Le Livre d’artiste @ Ecole supérieure de photographie, CEPV, Vevey. Lecture

LE LIVRE D’ARTISTE −JOURNÉE DE RENCONTRES
Samedi 22 septembre 2012, 10h − 18h30
Ecole supérieure de photographie, CEPV, Vevey
www.cepv.ch

NEAR organise une journée de rencontres sur le thème du livre d’artiste, de sa conception à sa réalisation et à sa diffusion, focalisée en particulier sur les ouvrages consacrés à l’image photographique contemporaine. Une table ronde de réflexion est proposée au public en matinée, suivie de rendez- vous individuels entre artistes et professionnels du livre l’après-midi.
L’événement a lieu dans le cadre du Festival Images, Vevey, du 8 au 30 septembre 2012. Une co-production Festival Images et NEAR, associa- tion suisse pour la photographie contemporaine, www.near.li

INVITÉS
Delphine BEDEL – photographe, éditrice, Monospace Press/hard Copy et directrice de Amsterdam Art/Book Fair;
Roger EMMENEGGER – photo-lithographe, Datatype, Lausanne;
William A. EWING – auteur, curateur et directeur des projets curatoriaux de Thames & hudson International;
Mirjam FISCHER – éditrice et directrice de l’Edition Patrick Frey, Zurich;
Lady ELENA FOSTER – curatrice, éditrice, fondatrice et directrice de Ivorypress & CPhoto Project, Madrid;
Stéphane FRETZ – artiste, éditeur, art&fiction, Lausanne ;
Jean GENOUD – imprimeur, fondateur de l’Entreprise d’arts graphiques Jean genoud SA, Le Mont/Lausanne;
Michael KOMINEK – photographe, éditeur et galeriste, Kominek gallery, Berlin.

Book Launch Hard Copy @ Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne

Nuit des Images 2012starting 6pmBook launch editions hard copy 2012, book signing. The artists and designers will be present.

After the sensational success of the Nuit des images 2011, the Musée de l’Elysée is set to greet a large public once again with a festive event and unique program. Photography, video and cinema will be celebrated on the seven screens scattered throughout the museum’s gardens.

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The Future of Artists Books, PrintRoom, Rotterdam

Friday 13 April, 7 – 9 pm. PrintRoom, Rotterdam

Talk with
Delphine Bedel / Hard Copy
Erica Overmeer / O Book Publishers
Elisabeth Tonnard / ABC Artists’ Books Cooperative
Mariken Wessels / ABC Artists’ Books Cooperative

Introduction by Karin de Jong / PrintRoom
Curator Delphine Bedel

‘The Future of Artist Books’ is a series of talks, workshops and events aiming to present the most innovative publishing projects by artists and designer’s working with photography, text, printed matter and e-publishing. The artist book is a medium central to contemporary artistic practice. The artists / publishers will present their recent editions, and discuss new modes of production, collaborative practices and distribution, from print on demand, serial editions to education projects, as well as their economical models.

Taking the occasion of the first retrospective exhibition of ‘The Dutch Photobook’ currently on view at the Fotomuseum in Rotterdam, this evening will focus on emerging practices in photo books in the Netherlands and internationally. The guest’s editions will be presented at PrintRoom for a month.

The Future of Artist Books is a transdisciplinary project will include talks, workshops and presentations. It is a collaboration between PrintRoom and the Amsterdam Art/Book Fair and other venues. Upcoming guests are Anouk Kruithof, Laurence Aërteger, And Publishers, and more.

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Talk with Ou Ning, Witte de With, Rotterdam

Thursday 12 April 2012 (7 – 9 pm) at Witte de With, Rotterdam
Talk by Ou Ning, one of China’s leading independent thinkers, as he expands on the mercurial possibilities in the art world, cross-disciplinary explorations between art, architecture, and literature, and having multiple hats as artist, editor, writer, activist, and curator.
Respondent: Delphine Bedel

This evening is organized by Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art, and presented in collaboration with PrintRoom.

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Amsterdam Art/Book Fair 2012

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The second Amsterdam Art/Book Fair 2012 will present a high end international selection of art publications. The fair aims to reflect on the emerging practices and new development in art, photography and design, through a selection of publishers from all over the world. Printed matter and digital media edited by independent publishers and artists, magazines and institutions, art schools and graphic design studios will be featured in this second edition. Conferences and talks by keynote speakers, book launches, artist talks and performances will take place during the Amsterdam Art/Book Fair.