Fillip

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Fillip
Founded2004
FoundersJeff Khonsary, Jonathan Middleton, Sadira Rodrigues, Jordan Strom
Country of origin Canada
Headquarters locationVancouver, British Columbia
Publication types Books
Official website fillip.ca

Fillip is a Vancouver-based contemporary art publishing organization formed in 2004. [1] It publishes a magazine as well as books of critical writing. The magazine with the same name was started in 2005. [1] [2] The publisher of the magazine is the Projectile Publishing Society, a Canadian non-profit. [2]

Contents

In 2008, it opened an office on the border between Gastown and the Downtown Eastside from which it hosts month events including artist talks, publication launches, and screenings. [1] [3]

Fillip builds on Vancouver's tradition of critical art publishing such as the pre-magazine era Vanguard (1972–78), Boo (1994–98), and Last Call (2001–02) by stimulating conversations about contemporary art through critical writing, projects, and events.

Books

Beginning in 2009, Fillip began publishing artist books and books of critical writing under the Fillip Editions imprint.

Supplement series

Folio series

Artist's books

Notable contributors

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Fillip: Critical Writing Strikes". ARCLines. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Fillip". Zero1 Magazine. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  3. Emily Anne Kuriyama, "Cool Independent Zines You Should Know About", Complex, 21 March 2014