Our New York team always looks forward to The NY Art Book Fair at MoMa PS1! My favorite part of the fair is discovering new zines and artists and I always leave with a bag of goodies. But be warned it gets very crowded! So now that you’ve been warned…mark you calendars and get ready to be inspired.
Printed Matter, Inc. presents
THE NY ART BOOK FAIR
September 30–October 2, 2011
MoMA PS1
Printed Matter presents the sixth annual NY Art Book Fair, from September 30 to October 2, 2011, at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, Queens. A preview will be held on the evening of Thursday, September 29th. Free and open to the public, and featuring more than 200 exhibitors, the NY Art Book Fair is the world’s premier event for artists’ books, contemporary art catalogs and monographs, art periodicals, and artist zines. Exhibitors include international presses, booksellers, antiquarian dealers, artists and independent publishers from twenty-one countries. (via The NY Art Book Fair site)
HOURS AND LOCATION
The NY Art Book Fair is free and open to the public.
Friday, September 30, 11 am–7 pm
Saturday, October 1, 11 am–7 pm
Sunday, October 2, 11 am–7 pm
MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson Avenue at 46th Avenue
Long Island City, NY
We were very excited to see MoMA PS1‘s announcement for this year’s Warm Up 2011, beginning July 2 and taking place every Saturday this summer through September 3.
Can you believe it’s in its 14th year?! The series will continue it’s tradition of introducing audiences to the best in live DJs, music, performance, and sound.
The annual series is held in MoMA PS1′s courtyard, and every year there is new setting and environment to the year prior. This year features Holding Pattern by Interboro Partners, an immersive environment that is the winning design of MoMA PS1′s 12th annual Young Architects Program.
The lineup was put together by a curated committee of Dean Bein, head of True Panther Sounds; Kris Chen, head of A & R at XL Recordings; Robin Carolan, head of Tri Angle Records; Jonathan Galkin, co-founder of DFA Records; Brandon Stosuy, senior writer for Stereogum and contributing editor for The Believer; and Matt Werth, label head of RVNG Intl.
I’m most excited to see the changing installations by CONFETTISYSTEM, Fort Makers, Nightwood, and Thunder Horse Video, will accentuate the Warm Up stage, organized by Jocelyn Miller, MoMA PS1.
Don’t miss out on the series! Held every Saturday from 2-9PM in MoMA PS1′s courtyard.
7/2
DJ Pierre / Afro Acid / Chicago, IL
Beautiful Swimmers / Future Times / Washington, DC
Delicate Steve / Luaka Bop / New Jersey
Protect-U / Future Times / Washington, DC
Zoovox / Lectric Sands Records / Brooklyn, NY
7/9
Four Tet / Domino / London, UK
Falty DL / Planet Mu / New York, NY
SBTRKT / Young Turks / London, UK
Bronze / RVNG Intl / San Francisco, CA
Matthewdavid / Brainfeeder / Los Angeles, CA
TURRBOTAX® DJs / New York, NY
7/16
agnès b. presents:
Joakim / Tigersushi / Paris, France
Koudlam / Pan European Records / Paris, France
Mirror Mirror / RVNG Intl. / New York, NY
with special guests
7/23
Gang Gang Dance (DJ set) / 4AD / New York, NY
Lunice / Lucky Me / Montreal, Canada
Syd tha Kyd / OFWGKTA / Los Angeles, CA
Miracles Club / Ecstacy Records / Portland, OR
Laurel Halo / Hippos in Tanks / New York, NY
7/30
Prince Language / The No Comprendo / NegroClash & Stretch Armstrong / Plant Music /
New York, New York
Das Racist (DJ) / Greedhead / Brooklyn, NY
Vockah Redu / C2K Entertainment/ New Orleans, LA
Holy Other / Tri Angle Records / Manchester, UK
XXXY / Ten Thousand Yen / Manchester, UK
8/6
Omar-S / FXHE Records / Detroit, MI
Simian Mobile Disco (DJ set) / Delicacies / Wichita / London, UK
Beppe Loda / Typhoon / Cosmic, Italy
Steve Moore / Zombi / L.I.E.S./ Kompakt / New York, NY
Forma / Spectrum Spools / Brooklyn, NY
8/13
Black Dice / Paw Tracks / New York, NY
His Name is Alive (DJ set) / Midnight Cowboy / Detroit, MI
oOoOO / Tri Angle Records / San Francisco, CA
Clams Casino / Tri Angle Records / Nutley, NJ
Ayshay / Tri Angle Records / Brooklyn, NY
Water Borders / Tri Angle Records / San Francisco, CA
8/20
Juan Maclean / DFA / New York, NY
Blood Orange / Terrible / Domino Records / New York, NY
Solange / Houston, TX
Pictureplane / Lovepump United / Denver, CO
Grimes / Arbutus Records / Montreal, Canada
Ford & Lopatin (DJ set) / Mexican Summer / New York, NY
8/27
Tanlines / True Panther Sounds / New York, NY
Nguzunguzu / Los Angeles, CA
Teengirl Fantasy / True Panther Sounds / Oberlin, OH
Sun Araw / Sun Ark Records / Los Angeles, CA
Physical Therapy / Brooklyn, NY
9/3
The 2 Bears / Southern Fried / London, UK
Horsemeat Disco / Strut / London, UK
Midnight Magic / Midnight Sun / New York, NY
Justin Miller / DFA / New York, NY
POPQUIZ, HOSTED BY RYAN MCNAMARA
TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2011
7:00–10:30 P.M.
MoMA
Who doesn’t love trivia? Especially art trivia?! PopRally present PopQuiz, an evening of art-related trivia held in conjunction with MoMA’s Contemporary Art from the Collection exhibition. Teams of up to six people register upon check-in to participate in three rounds of art trivia and games, with winners taking home prizes such as MoMA memberships. Style points will be rewarded to the team with the best name! If you plan on having a full team of six, make sure you all arrive early to leave plenty of time for registration. Smaller teams will have the option of joining forces with other guests to create teams of up to six people.
Hosted by Ryan McNamara, whose work was recently featured in MoMA PS1′s Greater New York exhibition, this event also features a DJ set by Tanlines.
Participants in PopQuiz will have exclusive access to the exhibition throughout the event.
Admission includes an exclusive exhibition viewing, trivia contest, and cocktails.
For additional details, go here.
Artwork Above: George Maciunas. One Year (detail). 1973–74. Various empty containers and packaging. Installation view of both works at MoMA. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection. Photo: Jason Mandella
I’ve visited MoMa PS1 many times throughout the years, but last week at the New York Art Book Fair, I was transported back to my teenage years at Ann Arbor Community High. Also known as “Commie High”, this school started as a hippie education experiment in the early 1970s- and it actually worked. Community High does not have bells, a cafeteria, hall passes, tracking, AP classes, or sports teams. Unorthodox course offerings included subjects like Dream Analysis and Jazz Appreciation. The informal mascot was a rainbow colored AntiZebra, symbolizing nonconformism and individuality.
The yearbook typically had layouts like the following (step back from your monitor to get the full idea).
I feel I was most influenced by the “fashion cliques” like rockabilly kids, mods, and skinhead girls. These social tribes, among many others, had distinctively different haircuts, shoes and music preferences. Commie High kids took these identities seriously and authenticity was key. The worst thing you could be was a poseur. So if you were a punk, you had better know your hardcore bands.
These days there’s an extensive wait list to get into the progressive magnet school, which is public by the way. Alternative is “in”.
Anyway, back to the NY Art Book Fair. On Sunday, the scene on the front steps at the Book Fair looked like Comstock, which was the end of the year celebration at Commie High when all the indie bands performed.
This exhibit reminded me of some of the Commie classrooms- note the word “THINGNESS” is on the chalkboard.
I was drawn to the vendors selling vintage flyers for punk shows and underground zines. This is sooo what we were all about!
I even ran into an old friend from High School! Here I am with Leif Ritchey, who was like the coolest skater kid at Commie and now a Brooklyn based artist. His work is part of a group show at The Journal called Salad Days on exhibit until December 15th.
Printed Matter presents the fifth annual NY Art Book Fair, November 5–7 at MoMA PS1, Long Island City, Queens. The best part is that it’s free and open to the public! The Fair hosts over 200 international presses, booksellers, antiquarian dealers, artists and publishers from twenty countries, offering the best in contemporary art book publishing. It’s a truly great fair – I always leave with at least 4-5 books!
It’s not only a great place to buy and learn about new art publications but there are tons of events from screenings, book signings, and performances. Other events also include the third annual Contemporary Artists’ Books Conference, and The Classroom, a curated series of informal conversations between artists, together with readings, workshops and other artist-led events.
You definitely do not want to miss this if you are in the New York area.
HOURS AND LOCATION
MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson Ave at the intersection of 46th Ave
Long Island City, NY 11101
Friday/Saturday, November 5-6, 2010, 11am – 7pm
Sunday, November 7, 2010, 11am – 5pm
Useful tip: A free bus will operate Saturday, Nov. 6 from 1–5 p.m., providing transport for NY Art Book Fair visitors to Long Island City’s many cultural institutions, including Sculpture Center, Flux Factory, Fisher Landau Center for Art, Socrates Sculpture Park, and Noguchi Museum. Sponsored by the Long Island City Cultural Alliance.
