Last November, PrintRoom joined the Tokyo Art Book Fair. We’ve finally unpacked the suitcases to share our picks with you.
Friday 15 March 2024
7 – 9 pm (doors open at 18.30)
Book presentations:
1. Tropical Reading: Photobook and Self-Publishing by Fotobook DUMMIES Day, with author Lin Junye (online) and Matt Johnston, author of the foreword
2. The Oldest Thing by Ruth van Beek, our TABF travel companion who signed her book at the fair.
3. 50 selected books from Asia by Common Imprint (Berlin/Seoul) with Sam Kim.
Presented publications:
~PrintRoom’s picks from the TABF 2023 (see publishers list below)
~A selection of publications from the Fotobook DUMMIES Day collection
Soup and snacks will be crafted by Erika Hirose (WAKEAT)!
Presentation runs from15.03 until 13.04.2024
Thursday, Friday & Saturday 12:00—18:00
PrintRoom’s Picks from the TABF, publications by:
Audrey Fondecave / Too Much Magazine (Japan), Bananafish Books (China), Calaca press (Mexico/UK), Common Imprint (Germany/ South Korea), Chang Wen-hsuan (Taiwan), dmp editions (Taiwan), EBOOKS: Rio Ebato / Yumiko Tashiro (Japan), Fotobook DUMMIES Day (Taiwan), Gudskul Ekosistem (Indonesia), Hand Saw Press (Japan), Katja Lee Eliad (France), Knuckles & Notch (Singapore), Mulu Office (Taiwan), Le Lin (China), Loneliness Books (Japan), Neutral Colours (Japan), nos:books (Taiwan), Oven Universe (Japan), Satellite 82 (South Korea), Stay With Tuesday (China), Terry Bleu (Netherlands), The Book Society/Mediabus (South Korea), understructures (Ukraine), Yi-Chin Chen (Taiwan),
Among others
More information:
The TOKYO ART BOOK FAIR at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo gathers more than 350 independent publishers, gallery presses, bookshops as well as individual artists and groups, from Japan and abroad. It attracts more than 20,000 visitors each year. With various events including special exhibitions, talks/panel discussions and film screenings, TOKYO ART BOOK FAIR aims to champion and lead art publishing culture in the region, and create the ideal opportunity for visitors to experience the ever evolving, vibrant arena of arts publishing.
Erika Hirose joined us in Tokyo to present and sign her book Making Miso, published by Twofold Press and PrintRoom.
The Tropical Reading presentation and Fotobook DUMMIES Days selection is organised in collaboration with Jhen Chen / Limestone Books (Maastricht). Thank you Jhen for making the selection and the connection!
Flyer: Dongyoung Lee
PrintRoom’s participation in the TABF was supported by the Mondrian Fund. Our programme is kindly supported by the Creative Industries Fund NL and the City of Rotterdam