In a Walled Garden: an Artist Book

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Ground Floor Ground Floor First Floor Projects Over the Weekend

Focus: Canada (* exhibitors) 1 Whitechapel Gallery 40 Publication Studio Vancouver* Eight exhibitors from across the country 41 Charles H. Scott / P. 3 2 Ridinghouse represent the nation’s best art publishing 3 Spazio Libro d’Artista Emily Carr University Press* from Vancouver to Halifax. Stairs to the 42 Akerman Daly first floor 4 Ditto Press Douglas Coupland Limited Edition (P. 1) 5 Luminous Books 43 AND Publishing Artist and writer Douglas Coupland has created an exclusive limited edition print 7 36 8 44 Nothing Else Press* 31 32 34 37 6 Regroupement des centres especially for the Fair (£265.50 Patrons 6 9 Gallery 2 31 35 38 d’artistes autogérés du Québec* 45 Jane & Jeremy and Members). 33 39 5 10 7 Bywater Bros. Editions* 46 Onomatopee Zilkha Auditorium You Never Read Alone: The Book Lovers (P. 2) P. 9 29 29 30 8 David Zwirner Books 47 Sonnenzimmer Curators David Maroto and Joanna Zielinska 4 11 9 Trolley Books 48 Tara Books present a reading list that considers the artist 25 26 27 28 novel as a medium in its own right, displayed 3 12 10 Cornerhouse 49 Themerson Estate on a desk-sculpture by Gareth Long. 2 22 13 11 Kunsthalle Wien 50 AMBruno 23 21 18 16 Onestar Press/Three Star Books (P. 3) 2 14 12 Contemporary Art 51 Whitechapel Gallery 24 20 17 15 A special installation of their on-going 19 Gallery Vancouver* 52 Halifax INK* bookshelves project. Designs by Lawrence P. 4 P. 2 Weiner and Gabriel Kuri and the installation Gallery 1 13 Rose Issa Projects 53 John Hansard Gallery includes a lamp by Simon Starling, a new 14 Hatje Cantz Verlag 54 Mark Pawson print by Tauba Auerbach and posters by Kuri. P. 1 15 bookRoom 55 Red Sphinx 1 AA Bronson: Lana (P. 4) 1 16 Hayward Publishing 56 Otto Graphic A special display by the artist and writer 17 Four Corners Books 57 Hato Press AA Bronson centred on his infamous Café / Bar pornographic novel – first published in 18 Nobrow / Flying Eye Books 58 Jane Hyslop Café / Bar 1970 under a series of different pennames. Bookshop 19 Book Works 59 Edinburgh College of Art, Info Second Century Press Unbinding the Book (P. 5) Desk 20 Valiz Independent publishing platform Blurb and 21 KALEID Editions 60 Welling School visual arts studio Jotta have commissioned Entrance 22 Max Malandrino Books 61 Art / Books nine artists to challenge preconceptions of First Floor Main Entrance who can be an author and what a book can be. 23 Gevaert Editions 62 PJB Editions 24 Central Books 63 Jacqueline Thomas Books Some Woolly Buzz (P. 6) 41 42 43 44 P. 9 Publication Studio Vancouver 48 49 25 South London Gallery and Tufnell Art Press P. 6 40 Gallery 9 presents an exhibition of affordable 45 46 47 26 Edition Patrick Frey 64 David Faithfull limited laser print editions by artists, 50 51 54 writers, curators, and poets. P. 1 0 27 Gagosian Gallery 65 Dario Zeruto 52 53 55 28 Blackdog Publishing 66 Container Spoken Weird (P. 7) 4–5.30pm Saturday 27 September 56 58 59 29 Thames & Hudson 67 Conundrum Press* Stairs to A performance held in celebration of ground floor 60 61 68 Ambeck Design / Ensixteen Editions 57 Gallery 7 30 University of Chicago Press the spoken word. 31 MIT Press 69 Fox Ash Press P. 5 62 63 66 32 Marcus Campbell Books 70 Anagram Books Loose Monk (P. 8) 64 65 67 3–4pm Sunday 28 September 71 Rhein-Verlag 33 Laurence King Publishing Performative readings by a selection of 68 70 71 34 Fitzcarraldo Editions 72 Uniformbooks artists from the poetry of Fabian Peake. Café 69 72 73 Gallery 6 73 Andrew Malone 34 The White Review Slide Shows (P. 9) 35 CRUDO 74 Weproductions Video-slideshow presentations by publishers, 74 76 36 Live Art Development Agency 74 Kaho Kojima artists, designers and booksellers of new talent in independent art and design publishing. 75 77 Gallery 5 37 The London Group 75 Glasgow Women’s Library P. 9 Curated by Charlotte Cheetham and 38 Gimpel Fils 75 LemonMelon co-commissioned by Fillip magazine. Gallery 8 76 Go Together Press 39 Ben Uri Gallery & Museum Bob and Roberta Smith (P. 10) 76 From Me To You Publications The artist has made a sign for the Fair. P. 7 Bar P. 8 77 Paper Tiger Books See it exhibited upstairs and on the London Art Book Fair tote bags. 77 Copy Press Reading Gallery 4 Koenig Books (P. 11) Room A special collection of artists’ books by *Focus: Canada Richard Tuttle exclusively for the London Art Book Fair.

Events Book now: at the Info Desk or: +44 (0)20 7522 7888 / whitechapelgallery.org/events / [email protected]

Thursday 25 September David and Stephen Batchelor: CODE X: Paper Pixel and Beyond Talk London Centre for Book Arts Workshop In Conversation Talk 2–3.30pm, Zilkha Auditorium (£5/3 conc.) 1–3pm, Study Studio Martin Creed Performance 6–7pm, Study Studio Artist and media critic, Alessandro Ludovico (Free, booking required) Opening night, Gallery 8 (Free) Artist David Batchelor discusses Buddhism, is joined by Emmanuelle Waeckerle, In this session, children learn simple The opening night features a live set by art and writing with his brother, writer and Delphine Bedel and Colin Sackett to bookbinding techniques to create Turner Prize-winning artist and musician Buddhist scholar, Stephen Batchelor. discuss the nature of the book as a their own pamphlet book and simple Martin Creed, of his catchy, humorous songs. medium, in today’s information era. pop-up book. For ages 5–11, must be AA Bronson: In Conversation Talk accompanied by an adult. 7–8.30pm, Zilkha Auditorium (£5/3 conc.) Spoken Weird Performance Friday 26 September AA Bronson, artist and one of the three 4–5.30pm, Gallery 8 (Free) Gavin Turk: In Conversation Talk 2–3.30pm, Zilkha Auditorium (£5/3 conc.) Book Club Presents… Talk members of the artists’ trio General Idea, Held in celebration of the spoken Artist Gavin Turk is joined by Whitechapel 3–4pm, Creative Studio talks about artists’ books and his life and word and curated by artist David Blamey, Gallery Director Iwona Blazwick to discuss his (Free, booking required) work. In conversation with Sam Ashby. including Stephen Ball, Adam Bohman, work and the preoccupations and forms that Book Club, a Toronto-based group all Marco Cazzella, Maya Dunietz, Anouchka occupy his thoughts in the landscape interested in artists’ books, present Grose, Sarah Jones, Bryan Lewis of contemporary art. and discuss publications from their Saturday 27 September Saunders and Tom White. various collections, in a show-and-tell. Ways of Looking Talk The Book Lovers Talk With members Bill Clarke, Dave Dyment Book Dissection: The Art and Craft 12–1.30pm, Zilkha Auditorium (£5/3 conc.) 3–4pm, Creative Studio (Free, booking required) and Roula Partheniou. Behind the Product Workshop Critic and writer Ossian Ward leads a 4–6pm, Study Studio (£10/7 conc.) Project Curators David Maroto and conversation with artists Pablo Bronstein, Joanna Zielinska explore the concept Unbinding the Book Talk Sam Arthur, co-founder of Nobrow and Jeremy Deller and Ruth Ewan discussing how of the ‘artist novel’ as a medium, and 3–4pm, Zilkha Auditorium Flying Eye Books and designer Emily Sear to navigate, look at and experience discuss the history and future of the (Free, booking required) take participants backwards in the contemporary art in a fast-paced landscape. collecting project. Publishing platform Blurb and visual arts book making process to reveal the craft studio Jotta discuss their project, which aims behind the product. Antonia Hirsch: In Conversation Talk Loose Monk Performance to challenge preconceptions of who can be an 12–1.30pm, Creative Studio (£5/3 conc.) 3–4pm, Gallery 8 (Free) author and what a book can be. Douglas Coupland: In Conversation Talk The artist is joined in conversation by 4–5.30pm, Zilkha Auditorium (£5/3 conc.) Akerman Daly presents performative the artist and co-founder of the project readings by a selection of artists from London Centre for Book Arts Workshop A keen observer of our contemporary Care of Editions, Gerhard Schultz, to zeitgeist, the artist and writer is joined the poetry of Fabian Peake. 3–5pm, Study Studio (£10/7 conc.) discuss their overlapping interests in the In this session, participants learn basic by Whitechapel Gallery Curator Omar Kholeif economies of distribution, both in relation ArtReview LIVE: I Will Not Make Any bookbinding techniques to create two different to discuss the power of language, cultural to books and music. More Boring Books Performance book structures - the pamphlet and Japanese identity and the all-consuming nature of media. 4–6pm, Creative Studio (£5/3 conc.) stab-bound book–using reappropriated or ottoGraphic: Children’s Workshop Workshop As part of their regular LIVE series, specifically designed pages. Sunday 28 September 1–3pm, Study Studio (Free, booking required) ArtReview Artistic Director John Morgan, Children can make a simple book, using screen- hosts an afternoon of destroying and Louise Hervé & Chloé Maillet: Lucy Steeds: Exhibition Reading Group printed black templates and cutting and pasting damaging books, design criticism, and The Response Performance Workshop 11am–12.30pm, white sticky plastic. For ages 5–11, must be drinks. The audience is invited to bring books. 5pm, Reading Room (£5/3 conc.) accompanied by an adult. Study Studio (£5/£3 conc.) In keeping with past works, this perambulatory Discuss and debate texts from the latest Simon Critchley: In Conversation Talk performance is based on a series of books; Whitechapel Gallery/MIT Documents of Beautiful Books on Small Budgets Talk 4–5.30pm, Zilkha Auditorium (£5/£3 conc.) the key notion, ‘the response’, is from Contemporary Art series, Exhibition, chosen 2–3.30pm, Creative Studio (£5/3 conc.) Philosopher Simon Critchley speaks American art-historian David Freedberg’s by the book’s editor. Texts will be circulated Designers Melanie Mues, Daniel Chehade, with artist Gareth Long about fiction, The Power of Images. to participants in advance. Wayne Daly and Emma Thomas discuss autobiography, and the art of memory, the challenges and rewards of making addressing the notion of a hypothetical How to Write About Contemporary Art Talk Black Sun Talk successful low-budget publications, machine containing the sum of all knowledge. 5–6.30pm, Zilkha Auditorium (£5/3 conc.) chaired by Ben Fergusson, Art Publisher at 1–2.30pm, Creative Studio (£5/3 conc.) Art critic Gilda Williams is joined by Hayward Publishing. Artist Shezad Dawood, editor Gerrie Oliver Basciano, Managing Editor of van Noord and designers Oliver Knight ArtReview, and curator and Contributing and Rory McGrath discuss the role of Editor of frieze Tom Morton to discuss the book and its potential to expand the hows and whys of contemporary criticism. upon an artist’s work.