#Performances
#About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
The New York and Los Angeles Book Fairs are the largest marketplaces in the world for books by artists. Join Sonel Breslav to discuss the intriguing history of these important book fairs and the enduring appeal of the book as art object.
Sonel Breslav in conversation with Liz Nowell
Content will be available to watch until June 3rd, 2022.
#Artists
Sonel Breslav
Sonel Breslav is an independent curator and the founder of Blonde Art Books, a Brooklyn based organization dedicated to promoting self-published art books through exhibitions, book fairs, talks, and online exposure. Breslav has organized exhibitions and events at venues such as Present Company, Brooklyn, NY; PS1, MoMA, Queens, NY; ICA, Philadelphia, PA; Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA; Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, OH; Hyde Part Center, Chicago, IL; Schema Projects, Brooklyn, NY; Dorsky Curatorial Programs, LIC, NY; and The Silent Barn, Brooklyn, NY. The first book published under the Blonde Art Books imprint, Kitsch Encyclopedia by Sara Cwynar, was launched in April 2014. Breslav received her MA from UCL, London in 2010 and her BFA from University of Buffalo — State University of New York in 2005. She currently works at Murray Guy, New York.
Liz Nowell
Liz Nowell is an arts leader and curator with over fifteen years’ experience working in Australian and international contemporary art. Currently she is Director of the Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, a role she has held since 2019. Prior to this, she was founding CEO of ACE Open, Adelaide and Executive Director, Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia.
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