Posts Tagged: Book fair

AND Lectures and James Bridle

By Silvio Lorusso, May 11, 2011

The Piracy Project is an international publishing and exhibition project exploring the philosophical, legal and practical implications of book piracy and creative modes of reproduction. This project is developed by Andrea Francke, Lynn Harris and Eva Weinmayr. Last week, on the 5th of May, James Bridle gave a speech which was entitled “The New Pierre [...]

Amsterdam Art/Book Fair 2011

By Silvio Lorusso, May 3, 2011

Just a few days before the Unbound Book Conference will take place, the Amsterdam Art / Book fair will be held as well. The Amsterdam Art/Book Fair gives special attention to art and design academies involved in publishing. This first conference will take place on the 14 & 15 of May 2011, presenting a high [...]

The Buenos Aires Book Fair: Books without Borders

By Silvio Lorusso, April 18, 2011

The 37th International Book Fair: Books without Borders takes place 20th April to May 9th. The Book Fair is one of the largest in the world and attracts more than a million visitors each year. The fair is considered one of the most important cultural and editorial events in Latin America and among its visitors [...]

London Book Fair goes digital

By Silvio Lorusso, April 13, 2011

The 40th edition of the London Book Fair focuses this year on digital media’s effects on publishing. The London Book Fair Digital Conference, The Digital Now: Creating Lasting Change, took place a day before the fair opened and hashed out various disruptions and possibilities of the digital turn. Meanwhile the book fair itself takes on [...]