Japanese Young Artists' Book Fair
Exhibition on View
February 15 – March 8, 2009
Printed Matter, Inc. is pleased to announce its participation in the third annual Japanese Young Artists' Book Fair, which takes place at various sites throughout New York City from February 15 – March 8, 2009. Printed Matter is located in New York City at 195 Tenth Avenue (between 21st and 22nd Street).
Sponsored by Tokyo-based gallery Pepper's Projects, the Fair features a wide range of handmade books by over 100 artists. The artists featured at Printed Matter are Julie Morita, Yu Taguchi, Chika Suzuki, Chinatsu Torii, Miho Sugiura, Yu Xiaodan, Akari Iwasaki, Fumika Koizumi, and Shuko Miura.
Other sponsors of the Fair include Kinokuniya Bookstore, St. Marks Book Shop, and Spoonbill & Sugartown. The primary location is the Kinokuniya Bookstore, which is presenting all participating artists' books, with selections showcased at the other participating organizations. This is the third year that Printed Matter has participated in the Japanese Young Artists' Book Fair.
Since 1998, PEPPER'S PROJECT has organized a large number of themed exhibitions to present the work of young Japanese artists working in a variety of genres and media. In 2006, the gallery began organizing exhibitions in various cities outside of Tokyo as part of its outreach programming and the Fair is an extension of this mission.
For additional information, please contact AA Bronson at aabronson @ printedmatter.org
Printed Matter, Inc. is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1976 by artists and art workers with the mission to foster the appreciation, dissemination, and understanding of artists' books and other artists' publications.
Printed Matter, Inc. has received support, in part, through grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Altria Group Inc, the Milton & Sally Avery Arts Foundation, The Cowles Charitable Trust, the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, The Gesso Foundation, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, the Schoenstadt Family Foundation, The Roy and Niuta Titus Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and individuals worldwide.
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