The Next Page
15.09.2016 – 18.09.2016
NYABF, MoMA PS1, New York
The Next Page offers a dense and precise view of the contemporary creation of the artist's book, beyond its commercial character, it is a real encounter. The exhibition space is located within a historical perimeter for the artists who visit it, and the mixed audience of PS1 is very important. In fact, it is one of the most diverse and lively ephemeral bookstores to date.
The Next Page brought together a selection of works from eight Swiss publishers, six of whom had never before presented their books in the United States.
Within the context of the fair, the exhibition highlighted this selection of works by these publishers and created the tools necessary to mediate and immerse visitors. Of the 280 participants, only twelve were Swiss.
In this way, The Next Page highlighted its structures through curatorial articulation. This action was the most direct way of involving the Swiss publishers selected by The Next Page with the visitors to the exhibition in a coherent, fascinating and dynamic way, while also representing the association's past and future projects.
The Next Page catalogue presents questions developed in advance of the event through a selection of books by Izet Sheshivari. The book contains twenty-four specific questions to publishers and as many answers. They are reproduced here because they reflect important points in our thinking and concerns for the future of the artist's book.
What are the three most important questions to ask a publisher?
What stories interest you?
What is the future of type design?
In what way do you make a profit from your books?
What is your greatest expense?
What three pieces of advice would you give to artists who will make books in the future?
What has been the best question ever asked about artists’ books?
What is your latest experiment?
What do you enjoy about publishing books?
What are the artists’ book of your dreams?
If you only had the right to distribute your books in one country, which country would you choose?
Do you think there are any limits to what you can do?
How do you get readers’ attention?
Does your nationality influence your practice?
What do you think about territories and categories?
What do you like about printing?
Why is binding important?
What is the ultimate question?
What do you think about book swapping?
What do you think about intellectual property?
What do you read?
What do you think about working with famous artists?
What has been your greatest breakthrough?
Are you more afraid of police or printers?
Why did you become a publisher?
What is your editorial view of books as a medium?
What do you think about words and language?
How do you choose the authors you work with?
In your catalogue, which book should I read, and why?
When you design a book, what are your prevailing motivations?
Why did you become a publisher?
Do you think book publishers are bene tting from hyperlinks?
We the answers by publishers Mathieu Christe (Footnotes), Patrick Frey (Edition Patrick Frey), Georg Rutishauser (edition fink), Winfried Heininger (Kodoji Press), Jan Steinbach (Edition Taube), Philippe Karren (Spheres Projects), Izet Sheshivari (Boabooks), Benjamin Sommerhalder (Nieves) Guadalupe Ruiz, Adrien Horni (Turbo) Catherine Gottraux (Cadrat éditions) Samuel Bänziger & Olivier Hug (Jungle Books).