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AVARIE 

[Artbooks Vuoti A Rendere International Edition]

Paris-Berlin based independent publisher, specializing in contemporary art and photo books and exploring the relationship between texts and images, space and body



NEWS

BOOKS

︎︎︎ giuliana prucca devenir minéral [l’éditeur du dimanche]

︎︎︎ kamera cahiers
︎︎︎ antoine d’agata position(s)
︎︎︎ katrien de blauwer silently into the night
︎︎︎ ion grigorescu from static oblivion
︎︎︎ peter downsbrough hence here or option

︎︎︎ flatform snaturamenti

SHOWCASE

MISC.

︎︎︎ tote bags
︎︎︎ booklet
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︎︎︎ poster

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AVARIE

[Artbooks Vuoti A Rendere International Edition]

Paris-Berlin based independent publisher, specializing in contemporary art and photo books and exploring the relationship between texts and images, space and body





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16 | 04 | 25 __ 4:30 pm


Giuliana Prucca | AVARIE | a lecture–performance | CLA, Bibliothèque Watermael, Espace Delvaux, Brussels


A lecture–performance on independent publishing as an artistic practice by Giuliana Prucca – writer, curator, and founder of AVARIE – invited by CLA [Collection de Livres d’Artiste] and hosted at Espace Delvaux, Bibliothèque Watermael, Brussels, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 from 4:30 to 6 pm.




15 – 16 | 03 | 25


LEIPZIG PHOTOBOOK FESTIVAL


AVARIE and Labor Neunzehn are thrilled to take part for the first time in the fourth edition of the Leipzig Photbook Festival from March 15 to 16, 2025, at HALLE 14 – Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst in Leipzig’s Baumwollspinnerei.
You are very welcome to join us!



28 | 11 – 01 | 12 | 24


28 November | an independent book fair | Bulevard Art and Media Institute | Tirana


AVARIE is delighted to make its debut at the third edition of 28 November, an Independent Book Fair, taking place at the Bulevard Art and Media Institute in Tirana, Albania, from Thursday, November 28, to Sunday, December 1, 2024.
On this occasion, Giuliana Prucca, founder and artistic director of AVARIE, will present the book Snaturamenti | a workbook by Flatform on displacement, which she curated and published in collaboration with Light Cone éditions, accompanied by a screening of the short film A Place to Come by the collective artist from Milan.



25 | 11 | 24 __ 7 pm


DEVENIR MINÉRAL | SNATURAMENTI | book presentation and screening | Leporello | Rome


At Leporello – photobooks et al., for the first time in Rome, Giuliana Prucca, founder and artistic director of AVARIE, will present her critical essay Devenir minéral, published by L’éditeur du dimanche in Paris, and Snaturamenti | a workbook by Flatform on displacement, co-published with Light Cone éditions. 
The presentation will feature the screening of Flatform's short film A Place to Come (2011).




06 – 10 | 11 | 24


POLYCOPIES Photography Books | Paris


AVARIE and Labor Neunzehn are thrilled to announce our debut at Polycopies, the Photography Book Fair taking place from November 6 to 10, 2024, at the Concorde-Atlantique Boat and Seine River Banks, in the framework of Paris Photo.

Super 8 filmmaker Helga Fanderl and Giuliana Prucca, founder and artistic director of AVARIE, will be signing their publications on Friday, November 8, at AVARIE | Labor Neunzehn table.



05 – 06 | 10 | 24


WIELS Art Book Fair | Brussels


AVARIE and Labor Neunzehn are glad to invite you to the WIELS Art Book Fair, taking place in the contemporary art center from Saturday, October 5 to Sunday, October 6, 2024.

Giuliana Prucca will be signing her book Devenir minéral, published by L'Éditeur du Dimanche, on Saturday, October 5, 3 pm.

On Sunday, October 6, 2 pm BLIND DATE: Giuliana Prucca (AVARIE) will be in conversation with Carlo Menon (ACCATTONE) at the WIELS Auditorium.



20 – 22 | 09 | 24


BETWEEN BOOKS | Kunsthalle Düsseldorf


AVARIE - in collaboration with Labor Neunzehn - is thrilled to return to Düsseldorf and participate in the second edition BETWEEN BOOKS, from Friday, September 20 to Sunday, September 22, 2024.



06 – 08 | 09 | 24


INDIECON | Independent Publishing Festival | Oberhafen, Hamburg


AVARIE and Labor Neunzehn are delighted to have been invited for the first time to the 11th edition of INDIECON, the independent publishing festival taking place at Oberhafen in Hamburg from Friday, September 6 to Sunday, September 8, 2024.



05 – 06 | 07 | 24


MIRAGE PHOTOBOOK FAIR 2024 | Arles


AVARIE and Labor Neunzehn are delighted to have been invited by La Librairie du Palais to present their publications at the MIRAGE Photobook Fair, from Friday, July 5 to Saturday, July 6, at 14 rue de Vernon, in the framework of Les Rencontres d’Arles opening week.



04 | 07 | 24 __ 3 pm


DEVENIR MINÉRAL | book signing | Librairie du Palais, Arles


During the opening week of Les Rencontres d’Arles festival, Giuliana Prucca, founder and artistic director of AVARIE, is thrilled to sign her book Devenir minéral, a critical essay on mineral matter in art and literature, published by L’éditeur du dimanche. Looking forward to meeting you on Thursday, July 4, at 3 pm, at La Librairie du Palais, 10 rue du Plan de la Cour.



02 – 03 | 07 | 24


ARLES BOOKS FAIR 2024 | ENSP


On Tuesday, July 2, and Wednesday, July 3, from 1 pm to 7:30 pm, you are very welcome to join AVARIE and Labor Neunzehn at the Ecole Nationale supérieure de la photographie for the third edition of the Arles Books Fair, organized by France Photobook, at the invitation of Les Rencontres d’Arles.
 



17 | 06 | 24 __ 6 pm


KAMERA SERIES | N° 10 | HELGA FANDERL
17-21 June 2024 | Labor Neunzehn | Berlin


Second event of KAMERA SERIES | experimental films and printed matter’s fourth edition. KAMERA is a screening program and exhibition of moving images, video art works and artists' books in a former GDR building in Berlin, focusing on critical exchanges about contemporary image. KAMERA is presenting
EIN WINDIGER FRÜHLINGSTAG, an installation by Helga Fanderl featuring a program of Super 8 films, books, sketches, analog equipment, various objects belonging to the artist, and live projections.



31 | 05 | 24 __ 6 pm


SNATURAMENTI | book presentation and screening | Teatrino di Palazzo Grassi | Pinault Collection, Venice


On Friday 31 May 2024, The Teatrino di Palazzo Grassi hosts the presentation of “SNATURAMENTI | a workbook by Flatform on displacement”, published by AVARIE and Light Cone éditions. The event is led by Giuliana Prucca, founder and artistic director of the independent publishing house AVARIE (Paris), Flatform and Emmanuel Lefrant, filmmaker and director of the distribution company Light Cone (Paris). The presentation is accompanied by screenings of the artist’s films and performance works.



16 | 05 | 24 __ 6 pm


KAMERA SERIES | N° 9 | PETER DOWNSBROUGH
16-21 May 2024 | Labor Neunzehn | Berlin


KAMERA SERIES | experimental films and printed matter is back for the fourth year with a new screening program and exhibition of moving images, video art works and artists' books in a former GDR building in Berlin, focusing on critical exchanges about contemporary image.



12 | 05 | 23 __ 6 pm


AVARIE and Snaturamenti | artist talk and screening | Salon, Berlin


Delighted to have been invited by curators Vanina Saracino and Helene Romakin to present our artistic and publishing practice at the Salon they host in Schöneberg, Berlin on Sunday, May 12, 2024 from 6 to 9 pm.



25 – 28 | 04 | 24


PRINTED MATTER’S NYABF


Join AVARIE on 10x10 Photobooks’ table showcasing works from 6 Women Photobook Publishers at Printed Matter's New York Art Book Fair



book excerpt


Antinomie

FARSI MINERALE


A translated-into-Italian excerpt from the critical essay Devenir minéral, written and curated by Giuliana Prucca, has been released on Antinomie, a collective blog on writings and images.



book release


Giuliana Prucca | L’éditeur du dimanche

DEVENIR MINÉRAL


We are delighted to share the exciting news of the release of the critical essay Devenir minéral written by Giuliana Prucca, founder and artistic director of AVARIE, and published by L'éditeur du dimanche in Paris.



15 | 02 | 24 __ 8 pm


INFO ON BOOKS

15 February 2024 | Café Babette | KINDL | Berlin


AVARIE - together with Flatform, Light Cone éditions and graphic designer Vito Raimondi - is glad to present its latest publication SNATURAMENTI at the next edition of INFO ON BOOKS hosted by Café Babette, Kindl – Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst, Berlin.



23 | 11 | 23 __ 12 pm


TOKYO ART BOOK FAIR

23 - 26 November 2023 | Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo


AVARIE - together with Labor Neunzehn and graphic designer Vito Raimondi - is thrilled to announce our debut at the Tokyo Art Book Fair, taking place from November 23rd to 26th, 2023, at the Museum of Contemporary Art.



09 | 11 | 23 __ 5 pm


BETWEEN BOOKS

09 - 12 November 2023 | Kunsthalle Düsseldorf


AVARIE - in collaboration with Labor Neunzehn - is very pleased to take part in the first edition of BETWEEN BOOKS, from Thursday, November 9 to Sunday, Novemver 12, 2023.



03 | 11 | 23 __ 4 pm


SUPER BOOKS 4

03 - 04 November 2023 | Haus der Kunst | Munich


AVARIE - in collaboration with Labor Neunzehn - is very pleased to take part in the fourth edition of SUPER BOOKS, from Friday, November 3 to Saturday, Novemver 4, 2023.



20 | 10 | 23 __ 5 pm


VIENNA ART BOOK FAIR #2

20 - 22 October 2023 | die Angewandte | Vienna


AVARIE - in collaboration with Labor Neunzehn - is very pleased to take part in the second edition of VABF #2, the Vienna Art Book Fair organized by dasbuchkunst, from Friday, October 20, to Sunday, October 22, 2023.



11 | 10 | 23 __ 6 pm


OGGETTO LIBRO | BOOK OBJECT #5

11 - 30 October 2023 | ADI Design Museum | Milan


AVARIE and Labor Neunzehn’s KAMERA CAHIERS n° 1-6 are on show during Oggetto Libro | Biennale Internazionale del libro d'Artista e di Design at the ADI Design Museum in Milan, from October 11th to 30th.



29 | 09 | 23 __ 5 pm


ROLLING PAPER #5 | Independent photo book festival 2023  

29 September - 1 October 2023 | Le Bal | Paris


AVARIE - in collaboration with Labor Neunzehn - is very pleased to take part in the fifth edition of ROLLING PAPER, the independent photo book festival organized by Le Bal Books in Paris, from Friday, September 29, to Sunday, October 1, 2023.



22 | 09 | 23 __ 5 pm


MISS READ | Berlin art book fair & festival 2023

22-24 September 2023 | HKW | Berlin


AVARIE - in collaboration with Labor Neunzehn - is very delighted to invite you to join us at the next edition of MISS READ, a public gathering dedicated to discourse around artists' books, conceptual publications, and publishing as an artistic and political practice, taking place from Friday, September 22, to Sunday, September 24, 2023.



05 – 06 | 07 | 23__ 10 am - 4 pm


ICONOCLASTIC ACTION THROUGH BOOKS AND FILMS | mdva | Arles


A collective thinking on rupture's phenomena proposed by AVARIE at the invitation of leboudoir2dot0.

A two-day program of presentations, conversations, screenings and an independent art book circus during the Rencontres d’Arles photo festival.


An OFF of the OFF event with international guests proposed by Le BIR - Bureau d'Investigation du Réel - at the Maison de la Vie Associative.




20 | 06 | 23 __ 6 pm


KAMERA SERIES | N° 8 | LUISE SCHRÖDER 
20-24 June 2023 | Labor Neunzehn | Berlin


Second event of KAMERA SERIES | experimental films and printed matter’s third edition. KAMERA is a screening program and exhibition of moving images, video art works and artists' books in a former GDR building in Berlin, focusing on critical exchanges about contemporary image.



31 | 05 | 23 __ 5:30 pm


SNATURAMENTI | book presentation and screening | MAMbo Bologna


On Wednesday 31 May 2023, MAMbo presents SNATURAMENTI, a workbook on displacement by the collective artist FLATFORM, active in the field of moving images with experiments that embrace both cinema and contemporary art. Curated by Giuliana Prucca, the book is published by AVARIE and Light Cone éditions, Paris.



26 | 05 | 23 __ 12 noon


BOOKS | Bologna art book festival 2023 

26-28 May 2023 | MAMbo Bologna



AVARIE - in collaboration with Labor Neunzehn - is very happy to take part in BOOKS, first edition of the artists’ book festival, curated by Danilo Montanari editore and Lorenzo Balbi at MAMbo - Museum of Modern Art in Bologna - Sala delle Ciminiere, from Friday 26 through Sunday 28 May, 2023.



24 | 05 | 23 __ 6 pm


SNATURAMENTI | book presentation and screening | FONDAZIONE MERZ Turin



On Wednesday 24 May 2023, Fondazione Merz presents SNATURAMENTI, a workbook on displacement by the collective artist FLATFORM, active in the field of moving images with experiments that embrace both cinema and contemporary art. Curated by Giuliana Prucca, the book is published by AVARIE and Light Cone éditions, Paris.



20 | 05 | 23 __ 3 pm


FAUSS FEST | independent zine and book fair

20-21 May 2023 | BUNKER Turin




18 | 03 | 23 __ 4 pm


SNATURAMENTI | book talk | WIELS | Brussels

WIELS Art Book Fair | Brussels
18-19 March 2023




10 | 03 | 23 __ 6 pm


KAMERA SERIES | N° 7 |  SERGEJ VUTUC
10-15 March 2023 | Labor Neunzehn
 | Berlin


KAMERA SERIES | experimental films and printed matter is back for the third year with a new screening program and exhibition of moving images, video art works and artists' books in a former GDR building in Berlin, focusing on critical exchanges about contemporary image.




02 | 02 | 23 __ 5:30 pm


SNATURAMENTI | book launch | ICA Milan


Presentation of SNATURAMENTI | a workbook by FLATFORM on displacement at ICA Milan on February 2nd, 2023.



27 | 01 | 23 __ 6 pm


The Art Chapter | Milano Art Book Fair | Base
27-29 January 2023


AVARIE is very glad to take part for the second time in THE ART CHAPTER, the fair focused on book experimentation and research related to contemporary art in Milan.



24 | 01 | 23 __ 6:30 pm


SNATURAMENTI | book launch | Jeu de Paume Paris


Presentation of SNATURAMENTI | a workbook by FLATFORM on displacement at Jeu de Paume in Paris on January 24th, 2023.




20 | 01 | 23 __ 6 pm


Vorspiel | transmediale & CTM 2023 | Berlin


Opening w/ films by Louise Crawford, Stéphan Guéneau and Andrea Dojmi | a KAMERA SERIES selection




11 | 01 | 23 __ 6 pm


SNATURAMENTI | book launch | mumok Vienna


Presentation of SNATURAMENTI | a workbook by FLATFORM on displacement at mumok | museum moderner kunst in Vienna on January 11th, 2023 in the framework of the film retrospective In Person | Flatform | Movements of an impossible time at Stadtkino im Künstlerhaus | Freies Kino.