Printed Matter, the world’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated to publications made by artists, presents the fourth annual NY Art Book Fair, October 2-4 at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, Queens. The NY Art Book Fair will take over all three floors of P.S.1 to present 205 international presses, booksellers, antiquarians, museums, galleries, and artists from twenty-one countries, showing the very best in contemporary art publishing. The Fair opens from 6-8pm on Thursday, October 1, and runs from October 2 through 4th at P.S.1. Admission to the Fair is FREE. Richard Prince: Calling All Readers, is the featured exhibition, a special, three-day survey of the influential artist's books and posters from the 1970s onward. Zine-makers, artists, collectives, and young publishers bombard two full galleries with all things DIY—from rare zines to hand-packaged DVDs—in the Friendly Fire and Flaming Creatures sections of the Fair. Peres Projects and Daddy the Magazine present a solo exhibition by Bruce La Bruce in a blacked-out gallery. Dexter Sinister, EAI (Electronic Arts Intermix), Gallery 360º from Tokyo, and the entire student body of Dutch super-school Werkplaats Typografie take over P.S.1's project rooms for the duration of the Fair. On the third floor, the Contemporary Artists' Books Conference features a keynote session by artists Maria Eichhorn, Hans Haacke, and lengendary curator/author Seth Siegelaub in conversation with MoMA curator Christophe Cherix. The Fair previews on the evening of Thursday, October 1, followed by a Benefit at Deitch Studios in Long Island City, with musical guests I.U.D. and Silk Flowers. Tickets include limited artist editions by Elmgreen & Dragset, Jutta Koether, Tom Sachs, and Mungo Thomson. Buy tickets online now at http://www.nyartbookfair.com.
