If you’ve ever been skeptical about the future of print — you’re about to change your mind at NY Art Book Fair that’s held yearly at the MoMA’s P.S.1 outpost in Queens. Hundreds of publishers, artists and book connoisseurs from around the world exhibit their best new titles. I stopped by to browse through some of them.
For an early Friday afternoon in September the crowd was phenomenal
One of the pop-up exhibitor halls
Looking down, not at the phones
A book of works by American painter Lee Lozano published by ArtbookA stand by Tim Byers Art Books
One of the many fascinating totes spotted at the show
One of the basement exhibitions
Latest titles by New York based publisher Gregory R. Miller & Co.The beginning of a revolution
One of the multitude of cassettes spotted at the show
Delicious lunch to break the miles and miles of walking of the P.S.1Live music by Reduction Plan
Here’re some of the things people bought.
NY Art Book Fair
Open Saturday, September 23 11—9 and Sunday, September 24 11—7. Free admission
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