The 2015 LA Art Book Fair. Image: Courtesy Printed Matter/LA Art Book Fair
Books. Zines. Bounded paper of various formats. You know, the other way of reading words and looking at pictures (meaning without WiFi). There are stores dedicated to that kind of thing, and even events like Printed Matter’s LA Art Book Fair at the MOCA’s Geffen Contemporary. Who knew?The fair, open through the weekend, features publishers from 24 countries, each with their own unique brand of books, magazines, DIY zines, and really all the other ephemera classifiable under the 'art book' moniker, and then some. Of course, The Creators Project favorites PauWau Publications and 8 Ball will be in attendance, but that’s only the beginning.
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From Lazy Mom #4 Easy Yum. Image: Courtesy of Lazy Mom
The zine’s punk roots will show through at booths like Kill Your Idols, but for something more polished, the cheeky photographic zines repped by Lazy Mom, Silent Sound, or Dead Beat Club will do the trick. Theory in the European tradition takes precedence at Semiotext(e) and Motto. And, don’t miss Girls Like Us for your intersectional feminist fix.There's also a program of events throughout the weekend. On Friday, Bill Burns will present his new memoir, Hans Ulrich Obrist Hear Us, published by YYZ Books. Saturday has a stacked program with Camille Henrot talking about her new book Elephant Child, which she wrote simultaneously with Grosse Fatigue, her now-widely toured and talked-about contribution to the 2013 Venice Biennale.
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