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The London Art Book Fair is an annual event devoted to international art publishing. Hosted by the Whitechapel Gallery in association with Marcus Campbell Art Books, The London Art Book Fair presents the work of individual artist publishers, galleries, magazines, colleges, arts publishing houses, rare book dealers and distributors alongside a wider associated programme of talks and events.

The next edition of The London Art Book Fair will take place at the Whitechapel Gallery on the 21-23 September 2012.

Applications for exhibitors will open in early 2012.


The London Art Book Fair 2011

The London Art Book Fair 2011 took place at the Whitechapel Gallery on the 23-25 September 2011. 

With special thanks to Farshid Moussavi of Farshid Moussavi Architecture for designing the spatial layout of the Fair.

Publication supported by Central Books.

Signage partner: Doublet

Media partner: The Art Newspaper

Marbling by Jemma Lewis Marbling and Design, 2011.


The London Art Book Fair 2010

The London Art Book Fair 2010 took place at the Whitechapel Gallery on the 24-26 September 2010.

Exhibitors were selected by an advisory board comprising Marcus Campbell (rare book dealer); Tacita Dean (artist); Franz König (publisher & bookseller); Farshid Moussavi (Co-founder, Foreign Office Architects); and Soraya Rodriguez (Director, Zoo Art Fair) who ensured that the Fair included representatives of the most vibrant, stimulating and diverse art book production. The Fair included a special preview on Thursday 23 September 2010 for booksellers, distributors, collectors, and the arts and literary press.

The London Art Book Fair 2009

With up to 40% off publications, the inaugural London Art Book Fair offered the opportunity to buy the best art books at amazing prices. The inaugural Fair hosted 90 publishers from the UK and abroad, and featured a host of special events including artists' talks, signings, performances and discussions.

An exhibition by the Ivory Press, created especially for the Fair, presented outstanding publications by Eduardo Chillida, Sir Anthony Caro, Anish Kapoor, Richard Long, and Richard Tuttle among others.

The Fair itself was designed by a team led by Alasdhair Willis, Established & Sons, and Farshid Moussavi, Foreign Office Architects.