Printing Plant - Art Book Fair
23 November – 25 November 2018

In conjunction with Amsterdam Art Weekend, November 23-25 2018, Looiersgracht 60 has organised a bespoke 3-day art book fair for like-minded, independent publishers. Artistic print culture has a rich narrative in Amsterdam’s history, one that is often overlooked. As there are currently no book fairs focusing on art books in Amsterdam, we would like to take this opportunity to offer a new platform for the progressive publications that artists and publishing houses are producing.

Publishing has assumed an increasingly central position within artistic practices yet it is increasingly difficult to produce, distribute and present special art books in recent years - often due to the lack of funds. Many beautiful titles are only on view in the shops of a few motivated and specialist booksellers, museum bookshops and galleries. ‘Printing Plant’ presents a remarkable selection of artist editions, multiples, art catalogues, books, monographs, periodicals and zines that are generally unavailable in bookstores. Spanning 750 square meters of exhibition space, this fair invites visitors to learn from over 70 carefully selected independent publishers, antiquarian dealers, artists, galleries and printmakers who will be showcasing their works throughout the weekend.

The unique housing and history, of Looiersgracht 60 is utilised to correspond to the etiquette of the fair. Prior to its current use as a not-for-profit exhibition centre for art, design and architecture, Looiersgracht 60 was home to a cardboard and paper factory that also printed pamphlets, posters, limited-editions and cards for artists and museums. The building thus has a long-standing connection with the artist community in Amsterdam, making it the ideal location for ‘Printing Plant’. By reiterating its past and previous function, Looiersgracht 60 conceives of a new platform for printed matter.

We welcome all visitors and hope that you will enjoy ‘Printing Plant’ 2018 and our extensive public programme!

Public Programme
Printing Plant is part of the official programme of Amsterdam Art Weekend 2018. The opening will take place on Friday November 23, and will be accompanied by a captivating live performance. Over the course of the weekend, the fair will also be complemented by a carefully curated public programme, including a range of specialist talks, discussions, book launches, performances, signings, and workshops for children. For more information please click on the links below:

• Friday 23 November - Printing Plant Opening and Public Programme
• Saturday 24 November- Printing Plant Public Programme
• Sunday 25 November - Printing Plant Public Programme
• Printing Plant Book Launches and Signings
• Printing Plant Special Collaborations and Installations

Opening
• Friday 23 November, 17:00-21:00

General opening hours
• Friday 23 November 12:00-21:00
• Saturday 24 November 12:00-20:00
• Sunday 25 November 12:00-20:00

Free admission

Selected participants Printing Plant 2018:
Amie Dicke (Rotterdam, NL)
_bulk (Brussels, B)
20th Century Art Archives (Cambridge, UK)
A Tale of a Tub (Rotterdam, NL)
BATT Coop (Paris, FR)
Boabooks (Geneva, CH)
Book Works (London, UK)
bruno (Venice, IT)
CAC - Contemporary Art Centre (Vilnius, LT)
Casco Art Institute: Working for the Commons (Utrecht, NL)
Case Publishing (Tokyo, J/Rotterdam, NL)
Combind Press (Manchester, UK)
cpress (Zurich, CH)
De Appel (Amsterdam, NL)
De Monsterkamer (Amsterdam, NL)
dmp editions (Taipei, TW)
Drukkerij Robstolk (Amsterdam, NL)
Dutch Independent Art Book Publishers (Amsterdam, NL)
edition fink (Zurich, CH)
Elisabeth Tonnard (Leerdam, NL)
Everyedition (Zurich, CH)
Fw:Books (Amsterdam, NL)
GAGARIN (Antwerp, B)
Good Neighbour (Amsterdam, NL)
Good Surface (Brussels, B)
Goswell Road (Paris, F)
HENI Publishing (London, UK)
Hesse Press (Los Angeles, USA)
Homie House Press (Washington DC, USA)
Idea Books (Amsterdam, NL)
If I Can't Dance, I Don't Want To Be Part Of Your Revolution (Amsterdam, NL)
Irina Birger (Amsterdam, NL)
Jap Sam Books (Heijningen, NL)
Joachim Schmid (Berlin, D)
Johan Deumens Gallery (Amsterdam, NL)
Jungle Books (St. Gallen, CH)
Knust/Extrapool (Nijmegen, NL)
Kunstverein Publishing (Amsterdam, NL)
Laurence Aëgerter (Amsterdam, NL)
London Centre for Book Arts (London, UK)
malenki.net (Bielefeld, D)
Manifold Books (Amsterdam, NL)
Marie Ilse Bourlanges / Elena Khurtova (Amsterdam, NL)
Meta/Books (Amsterdam, NL)
MM Artbook printing (Bivange, L)
Multiple Choice (Amsterdam, NL)
nai010 (Rotterdam, NL)
NXS World (Amsterdam, NL)
Offline Press (London, UK)
Ohad Ben Shimon (Amsterdam, NL)
Onomatopee (Eindhoven, NL)
P/////AKT (Amsterdam, NL)
People of Print (London, UK)
Posture Editions (Ghent, B)
PUB + PS Sandberg + Sandberg Series (Amsterdam, NL)
Publication Studio Glasgow (Glasgow, UK)
Publication Studio London (London, UK)
Publication Studio Rotterdam (Rotterdam, NL)
punctum books (Santa Barbara, USA)
Readers and Publishers (Amsterdam, NL/ Barcelona, ES/ Glasgow, UK)
Redfoxpress (Achill Island, IRL)
Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (Amsterdam, NL). Participating artists: Aditya Mandayam, Alex Farrar, Arian de Vette, Arvo Leo, Bert Scholten, Boy & Erik Stappaerts, Ceel Mogami de Haas, Christine Moldrickx, Danielle van Vree, Eric Giraudet de Boudemange, Fahrettin Örenli, Florence Jung, Jeannoux van Deijck, Joris Martens, Josje Peters, Kiki Lamers, Marcus Bastel, Marijke de Vries, Marina Xenofontos, Maurice van Es, Mehraneh Atashi & Radna Rumping, Morgan Courtois, Nora Turato, Rein Jelle Terpstra, Remco Torenbosch, Riet Wijnen, Tine Melzer and Ton Martens.
Roma Publications (Amsterdam, NL)
Rorhof (Bolzano, IT)
San Serriffe (Amsterdam, NL)
Soft Fiction Projects (Belfast, NI/Glasgow,UK)
The Eriskay Connection (Breda, NL)
The Future Publishing (Amsterdam, NL)
THE GREEN BOX (Berlin, D)
THEBOOKSHOW (Singapore, SGP)
Tim Hollander (Amsterdam, NL)
tria publishing (Zurich, CH/Beijing, CHN)
Tubelight Magazine (Amsterdam, NL)
Valiz (Amsterdam, NL)
Van Zoetendaal Publishers (Amsterdam, NL)
Versal (Amsterdam, NL)
Warehouse (Amsterdam, NL)
Books by emerging artists: Annabelle Binnerts (Amsterdam, NL), Erin Hill (Amsterdam, NL/Montreal, CDN), Giedrė Lisauskaitė (Amsterdam, NL), Emmeline de Mooij (Amsterdam, NL), An Onghena (Antwerp, B), Emilie Pallard & Niels Heymans (Amsterdam, NL), Elfi Seidel (Berlin, D/Amsterdam, NL), Rosa Sijben (Amsterdam, NL), Romy Yedidia (Amsterdam, NL).