THE EDITORIAL is a research project that considers the expanding role and network of independent contemporary art publishers in Asia and their impact internationally through a curated series of public events, exhibitions and discussions.
Over the last decade, art publishing has moved beyond exhibition catalogues, magazines, artist books, and historical and philosophical writing to incorporate literary, research-based, digitally-oriented, and other hybrid practices. Simultaneously, the apparatuses of articulating and delivering content, from art book fairs to art libraries and archives are being rethought and reshaped as 'curated' sites.
In responding to these changes, THE EDITORIAL focuses on an area that has received little critical analysis despite its rapid growth, paying particular attention to the connections, influences, and differences between the making, curating, editing, and writing of art through publishing. In this framework different perspectives on independent publishing are considered, generating research through artistic and critical means while placing the distinct cultural backgrounds of different regions of Asia in a broader context. In doing so the project proposes an 'editorial aesthetics' at the nexus of contemporary art production.
The programme examines what possibilities exist for rethinking the conditions of publishing in the face of region specific circumstances and challenges, plus the crucial role of museums, archives, and self-organised initiatives. Central to this endeavour is the establishment of a peer network of emerging to established independent artist‐led publishers to build a foundation for art publishing in Asia.
The two-day programme includes public lectures and debates, publication launches with related performances, readings, and events, and a display within an Asian street market inspired installation alongside internal workshops by and for international art publishing practitioners including: C&G, Badlands Unlimited, Hagai, Frances HORN, Lovely Daze, Jo Ying PENG, Ran Dian, ruangrupa, David SENIOR, Small Tune Press, Spring Workshop, Waterfall, White Fungus, Jun YANG & more
A series of collateral events will take place in art bookshops and cultural venues across Taipei, and through a subsequent 'Free Parking' exhibition at Asia Art Archive in Hong Kong.
THE EDITORIAL is a partnership between the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Asia Art Archive, and the Vernacular Institute initiated by Ingrid Chu and Kit Hammonds for the 2016 Taipei Biennial.
2016.12.10 - 11
Taipei Fine Arts Museum
Asia Art Archive
English：http://www.aaa.org.hk/TheEditorial
Chinese：http://www.aaa.org.hk/TheEditorialCHI
Vernacular Institute
http://www.vernacular.institute/