue. The exhibitors of this fair run the gamut of smart contemporary artists’ book producers and makers.
There are a whole lot print shows are up around town, here are the ones at larger venues.
And while Peter Nesbett, Shelly Bancroft and Sarah Andress of Art on Paper didn’t found or organize many of these fairs and events, they do deserve a good deal of credit for re-packaging them as one series of great print related events.
For my part, I’ll be heading to the Editions/Artists’ Book Fair and will give a full report. If anyone out there in the ether is heading to one of the other fairs or events and would like to contribute to a posting on these events please contact me.
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Amze, I look forward to your report on the E/ABF… fingers crossed for tons of juicy gossip. I’ll be interested to know if the current economic meltdown has a chilling effect on attendance and money-spent at these events.