{"id":8711,"date":"2025-10-15T11:40:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T02:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tokyoartbookfair.com\/guest_country\/8711\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T08:38:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T23:38:24","slug":"out-of-the-grid-italian-zines-1978-2006","status":"publish","type":"guest_country","link":"https:\/\/tokyoartbookfair.com\/2025\/en\/guest_country\/8711\/","title":{"rendered":"OUT OF THE GRID: Italian Zine 1978\u20132006"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tokyoartbookfair.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Out-of-The-Grid-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"post-img\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span>OUT OF THE GRID: Italian Zine 1978\u20132006 is an exhibition drawn from the eponymous publication presenting a critical selection of Italian zines produced between 1978 and 2006. Spanning what can be symbolically defined as 'post-movement and pre-internet 3.0' era, this research maps a landscape of independent expression and self-publishing across Italy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u3000Over nearly three decades, these zines trace subtle yet radical transformations in language, form, and urgency, capturing shifts not only in technology but also in how communities articulated dissent, desire, and identity through print, often anticipating the need to expand into new media. The works on view offer a glimpse into Italy\u2019s underground publishing networks\u2014spanning music, social activism, art, and literature\u2014and dissolve the distance between authors and readers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u3000At TABF, a selection from this rare archive is presented, curated by artist and curator Dafne Boggeri together with SPRINT \u2013 Independent Publishers and Artists\u2019 Books Salon, a Milan-based platform she founded in 2013 dedicated to experimental publishing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Related events<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tokyoartbookfair.com\/en\/events\/10775\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Presentation \u201cGUEST COUNTRY Special Program vol.3: OUT OF THE GRID: Italian Zine 1978\u20132006\u201d Dafne Boggeri \u00d7 Alien<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Date &amp; Time: Saturday, December 13, 2025 13:45-14:30 (Reception opens at 13:30)<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Venue: Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo \/ EVENT SPACE (1F \/ next to the museum shop)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; OUT OF THE GRID: Italian Zine 1978\u20132006 is an exhibition drawn from the eponymous publication presenting a critical selection of Italian zines produced between 1978 and 2006. Spanning what can be symbolically defined as &#8216;post-movemen\u2026","protected":false},"featured_media":8702,"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-8711","guest_country","type-guest_country","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tokyoartbookfair.com\/2025\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guest_country\/8711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tokyoartbookfair.com\/2025\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/guest_country"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tokyoartbookfair.com\/2025\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/guest_country"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tokyoartbookfair.com\/2025\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tokyoartbookfair.com\/2025\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}