Based in Göttingen, Germany, and regarded as one of the world’s best printers and publishers of visual books, Steidl has conceived, edited, designed, printed and published all its books in-house since its foundation by Gerhard Steidl in 1969. TABF is delighted to present the site-specific exhibition “Steidl Book Culture, 2006–23”, displaying all the visual books produced by Steidl in these years – around 1,100 titles in total. Including books by renowned artists such as Robert Adams, Lewis Baltz, Nan Goldin, Robert Frank, Karl Lagerfeld, Dayanita Singh, Joel Sternfeld, Juergen Teller, Jim Dine, Roni Horn, Ed Ruscha, and many more, the exhibition offers a rare look into the history of contemporary bookmaking assembled in one space. Come and hold these books in your hands: experience with all your senses Steidl “multiples” – faithful embodiments of the artist’s vision; lasting, carefully crafted, reasonably priced, democratic art objects. The exhibition will also include a showcase related to “Japan 8 – Steidl Book Award Japan”, the eight winning photobooks of the award hosted by TABF in 2016.
Japan 8 – Steidl Book Award Japan
Reconstruction. Shibuya, 2014–2017 by Satoshi Hirano
Gold Rush Alaska by Gentaro Ishizuka
A Distant Shore by Toru Komatsu
B, drawings of abstract forms by Toshiaki Mori
YKTO by Tomoyuki Sagami
Friction / Tokyo Streets by Tatsuo Suzuki
Thereafter by Toshiya Watanabe
When Takumi Met the Legends of the World by Takumi Hasegawa
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