Turning Tables Art Book Fair + Show

Image features publications from Book Works, Floating Opera Press, Chez Moi Books, and Artexte.

Critical Distance presents
TURNING TABLES Art Book Fair + Show

Launching Thursday, November 28, 2024, 5-8pm in conjunction with 401 Richmond’s annual Holiday Open House — visit us in Suite 122!

featuring

Art Metropole Toronto
Artexte Montreal
Angela Zhang Utrecht NL
Book*Hug Press Toronto
Book Works London UK
C Magazine Toronto
Chez Moi Books Toronto
Colour Code Toronto
Critical Distance Toronto
Feels Zine Toronto
Floating Opera Press Berlin
The Goldfarb Gallery fka AGYU Toronto
Grace Vali Toronto
Half Letter Press Chicago / Fort Wayne
Onsite Gallery Toronto
Optica centre d’art contemporain Montreal
PATINAPATINA Magazine Toronto
Possible Worlds Ottawa
Robert McLaughlin Gallery Oshawa
Sheer Spite Press Montreal
and more!

fair+show dates

Launch event: Thursday, November 28, 5-8pm
Fair/Show continues: Friday, November 29 – Saturday, November 30, 12-6pm, then Thursdays – Saturdays thru December 14, 2024, 12-6 pm and by appt

Free and open to the public, TURNING TABLES is a hybrid art book fair + show that will shine a spotlight on over 20 local and international arts publishers and producers of art books, critical arts publications, periodicals, prints, apparel, editions, multiples, and more — just in time for the 2024 holiday season.

Join us for the main event Thursday, November 28 from 5 to 8 pm when we will launch the Fair in conjunction with 401 Richmond’s annual Holiday Open House! Browse our offerings alongside 5 floors of galleries, shops, a licenced café, and 25+ open creative studios.

After the launch evening, the Fair / Show continues during gallery hours through December 14. Stay tuned to our Instagram feed at @critical.distance for exhibitor highlights and new releases to be announced — perfect for all you art book lovers and last minute gift givers!

About Critical Distance

Critical Distance Centre for Curators is a not-for-profit gallery, publisher, and professional network devoted to the advancement of curatorial inquiry in Toronto and beyond. With a focus on critically-engaged, collaborative, and cross-disciplinary practices, underrepresented perspectives and curatorial approaches, and wider public outreach and education on curating and exhibition-making, Critical Distance is an open platform for diverse curatorial perspectives, and a forum for ideas on curating as a way to foster meaningful connections between people across cultures, disciplines, geographies, and generations.

With this pilot initiative, Critical Distance seeks to connect publishers from across Canada and the world with Toronto-based publics and colleagues interested in critical, artful, affordable, and unusual art books, publications, and editions. Subscribe to our newsletter, follow us on Instagram, or visit our website for more information on our publishing-related activities, past, present, and future, including new additions to our Curators Library, e-Shop, and expanded publications-based programs coming soon.

Location and Access Info

Critical Distance is located in Suite 122 on the ground floor at 401 Richmond Street West, a wheelchair accessible building with ramps at both Richmond Street doors, an elevator to all 5 floors, and an accessible washroom on every level. The gallery is equipped with an automatic door and exhibitions are designed with access in mind, including for mobility device users. For any questions or more information, please contact us at info@criticaldistance.ca.

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