We are excited to announce the arrival of our 14th edition of TOKYO ART BOOK FAIR (“TABF”), set to be held at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo from November 28 (Thu) to December 1 (Sun). Around 300 publishers, galleries, and artists from Japan and abroad will gather to showcase their art books and zines during the TABF.
This year’s “Guest Country” will be Germany. “Guest Country” is our annual project, in which we introduce the publishing culture of one country or region. We invite a variety of bookmakers who are spearheading the German art publishing scene at the moment, starting from the artist Stefan Marx, who has had steady popularity in Japan; the Berlin Art Book Fair “Miss Read”; the long-established publisher Walther König; and Steidl famed for their beautiful publications. Related to this, we also offer a book selection space curated by the aforementioned Marx; Michalis Pichler, the artist who runs “Miss Read”; curator Tenko; bookstore do you read me?!; and creative agency Studio Yukiko, offering a glimpse into the contemporary German independent publishing scene.
There also will be a standalone exhibition “Sakamoto Library Branch,” which precedes Ryuichi Sakamoto’s solo exhibition “Ryuichi Sakamoto | seeing sound, hearing time” set to be held at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo starting December 21 (Sat); and special booths by New Balance, Hanatsubaki, BEAMS CULTUART and THREE. This year again, we plan to offer a diverse range of talk shows, workshops, book signing sessions, live performances, and the community project “Neighbors.” We aim to create a platform where we can locate the possibilities of the ever-evolving art book culture together with all participants at the fair. We look forward to seeing you at the TABF 2024.
Event Name: TOKYO ART BOOK FAIR 2024
Dates: 12:00-19:00, November 28 (Thu), 2024
11:00-18:00, November 29 (Fri) – Decemer 1 (Sun), 2024
Venue: Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
Address: 4-1-1 Miyoshi, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0022
Official website: https://tokyoartbookfair.com/en/
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Organized by the Tokyo Art Book Fair, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
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Organized by the Tokyo Art Book Fair with Special cooperation by the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture
Sponsored by New Balance Japan, BEAMS CULTUART, SHISEIDO, THREE, Blackmagic Camera, Shiba Park Hotel
With the Cooperation of L.PACK, SIGMA, NORDISK, NORDISK CAMP SUPPLY STORE, OIL MOUNT PRINTERS, Woset, KODOMONOBUNKA-FUKYUKYOUKAI, TOKYOBIKE
