E/AB www.eabfair.com is pleased to announce that the Opening Night Preview will take place on Thursday, 5 November, 2009, from 6 to 9 pm at X Initiative, 548 West 22nd Street, between 10th and 11th Avenue. Proceeds will benefit the Annual Exhibition Fund at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center.
Tickets are $50 and may be purchased in person at P.S.1 or at agnès b. locations throughout NYC, or online at www.ps1.org.
Each ticket is tax deductible in the amount of $30.
This year the evening’s festivities will be highlighted with a special DJ set by Sahra Motalebi and music by AJ Slim.
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Founded in 1998 by Susan Inglett of I.C. Editions and Brooke Alexander Editions, the Fair has grown in size and stature to become the premier showcase for contemporary publishers and dealers presenting the latest in prints, multiples and artists' books FREE to the public. The Editions|Artists' Books Fair is well known for its vibrant energy and innovation thanks to over fifty exhibitors, presenting hundreds of artists from New York, Tokyo, Johannesburg, Amsterdam, London, Paris and points in between.
The E/AB Benefit Host Committee brings together a wide variety of artists and patrons of P.S.1: Abby & Matt Bangser, Sarah Basile, Jessie Cohan, Dana Farouki & Mazen Makarem, Randall Gianopulos, Brian Gibson, Emily Glasser & Billy Susman, Rashid Johnson, Zak Kitnick, Ken Kuchin, Kalup Linzy, Sam Moyer, Vanessa Packer, Anastasia Rogers, Heather Rowe, Jeremy Steinke, Carlyle Stewart, Marc Swanson, Saman Westberg, Franny Heller Zorn.
P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center would like to give special thanks to Brooklyn Oenology and Lagunitas Brewing Company.
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DATES/TIMES
6 November-8 November 2009.
Opening Night Preview
Thursday, 5 November, 6-9 PM.
FREE to the Public:
Friday - Sunday, 6 November-8 November 2009.
Hours: 11 AM - 7 PM Friday & Saturday
11 AM - 4 PM Sunday.
LOCATION
X Initiative, formerly Dia.
548 West 22nd Street, Between 10th & 11th Avenue.
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Exhibitors at Editions/Artists' Books represent the leading publishers and distributors of fine art prints, multiples and books produced today. This compendium serves not only as a roster of exhibitors but as an unparalleled resource and connection to the world of contemporary editions.
ADAMSON GALLERY / EDITIONS
BROOKE ALEXANDER
ANARTIST
AZITO
BARON/BOISANTÉ EDITIONS
ROBERT BLACKBURN PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP
BLIND SPOT
BRAND X PROJECTS, INC.
BRODSKY CENTER FOR INNOVATIVE EDITIONS
BURNET EDITIONS
BYWATER BROS. EDITIONS
CIRRUS GALLERY & CIRRUS EDITIONS LTD.
CLAY STREET PRESS
GALERIE ALEX DANIELS - REFLEX AMSTERDAM
JOHAN DEUMENS GALLERY
DIEU DONNÉ
EXIT ART
EDITIONS FAWBUSH
FLATBED PRESS
PETER FOOLEN EDITIONS
FORTH ESTATE
GALERIE A / ARTKITCHEN
GALLERY 360°
GRANARY BOOKS, INC.
HARLAN & WEAVER, INC.
HIGHPOINT EDITIONS
GLENN HOROWITZ BOOKSELLER
I.C. EDITIONS, INC.
JUNGLE PRESS EDITIONS
MIKE KARSTENS
DAVID KRUT PROJECTS
LINCOLN CENTER / LIST ART PROGRAM
LOWER EAST SIDE PRINTSHOP, INC.
JEAN-YVES NOBLET CONTEMPORARY PRINTS
ONE EYE PUG / SUE SCOTT GALLERY
P.S.1 CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER
PETERSBURG PRESS
POINT d'IRONIE / agnès b.
THE PRESENT GROUP
PURGATORY PIE PRESS
SIMS REED LTD.
SOLO IMPRESSION INC.
SPECIFIC OBJECT / DAVID PLATZKER
CADE TOMPKINS EDITIONS • PROJECTS
TWENTIETH CENTURY ART ARCHIVES
VENDORBAR
WORLD HOUSE EDITIONS
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Exclusive to E|AB ‘09, guest curators/artists Robin Kahn and Kirby Gookin of VendorBar will be coordinating a series of Occurrences (Happenings for the 21st Century) to take place throughout the run of Fair. Invited artists will design a limited edition multiple produced daily on site and vended from rolling carts dim sum style. Directly engaging the audience, artists will present actions, exchanges, and services resulting in the production and distribution of their work. Participating artists include ARTifariti- Western Sahara Collective, Mike Bidlo, Gaye Chan & Nandita Sharma, Geoffrey Hendricks, Nancy Hwang & Elaine Tin Nyo, Amanda Keeley, Alison Knowles & Alan Bowman, Cary Leibowitz, Larry Miller, Ken Montgomery & Andrea Beeman, Peter Nadin, Yoko Ono, Tom Otterness, Sal Randolph, Showpaper, and Robert Watts. A highlight of E|AB ‘09 will be a new edition from Yoko Ono, Add Color: Imagine Peace. All visitors will be invited to participate by adding color, imagining peace. Copies of the edition will be available during the Fair.
VendorBar's schedule of events is as follows:
Thursday, 5 November
7 PM Mike Bidlo
7 PM Alison Knowles & Alan Bowman
Friday, 6 November
11 AM Peter Nadin & Old Field Farm Collective
2 PM Showpaper
5 PM Nancy Hwang & Elaine Tin Nyo
5 PM Geoffrey Hendricks
Saturday, 7 November
12 PM Sal Randolph
1 PM ARTifariti- Western Sahara Collective
2 PM Tom Otterness
3 PM Larry Miller
5 PM Nancy Hwang & Elaine Tin Nyo
5 PM Ken Montgomery
Sunday, 8 November
12 PM Amanda Keeley
1 PM Cary Leibowitz
2 PM Showpaper
ONGOING (Thursday thru Sunday)
Gaye Chan & Nandita Sharma
Yoko Ono
Robert Watts
FURTHER INFO
For further information, please contact Susan Inglett/I.C. Editions, Inc. at 212.647.9111 or Barbara Baruch/Brooke Alexander Editions at 212.925.4338