We are excited to return to Los Angeles to present Printed Matter’s THE Art Book Fair (LAABF) — our first time since 2019! Along with the annual New York Art Book Fair, this event is a premier international gathering for artist book distribution, celebrating the breadth of the art publishing community.
Taking place at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA in downtown Los Angeles from August 10-13, LAABF 2023 features 300+ international publishersnew initiatives highlighting books by artists from Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region (including many publishers traveling to Los Angeles for the first time), collaborations with ICA LA and Hauser & Wirth Publishers, and a schedule of programs focused on Los Angeles-based artists and community projects.
Show programming includes The Classroom, a space for artists, writers, designers and publishers to shine a light on what’s new and discuss important themes in artist book publishing. Star Feliz, Harmony Holiday, La Pocha Nostra, Anuradha Vikram and John C. Welchman are participating in this year’s Classroom, organized in collaboration with David Senior, Director of Library and Archives at SFMOMA. Also at LAABF 2023, new editions by Carolina Caycedo, Arthur Jafa, Alake Shilling and Sonya Sombreuil; with Caycedo additionally showing off a new mural that aims to reinvent the current global energy model. Select exhibitors will showcase special activations, including an extensive installation as a publication by artist and publisher Yusuf Hassan and BlackMass co-publisher Kwamé Sorrell. The Friendly Fire section brings together social justice organizations and politically-minded artist publishers such as Press Press, Gato Negro Ediciones, Arts of the Working Class, and the Feminist Center for Creative Work, among others.
Opening night is Thursday, August 10, from 6-9 p.m. (PT). Fair hours are Friday, August 11, 1-7 p.m.; Saturday August 12, 11am-7pm; and Sunday, August 13, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
To learn more and register for tickets, visit laabf2023.printedmatterartbookfairs.org.
