Join us on 14 December from 11.00 – 20.00 for ‘Breaking even! Art Book Fair’ at the Rijksakademie. For one day, the building will be filled with booths from more than 40 alumni, residents and special guests, showing and selling self-made publications, prints, posters, records, cassettes, and unexpected publication formats. The day includes a full programme of talks, performances, workshops and sound-based presentations. Come visit us, and support our artist community.
We will publish the complete programme on the website and social media in the week prior to the book fair.
Participants: Evi Vingerling, Raymond Cuijpers, Cole Verhoeven, Marjo Postma, Dark Editions by Danielle van Ark, Benjamin Li, Ali Eslami, Het Generiek (Bert Scholten & Michiel Klein), Jeremiah Day, Avril Corroon, Silvia Gatti, Sookoon Ang and Vincent Olinet, Serge Onnen, Errant Journal ft. Roots to Fruits, Varia, DIABP (Dutch Independent Art Book Publishers), Reading Sideways Press, it is part of an ensemble, Lili Huston-Herterich, Reyhan Lál, Zeynep Kayan, Taylor Le Melle, Hackers & Designers, Learning Palestine, lisa barnard, Chathuri Nissansala, kagul, Silke Silkeborg / Ute Janssen, Marika Asatiani, Bram Faber, Josje Peters, Self Publishers United, Erik Tlaseca / crater invertido, Terang (Fransisca Angela), Ursula Meltzer, Meeting in the blue fold, Miklos Gaál, PrintRoom, Dirk Kome, Nestor Siré, Chad Cordeiro, Hannah Rose Whittle, Daphne Verweij, Natalia Kerbage and more.
“Breaking even” is an expression that refers to a financial result where there is neither profit nor loss. It not only points out the economic reality many independent publishers face, where covering costs without profit is often considered a success, but also speaks to the delicate balance that fairs must navigate between resisting commercial pressures and finding ways to be economically sustainable. What modes of being and subjectivities do art book fairs enable, and what kind of futures do they make possible (or impossible)? Participants share their publishing practices and collectively reflect on this context’s potential by meeting, creating, and sharing curiosity.
‘Breaking even!’ is an initiative of artist and alum Reyhan Lál in collaboration with the Rijksakademie team and residents.
Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten
Sarphatistraat 470, Amsterdam
www.rijksakademie.nl
