BOOKED: Hong Kong Art Book Fair 
28 April to 1 May 2023
Tai Kwun Contemporary, Hong Kong

Application Deadline: Friday 20 January 2023
Minisite: www.taikwun.hk/booked (updated annually)

Tai Kwun Contemporary's BOOKED: Hong Kong Art Book Fair is now welcoming applications from contemporary artists, art publishers, art bookmakers, and art organisations for its fifth annual Hong Kong Art Book Fair, from 28 April to 1 May 2023.

Hong Kong’s premier large-scale art book fair will be welcoming approximately 80–100 exhibitors in the upcoming edition, and will be featuring art and artists’ books, photobooks, critical and experimental writing, art magazines, zines, related ephemera and more, as well as a series of public programmes such as talks, performances, displays, workshops and special projects.

Ideal exhibitors will feature at least some of the following: artists’ books, zines, photobooks, art monographs, critical/theoretical and experimental writing. Print-based and other ephemera  (e.g. pins, postcards, posters, stickers, tote bags) are accepted so long as over half of the table includes books, zines, photobooks etc.

BOOKED: Hong Kong Art Book Fair underscores Tai Kwun Contemporary’s dedication to presenting contemporary art publishing through its Artists' Book Library—a growing collection of Asia-centred, artist-driven publications, as well as special projects and programmes that support the cultural ecology in Hong Kong. This includes providing a platform for creative practitioners and publishers who are invested in books as a medium of artistic and intellectual expression to share their work. It also provides an opportunity for public audiences to enjoy and engage with these materials as an important resource for learning and research.

Venue:

Tai Kwun Contemporary

JC Contemporary, Block 20, Tai Kwun, Central, Hong Kong

Dates and Times: (precise hours subject to change)

28 Apr 2023 (Fri): 3–7 pm

29 Apr 2023 (Sat): 12–7 pm

30 Apr 2023 (Sun): 12–7 pm

1 May 2023 (Mon): 12–7 pm

Artist’s Table

Artist’s tables are small tables meant for a publishing presentation by a solo artist or an artist group/collective (not open to art bookshops, publishers, or organisations).

HKD $250

1 small table + 1 chair

Table size: 86 x 86 x 75 cm (approx)

Standard Table

Standard tables are open for artists who need extra space, or for bookshops, publishers, or organisations. These are not open to commercial galleries.

HKD $1000

1 regular table + 2 chairs

Table size: 150 x 70 x 75 cm (approx)

Gallery Table

Gallery tables are open to commercial galleries interested in presenting their publication programme—which should ideally include not only catalogues but a variety of publications or printed matter.

HKD $3000

1 table + 2 chairs

Table size: TBC