Art Book Extravaganza

May 12th, 2010

Just as there’s a flurry of emerging artists out there producing amazing works in basements and tiny loft studios, there’s a clutch of small publishers rushing to capture their pieces in limited-run art books, chapbooks, and magazines.


If you covet some of these rare works for your bookshelf, then you’d best head to Vancouver’s Artspeak gallery this weekend. Motto, the respected Swiss distributor of rare and experimental art books and magazines, will transform the Gastown gallery into Motto Storefront, a pop-up bookstore filled with hundreds of volumes dedicated to contemporary art.

If DIY’s your thing, the Storefront also hosts Nieves Zine Library, a collection of 100 limited-edition art zines, while fans of video art should check out Forms of Stand Up Comedy, a video series of book-related talks.

Motto Storefront @ Artspeak
May 15 – July 22
233 Carrall Street, Vancouver
Tues – Sun, Noon – 5 pm