During the book Vancouver Art Book Fair, I picked up the latest zine by Vancouver based artist, Sonja Ratkay. The zine contains Ratkay’s abstract and empathetic illustrations:
The illustrations are so beautifully minimal and abstract. An eye unfolds into a machine and dreams deject the skull, and float off into the atmosphere.
For more info:
sonjaratkay.com
Vancouver Art Book Fair presented by Project Space
October 4-5 at the Vancouver Art Gallery Annex, 750 Hornby Street.
Vancouver Art Book Fair website description:
Free and open to the public, the Vancouver Art/Book Fair is the only
international art book fair in Canada and one of only two on the West
Coast. In 2014 the event is anticipated to attract over 1,500 visitors from
across the Greater Vancouver Area and beyond.
Presented by Project Space, VA/BF is a two-day festival of artists
publishing featuring nearly one hundred local, national and international
publishers, as well as a diverse line-up of programs, performances and
artist projects. Featured artists travel to Vancouver from across Canada
and the globe, and produce everything from books, magazines, zines and
printed ephemera to digital, performative or other experimental forms of
publication.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3
Members Only Preview
Open to Members of Project Space and the Vancouver Art Gallery
Vancouver Art Gallery, Lobby & Annex, 750 Hornby St.
Friday, October 3, 6ââ¬â8pm
Memberships available at the door or http://www.projectspace.ca/memberships
VA/BF Reception
Free and open to the public
UNIT/PITT Projects, 236 E Pender St.
Friday, October 3, 9pm
Doubles as the launch of ISSUE Magazine, published by UNIT/PITT Projects
SATURDAY & SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4 & 5
Vancouver Art/Book Fair
Free and open to the public
Vancouver Art Gallery Annex, 750 Hornby St.
Saturday & Sunday, October 4 & 5, 12-5pm
Full schedule: http://www.vancouverartbookfair.com
VA/BF has been made possible through the generosity of the following
partners: Vancouver Art Gallery, City of Vancouver, Georgia Straight,
Downtown Vancouver BIA, Discorder, Foam, Sad Mag, Fillip, Geist, Ethical
Bean, The Keefer Bar, Bandidas Taqueria, Paper Pusher, Publishing @ SFU,
Modo and The Paper Hound.
For more information please contact: info@projectspace.ca
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2 – 236 E Pender St
Vancouver BC V6A 1T7
For full description, schedule, events and exhibitors please visit the VA/BF Website:
Art Daily Vancouver 