Contemporary Artists' Books Conference

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The Contemporary Artists' Books Conference (CABC) was started in 2008 by a volunteer group of librarians belonging to the New York Chapter of the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NY). It has been held annually during the New York Art Book Fair as part of its special programming since 2009. [1]

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History

The Contemporary Artists’ Book Conference (CABC) presents in-depth talks, panels, and conversations to further the critical dialog surrounding artists’ books. The CABC committee is made up of historians, art librarians, artists, and professionals in the field and sessions cover a range of lively topics presented by artists, scholars, and other leading figures. [2]

Initiated in 2008 by a volunteer committee of art librarians from the New York area, the Contemporary Artists' Book Conference held its first conference at the Museum of Modern Art with a keynote interview of Hans-Ulrich Obrist interviewing Joseph Grigely & Rirkrit Tiravanija. [3] James Mitchell, formerly of the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Jennifer Tobias, Milan Hughston and David Senior of the Museum of Modern Art Library; Deirdre Donohue and Matthew Carson of the International Center of Photography; Ryan Haley of the New York Public Library; Deirdre Lawrence of the Brooklyn Museum Library; and Tony White of the Maryland Institute College of Art. Stephen J. Bury of the Frick Art Reference Library joined the committee in 2010. [4]

Beginning in 2009, the conference was organized in partnership with Printed Matter's New York Art Book Fair as part of the Fair's public programming. [5] The CABC was also included in Printed Matter's LA Art Book Fair beginning in 2014. [6]

In 2020 Center for Book Arts assumed administrative responsibility for CABC in collaboration with the CABC committee while continuing the program partnership with Printed Matter and the New York Art Book Fair. [7]

Programming

Although the programming for the conference varies from year to year, all conferences are united by their focus on emerging practices and issues within art-book culture. In addition to organizing the annual conference, CABC's planning committee commissions a new artists’ book as part of its program. Previously commissioned artists include James Hoff, Eve Fowler, Dexter Sinister, David Horvitz, Triin Tamm and Emily Roysdon, and the “assembled magazine” Adventures, produced by Aaron Flint Jamison. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ NY Art Book Fair. Archived 2015-01-03 at the Wayback Machine website.
  2. ↑ "About CABC". Center for Book Arts. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "2008 CABC New York". Center for Book Arts. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  4. ↑ Contemporary Artists' Books Conference at NY Art Book Fair. Archived 2015-01-13 at the Wayback Machine website.
  5. ↑ Maria Lokke (2012). "How to Prep for the NY Art Book Fair." The New Yorker (September 27).
  6. ↑ LA Art Book Fair website http://laartbookfair.net/
  7. ↑ "2020 Contemporary Artists' Book Conference". The Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ↑ Contemporary Artists' Books Conference at NY Art Book Fair. Archived 2015-01-13 at the Wayback Machine website.
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