While the grand avenue facility was being planned and under construction, moca opened an interim exhibition space called the temporary contemporary in the fall of 1983. Music festival and label market, offering live performances, films, workshops, and panels that celebrate the interactive ecosystem of local and international music communities, along with a label market that will include more than 75 record labels. Anthology editions m06 established in 2016, anthology editions is an independent book publisher based in brooklyn, new york. The geffen contemporary is located in the heart of little tokyo. Fair, will take place april 1214, 2019, at the geffen contemporary at moca. The fair invites 250 international presses, booksellers, artists merchandise distributors, antiquarians, and independent publishers into its space. Conceived by lafms cofounder chip chapman as a follow on to the i. Sixty five, helped to create an entire label that went on to reinvent and support a bevy of new jazz artists. Find lavalette titles at the vancouver artbook fair, at the main curated table.
The record fair portion of the day includes live performances by william basinski, anna wise and joel jerome, plus dj sets from label reps. It probably only trails lacma because of the lanterns. Joe kay and william basinski, and closing with a special treat. The l a art book fair at the geffen contemporary moca. After three years in new york city, this indie record label fair makes its west coast debut at moca, bringing together some of the best and most exciting movers and shakers keeping vinyl alive and thriving. The geffen contemporary at moca admission general admission. The museum is located in the little tokyo district and opened in 1983 with the name the temporary contemporary as an exhibition space to. One of the citys most robust ethnic enclaves is little tokyo, a district on the outskirts of downtown l. A special gala dinner by wolfgang puck and a musical performance by flo rida will follow the reception. Before moca moved in, and architect frank gehry renovated, the geffen contemporary space was home to a hardware store and later, a city warehouse and police car garage. In conjunction with photolucida, melanie flood and shawn records highlight a. Titled living on the edge of obscurity, the project pays tribute to massachusetts feeding tube records, a shop and label known for fringe music.
The world health organization recently declared the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic with over 120,000 infected. A colorful scene flooded the galleries of the geffen contemporary at moca with a swirl of eager visitors migrating from booth to booth, taking in the fairs decorative spirit, buying. Amy helene added a new photo at mike kelly exhibit at moca geffen. Panthers collection, rollo press a collection of flyers of the disco sound system movement in 1980s mexico. The fair features over 300 international presses, booksellers, antiquarians, artists, and independent publishers. This years fair welcomes 390 exhibitors from more than 30. The geffen contemporary at moca museum of contemporary. We are so excited about the event this year, with live. Mocas original space, initially intended as a temporary exhibit space while the main facility was built, is now known as the geffen contemporary, in the. We have been closely monitoring the escalating spread of coronavirus covid19. Book fair is an annual event that invades the geffen contemporary at moca. Gala guests will enjoy a cocktail reception and view the recent exhibition dont look back.
Art book fair for heavily discounted catalogues, monographs, and rare finds to add to your collection. Art book fair 2019 continues at the geffen contemporary at moca 152 north. As the virus continues to spread, two forthcoming art fairs have decided to change their plans for launch. This years fair welcomes 390 exhibitors from more than 30 countries, featuring small press publishers, artists, collectives, institutions, galleries, antiquarian booksellers, and distributors, including the participation of nearly 100 firsttime exhibitors. Completely overwhelming was the most commonly heard descriptor when talking about the highenergy fair, which featured over 200 exhibitors from all over the world, showcasing a broad range of zines. Invite only this years moca gala, chaired by maurice marciano and lilly tartikoff karatz, will honor artist ed ruscha. Because one art book fair isnt enough, the 2yearold nah fair has set up just a block away from moca geffen, with an antiauthoritarian selection of zines, performances and chats with a focus. Art book fair is a unique event for artists books, art catalogs, monographs, periodicals, and zines presented by over 300 international presses, booksellers, antiquarians, artists, and independent publishers. An imprint of the record label mexican summer, anthology is dedicated to uncovering and presenting new narratives through thoughtful, exceptionally designed publications in the fields of art, photography, music, and pop culture history. Photos at the geffen contemporary moca little tokyo. Heres some info on the fair from darin klein, the hammers public programs.
London art book fair at whitechapel gallery, london, uk. Moma ps1 and other music have teamed up to present the second annual come together. Monique and brooke from the hammer store will be on hand at the hammer booth with a variety of our exhibition catalogues and other signature items. We first came across tbw books as the enigmatic imprint responsible for publishing the work of mike brodie, the train hopper and hobo savant whose ethereal polaroids blew the. The standard for the flyer and poster design of the sound systems movement was set by jaime ruelas, an independent graphic designer from. Currently working as the administrative director of a contemporary fine art gallery, spitler is a published rock music writer and photographer, as well as a freelance project manager. Art series produced by joe potts in 1975, lightbulb was a magazine by and for the. We have been closely monitoring the escalating spread of coronavirus covid19 outbreaks in california and globally, and in light of recent news and advisories, it will not be feasible to.