Celia Hollander & Photay at LAABF ‘23 (Photo by Steven Hong)
Welcome to the eighth edition of Printed Matter’s LA Art Book Fair!
This year’s production is entirely new as we move from our familiar setup at the Geffen Contemporary to embracing intuition with the ArtCenter’s south campus. While publishers, projects, classrooms, and a radio pop-up will fill the interior of ArtCenter’s campus buildings, you’ll find Living Earth & friends on the rooftop with our solar powered PA ready to amplify four days of music and community resilience.
All stage programming has been co-produced in caring conversation with local organizations dedicated to trans liberation and ecological justice: TRANSA and Red Hot, No Canyon Hills, Altadena Seed Library, and Zorthian Ranch. In light of environmental devastation from the January fires, our Stage is a dedication to platforming calls to action and fundraising initiatives led by community members and local activists.
Over a third of this fair’s 324 exhibitors are based in California while the rest will travel in from 26 countries outside of the United States. The international context of this Fair is no small feat in the face of a rapidly changing American political climate structured by xenophobia, ecological uncertainty, and economic crisis. We hope you can carve an afternoon or two to gather with us and take in the meaningful work being shared from so many distinct voices.
For this final day of the fair we’re working with our old friends and collaborators of Zorthian Ranch. For years we’ve gathered on this legendary arts ranch for music, for gardening, for learning how art can be a tool for real emancipatory politic, and following the decimation of the Eaton Fire we’re offering Sunday as a place for sharing song and story and fundraising! Spread the word on Zorthian Ranch’s recovery fund and we’ll catch up on the rooftop!
1:00: Emma Palm & Marc Merza
1:45: Tara Zorthian
2:30: Leti
3:15: Zekkereya El-magharbel & Aaron Shaw
4:20: The Growth Eternal & Raays