Again, A Time Machine – A Book Works Touring Exhibition

Preview 15 September, 3.00-5.00pm

Edinburgh Printmakers
23 Union Street
Edinburgh, EH1 3LR
www.edinburghprintmakers.co.uk

Again, A Time Machine, reappears at Edinburgh Printmakers Gallery, with the presentation of Make the Living Look Dead, The Wanderer (The Storage) by Laure Prouvost and A Poster Project by Jonathan Monk.

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Lynne Tillman: New Guest Editor of The Happy Hypocrite

The Happy Hypocrite is a annual journal for and about experimental art writing. Issue 6, guest edited by Lynne Tillman is due to be published by Book Works, Summer 2013. The Happy Hypocrite is now looking for submissions for this guest edited issue Freedom.

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Co-Series – with organisations seeking to publish beyond their limits

Book Works is pleased to annouce a new series of publications initiated by Book Works with organisations seeking to publish or distribute beyond their limits.

Book Works and Situations would like to invite you to the launch of the first title in this new series:

The Master Plan, Launch Event

Friday 22 September 2012, 12.30–1.30pm
The London Art Book Fair
Zilkha Auditorium
Whitechapel Gallery

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BOOKBINDING FOR BEGINNERS – SPRING 2013

Due to our October Bookbinding for Beginners course having filled up so quickly we are running another course in February. Course details are below.

A nine week course in hand bookbinding. Students will have the opportunity to learn basic bookbinding techniques through a variety of historical and contemporary styles, and to use conventional and unconventional binding materials. There will also be a chance to develop a personal project in the latter stages. The course will be for a maximum of 8 students and will be run by Ina Baumeister at Book Works Studio.

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BOOKBINDING FOR BEGINNERS 2012

A nine week course in hand bookbinding. Students will have the opportunity to learn basic bookbinding techniques through a variety of historical and contemporary styles, and to use conventional and unconventional binding materials. There will also be a chance to develop a personal project in the latter stages. The course will be for a maximum of 8 students and will be run by Ina Baumeister at Book Works Studio.

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New Job: Sales and Distribution Assistant (closed)

Book Works – an independent art publisher based in Shoreditch is looking for a Sales and Distribution Assistant to start work early August 2012. The Sales and Distribution Assistant will work directly with Paul Sammut, Sales and Distribution Manager, at Book Works and with other members of Book Works team, as needed.

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Again, A Time Machine – Final Part: Stewart Home Opening Thursday 5 April, 2012

Stewart Home

Presented as part of Book Works’ Again A Time Machine, an exhibition in which the twin poles of archive and distribution are explored through new art commissions, performance and the written and spoken word, SPACE hosts the first UK retrospective of Stewart Home’s work.

Exhibition continues: 6 April to 20 May 2012
Monday to Friday 10am–5pm
Saturday to Sunday 12–6pm

SPACE
129–131 Mare Street
London E8 3RH
Tel. 020 8525 4330

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Exhibition News and a Special Offer

Book Works is thrilled that The Happy Hypocrite has been selected for Millenium Magazines at MoMA, New York. Also in New York, Slavs and Tatars present Prayway as part of New Museum’s second triennial, The Ungovernables.

Here in London, Jeremy Deller and David Shrigley take over the Hayward Gallery.

Artists’ books by all these artists are available from our new website, and all good bookshops.

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