Printing Plant Art Book Fair 2019
22 November – 24 November 2019

In conjunction with Amsterdam Art Weekend, 22 - 24 November 2019, Looiersgracht 60 is delighted to present the second edition of 'Printing Plant' - an intimate three-day art book fair for like-minded, independent publishers and interested audiences. With over 80 (inter)national publishers, 'Printing Plant' presents a remarkable selection of artist editions, catalogues, books, monographs, periodicals and zines that are generally unavailable in bookshops.

This year we have made several additions to 'Printing Plant' that will advance the fair in new and exciting directions. In collaboration with the prominent Amsterdam based Athenaeum Boekhandel en Nieuwscentrum, we are excited to introduce a new co-curated magazine corner dedicated to exploring the best of today’s magazines. Alongside this, 'Printing Plant' 2019 will host an array of special collaborations with the likes of the Rijksakademie, independent publisher Little Steidl and Readers and Publishers, the online directory for independent publishers. We are very excited to welcome back a host of interesting publishers who were present at the last edition, as well as those who are joining Printing Plant for the first time including Tehran based Bon-Gah, renowned Sternberg Press and specialist publisher Captures Editions, and many others.

Independent print culture has a rich history in Amsterdam, yet there are very limited places in which artists and publishing houses can present their work to the wider public. Printing Plant was founded in order to fill this gap. Looiersgracht 60’s unique exhibition space, still bears visible traces of its past as a cardboard and paper factory that also printed pamphlets, posters, limited-editions and cards for artists and museums. Looiersgracht 60’s commitment to commemorating the building’s long-standing connection with the artistic community makes it an ideal place to present an art book fair and pay homage to the important legacy of the medium in Amsterdam.

We welcome visitors to come learn from a range of carefully selected independent publishers, antiquarian dealers, artists, galleries and printmakers and hope that you will enjoy Printing Plant 2019 and our extensive public programme!

Official Opening
22 November 17:00 – 20:00

General Opening Times
Friday 22 November: 12:00-20:00
Saturday 23 November: 12:00-20:00
Sunday 24 November: 12:00-20:00
Admission: Free

Public Programme
'Printing Plant' is accompanied by an exciting public programme. This year’s programme includes a varied line-up of talks, lectures and workshops, thematically divided into two general categories: Politics of Publishing and (Dis)appearance. The first theme touches on the symbolic importance of publishing, as a practice and as an industry, due to its role in the legitimization of cultural creation, standardization of discourse and as a platform for self-expression. The second relates to the concepts of creation and erasure in an increasingly globalized, industrialized and digitized world. We look forward to opening up the world of art-book publishing to the general public whilst affording industry professionals the opportunity to encounter fresh perspectives.

You can find the complete overview here:
Friday 22 November
Saturday 23 November
Sunday 24 November
Book Launches, Signings and Informal Talks (23-24 November)

*Please note there are limited places available for each event. Tickets are 4,50€ each and are available on our website and at the door prior to the event.

Selected participants Printing Plant 2019:

1987 works (Paris, FR / London, GB)
20th Century Art Archives (Cambridge, GB)
A Tale of a Tub (Rotterdam, NL)
ABC Artists’ Books Cooperative (London, GB)
Ahorn Books (Berlin, DE)
Archive Books (Berlin, DE)
ArtEZ Press (Arnhem, NL)
Arts Collaboratory (Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin-America and the Middle East)
Atelier Triay (London, GB)
Athenaeum Boekhandel (Amsterdam, NL)
Avarie (Paris, FR)
Bandiz Studio (Madrid, ES)
Bienvenue Studios (Zurich, CH)
Bon-Gah (Tehran, IR)
Book Works (London, GB)
Captures Éditions (Valence, FR)
Casco Art Institute: Working for the Commons (Utrecht, NL)
Case Publishing (Tokyo, JP/Rotterdam, NL)
Ceci (Brussels, BE)
De Appel (Amsterdam, NL)
Draw Down Books (Guilford, US)
Drukkerij robstolk (Amsterdam, NL)
Dutch Independent Art Book Publishers (Amsterdam, NL)
Frame Publishers (Amsterdam, NL)
From Me To You Publications (Antwerp, BE)
GAGARIN (Antwerp, BE)
Gloria Glitzer (Berlin, DE)
Good Neighbour (Amsterdam, NL)
Good Surface (Brussels, BE)
Hackers and Designers (Amsterdam, NL)
Handshake (Valencia, ES)
Idea Books (Amsterdam, NL)
If I Can't Dance I Don't Want To Be Part Of Your Revolution (Amsterdam, NL)
Jap Sam Books (Prinsenbeek, NL)
Jean Boîte Éditions (Paris, FR)
Johan Deumens Gallery (Amsterdam, NL)
Khatt Books (Amsterdam, NL)
Knust/Extrapool (Nijmegen, NL)
les éditions musicographiques (Paris, FR)
Little Steidl (Göttingen, DE)
London Centre for Book Arts (London, GB)
Looiersgracht 60 (Amsterdam, NL)
Meta/Books (Amsterdam, NL)
Migrant Journal (London, GB)
Mister Motley (Amsterdam, NL)
MM Artbook printing & repro (Bivange, LU)
nai010 (Rotterdam, NL)
NoRoutine Books (Vilnius, LT)
Occasional Papers (London, GB)
Onomatopee (Eindhoven, NL)
Our Polite Society (Amsterdam, NL)
P/////AKT (Amsterdam, NL)
Posture Editions (Ghent, BE)
PrintRoom (Rotterdam, NL)
PUB + PS Sandberg + Sandberg Series + BBBBgraBB + Lost Dad Publishing (Amsterdam, NL)
Punta Lara Ediciones (La Plata, AR)
RAUM Editions (Salamanca, ES)
Readers & Publishers (Amsterdam, NL/ Barcelona, ES/ Glasgow, UK)
Replika Publishing (Berlin, DE)
Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (Amsterdam, NL)
Roma Publications (Amsterdam, NL)
San Serriffe (Amsterdam, NL)
Sternberg Press (Berlin, DE)
Studio Montespecchio (Montespecchio, IT)
Surfaces Utiles (Brussels, BE)
textur (Berlin, DE)
The Eriskay Connection (Breda, NL)
The Future Publishing (Amsterdam, NL)
The Office for Curating (Rotterdam, NL)
The Smart View (Hamburg, DE)
Triangle Books (Brussels, BE)
Valiz (Amsterdam, NL)
Van Zoetendaal Publishers (Amsterdam, NL)
Viaindustriae Publishing (Foligno, IT)
Warehouse (Amsterdam, NL)
Weinspach (Cologne, DE)
Werkplaats Typografie (Arnhem, NL)
Witte de With CCA (Rotterdam, NL)
Shared artists' panel: Anne Ligtenberg (Eindhoven, NL), Anu Vahtra (Tallinn, EE / Brussels, BE), Babette Cooijmans (Antwerp, BE), Delphine Chapuis Schmitz (Zurich, CH), Elena Khurtova & Marie Ilse Bourlanges (Amsterdam, NL), Enrico Floriddia (Fontenay-aux-Roses, FR), Eriko Takeno (London, GB), Fernanda Aránguiz M. (Santiago, CL), Frédérique Albert-Bordenave (Amsterdam, NL), Frijke Coumans (Antwerp, BE), Hristina Tasheva (Bodegraven, NL), Irina Birger (Amsterdam, NL), Laura Pugno (Turin, IT), Mai Spring (Helsinki, FI), Marijn Bax (Amsterdam, NL), Miriam Sentler (Rotterdam, NL), Phil Baber (Amsterdam, NL).