London Art Book Fair 2019
5-8 September 2019
Galleries 1 & 2, Gallery 9, Free Entry
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Over four days in September Whitechapel Gallery is transformed by over 80 creative and cutting-edge publishers. The London Art Book Fair returns with a vibrant mix of art books, independent titles and magazines from around the world.
Exhibitors range from publishing behemoths to independent presses and represent a diverse international cohort from 20 different countries, from Chile to Israel, Korea to the USA.
Highlights include newly-founded Eiderdown Books, dedicated solely to producing books about female artists; the launch of MIT’s Publishing Manifestoes from co-founder and Director of Missread: the Berlin Art Book Festival Michalis Pichler; and the return of the magCulture Quarter, a specially curated selection of independent magazines by magazine specialists magCulture.
Guest-curated by independent writer and curator Amy Budd – co-curator of Art Night 2019 – the London Art Book Fair features an expansive public programme offering a range of talks, workshops and events throughout.
Notes to Editors
About Whitechapel Gallery
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