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05-February-2012
folio will be included in PUBLICITY, next Booklet Library event at their new location in Shibaura House, Japan. There will be 16 meters of shelving with hundreds of independent publications from around the world! The opening will be on the 18th of February. After this, you can find folio issue zero and issue one at their permenant library collection.
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30-January-2012
folio will take part in Book Arts Fayre in Ffotogallery, Cardiff on Saturday 25th February, sharing the table with Tant Magazine. Unfortunatelly we won't be there in person but say hello to our friends at Tant and get a copy of their issue zero.
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28-January-2012
We are now in Rome! Find folio in Let'sArt Libreria d'arte.
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25-January-2012
folio is now at Base in Florence!!, one of the most exciting art spaces in the city.
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16-January-2012
On Imperica.com find a very interesting conversation between folio & A PLACE IS A SPACE WE GIVE MEANING's maker Paul Bailey. READ HERE
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04-January-2012
Folding folio issue one with the help of this gigantic but lovely machine !! ... and a bit of a messy ending.
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21-December-2011
You can now find us at a great art space in Glasgow : Good Press Gallery. Do pop in when you are in the area.
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10-December-2011
folio is mentioned at It's Nice That blog. Have a look at it → HERE ←
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30-November-2011
Thanks to everyone who came to the launch last Friday. It was a good night with great publications all around us. Photos below:
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11-November-2011
More info on side publications that will be available at folio issue one launch at Banner Repeater on Friday 25th November:
Bandrolsüz : An Istanbul based collective of independent publishers. At the launch there will books by Bakkal Press (Timothee Huguet, Gamze Özer, Kristina Kramer, Haktan Özer, Nobuyoshi Takagi and Gosia Machon); ONAGÖRE (Ali Taptik and Okay Karadayilar) and Too Many Books (Gözde Türkkan).
Island Editions : A London-based, independent publisher of artist books and illustrated books. It is run by Lizzie Alice Robinson and Dylan Spencer-Davidson. Their new book, published in June 2011, Nova Cantabrigiensis by John Devlin will be available at the launch.
The Mays XIX : Each year, the Mays publishes a selection of new writing and art from students at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. This issue is edited by Philip James Maughan and Catriona Gray. Guest edited by : poetry by Jarvis Cocker, prose by Richard Milward and visual arts by Paul Smith.
+ plus all the other great publications that are available at Banner Repeater
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3-November-2011
folio issue one is ready to launch! Join us on Friday 25th November at Banner Repeater
Banner Repeater is a contemporary art space located on Platform 1 of Hackney Downs overground station, London. It has a reading room which houses many artists' publications and other printed material. As an addition to this, folio will be having a selection of independent publications by Istanbul based collective Bandrolsüz, YH485 Press, Island Editions' first book Nova Cantabrigiensis and The Mays XIX.
We have also been working with designer Paul Bailey to explore ways of reinventing the physicality of printed material. He has created a new publication from copies of folioissue zero called 'A PLACE IS A SPACE WE GIVE MEANING', which will be on display at the launch.
We will be selling folio for a special 'launch price' of £5, for all the supportive friends who join us on the evening. Later on you'll be able to find copies in some great shops around the UK.
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24-October-2011
A last minute change, unfortunately Annabel Banks won't be in our next issue. Matt Lomas is taking over from Annabel. Follow Annabel's blog from here
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29-July-2011
The selected artists for folio issue one are:
Edward Salem,
Yunji Park,
Annabel Banks,
Chloë Ĝstmo and
Emiliano Zelada.
Also with this issue we are also introducing a new online 'project space' on the website. To start off, designer Paul Bailey will be working with multiple copies of issue zero to create a new publication.
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6-June-2011
3 folios in Bordeaux! This is a great bookshop dedicated to artists' publications in Bordeaux, France. You can find more about nak un oeil here.
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29-April-2011
You can now find folio in Banner Repeater. This is a contemporary art space run by Ami Clarke, located on platform 1 of Hackney Downs Station. Please check it out if you already haven't!
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19-March-2011
Thanks to everyone who sent us their submission for folio issue one. We will be contacting the selected artists by the beginning of May.
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21-Feb-2011
folio has become one of the founding members of an Istanbul based independent publications association called Bandrolsüz.
The first event will take place this Thursday 24th February In Beyoglu, Istanbul.
Have a look at bandrolsuz.org for more info.
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11-Feb-2011
This is an ongoing ad, so let us know if you have any ideas at any time.
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02-Feb-2011
Francesca Banchelli will be the new guest editor of folio issue one. Submit your proposals by 15th March.
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16-Jan-2011
You can now find a copy of folio in ICA Bookshop, Donlon Books, Koenig Books, Magma Books, Lik + Neon and Lydia Fulton Wapping Project Bookshop
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25-Dec-2010
folio issue zero launch took place on 26th of November at The Rag Factory, London. Thank you to everyone who came and supported the magazine !
We also had a great selection of independent publications and artists' books on sale. Have a look at our books page to remind yourselves of what we had on the night and
perhaps reconsider collecting any of them !
Superfolio is now on sale, featuring limited edition postcards by issue zero artists:
Bumf Collective,
Siân Robinson Davies,
Ben Dawson and
Dead Photographers Project.
Here are some photographs from the night :
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10-Nov-2010
folio issue zero launch will take place on 26th of November at The Rag Factory, London.
We will be having a selection of independent publications and artists' books on sale including Crimson Hexagon by Andrew Lister and Matthew Stuart, Nieves Books, The Mays, Impulsive Random Platform and l m n o p shop from Brighton. Publications from individual artists include : Gamze Õzer, Wuon - Gean Ho, Turnhurst, Greig Burgoyne, Pete McPartlan, Gözde Türkkan, Ella McCartney and Robert Bidder.
Superfolio will also be on sale, featuring limited edition postcards by issue zero artists: Bumf Collective, Siân Robinson Davies, Ben Dawson and Dead Photographers Project.