bloom (mood/doom) bloom, Pennsylvania, 2013
All my thoughts and love go to everyone at Open Space and Baltimore right now. You’re all a beautiful and strong community that I believe in.
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all photographs by Suzanna Zak unless otherwise noted. ~*~*~**~`!
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NYC Preview
Opening Reception: Friday, 3 May 2013, from 7 to 9
4-5 May from 12-8pmTen10 Studios
10-10 47th Road
Long Island City
The Gottlund bookhouse is honored to have three books that we have published included in the 10x10 American Photobooks exhibition. Selected were Broon by Erin Nelson, Our Teen-age Boys & Girls by Maggie Lee and The Copier by Nicholas Gottlund & Suzanna Zak.
c u tomorrow ny
Our Teenage Boys & Girls featured in 10 x 10 American Photobooks exhibit ;-D
Statement - Philip Tomaru
I’m excited and honored to have been invited to select 10 American photobooks to be featured in the online component of the 10x10 American Photobooks exhibition organized by the International Center of Photography Library, the Tokyo Institute of Photography, and the Photobook Facebook Group.
My initial excitement upon being invited was followed by moments of trepidation, as the task of reducing my selection to 10 books suddenly felt like a daunting one. From the outset, I decided to self-impose some parameters to help guide my selection process. First, I decided to focus only on books that I own. I also expanded my definition of photobooks to include photozines and other artists’ publications that use photographic content as source material. Finally, I attempted to eschew books by the “usual suspects.” After a few rounds of tweaking to avoid redundancy with the other lists, my selection represents a diverse spectrum of photobooks and photozines culled from my personal collection.Indeed, this selection reflects my own personal tastes and interests, which lean more heavily towards self-published books and independent publishers. Over the past several years, we’ve seen explosive growth in independent publishing as artists have sought direct engagement with both analog and digital technologies in the production and circulation of their work. My selection acknowledges these dynamic and vibrant efforts. These are books I enjoy in the comfort of my home while sipping a cup of coffee. These are books I discovered through direct contact with artists, at specialty bookstores, and at venues such as the NY Art Book Fair. Essentially, these books caught my eye, bring pleasure to my daily rituals, and embody aesthetic, conceptual, and technical qualities that I value.
One more thought: anyone who has ever attended the NY Art Book Fair or similar book fairs knows that the amount of material on display can be overwhelming. After a few hours, my brain lacks the cognitive capacity to process so much visual information. With over 200 exhibitors, there easily must be several thousand titles on view. That’s why the 10x10 Photobook project is important – it can function as a handy Field Guide to this fantastic, overwhelming landscape of photobook publishing. Based on the selections announced by my fellow specialists thus far, I’ll need to update my “must-see” list for the upcoming summer and fall book fair season.
really excited to be included in this!
SELF-SERVICE, ALL LOOK, R3AL NEW 4 JOY, SURE SIGN TIME, ADVENTURE DISCOVERY, letterpress & trace mono-print, 2013
Here are my thoughts on books.
The catalogue from Asamblea/Ensamblar is now up! I’m pretty excited about the format of the whole thing. It’s nice to see sites that are so engaging. So glad to have been a part of this.
Nicholas Gottlund, MAKE READY
April 18 – May 1, 2013
Opening Thursday April 18, 6–8PM
NY heads, see you Thursday!
come out come out
Two test riso prints from our next book by Suzanna Zak - Place And.
I’m excited to announce my newest book project, Place And. Years of West Virginia photos finally coming together. I’m absolutely thrilled with the printing. 4 COLOUR RISO!!!
