Self Publish, Be Happy Weekend at The Photographers' Gallery
Self Publish, Be Happy Weekend at The Photographers' Gallery
Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 June 2010
The Photographers' Gallery, 16 – 18 Ramillies St, London W1F 7LW
Free Admission
Self Publish, Be Happy Weekend at The Photographers’ Gallery is a unique showcase of exceptional contemporary DIY photo books selected by curator and founder of Self Publish, Be Happy, Bruno Ceschel. The weekend long event will offer art book lovers the opportunity to discuss, admire and be inspired by publications originating from around the world. A selection of the books will be for sale in The Photographers’ Gallery Bookshop. Visitors will also be able to meet the authors/publishers in The Photographers’ Gallery first floor Café and Bookshop at various book signings throughout the weekend.
Artist-made books are an age-old tradition but now more than ever, photographers are making their own books, and for many this is a fundamental part of their practice. For Self Publish, Be Happy Weekend at The Photographers’ Gallery, Bruno Ceschel has picked his fifty favourite recently self-published books by both emerging and established artists, from obscure zines xeroxed in student bedrooms to traditionally printed photo books. In a time when the financial crisis is redefining the art world, the DIY ethos is, once again, reconsidered and revalued.
A limited edition catalogue of only 200 has been produced for the event with photographs by Nik Adam, Peter Haynes (OUR STUDENTS!) and Åsa Johannesson and will be available exclusively at The Photographers’ Gallery Bookshop on the weekend.
Self Publish, Be Happy Weekend is curated by Bruno Ceschel and organised in collaboration with The Photographers’ Gallery. Self Publish, Be Happy is an organisation founded by Ceschel in 2010 with the aim to celebrate and promote self published photo books through events, such as fairs, exhibitions and conferences, books and online. Self Publish, Be Happy also organises workshops to help photographers make and publish their own books. For more information visit: selfpublishbehappy.wordpress.com
Posted by Maria Kapajeva on May 19th 2010
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