Thurs 9 to Sun 12 November, 2023
Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Germany

Fair opening hours:
Thurs: 17.00 – 21.00
Fri, Sat, Sun: 12.00 – 19.00

Archival Textures was invited to be part of the Under the Weather book table at Between Books, the new art book fair at Kunsthalle Düsseldorf. Under the Weather is an artist-run reference library and occasional reading room in Düsseldorf, dedicated to researching and exhibiting artists’ books and art publications. For Between Books, Under the Weather brings together five initiatives: Archival Textures, Listening Group, Edition Malade, Pacifist Library, and Unbidden Tongues.

Between Books is the first Art Book Fair at Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, where independent art book publishers, artists, independent publishing/DIY collectives, organizations, associations, zines, and magazines are invited to present themselves to a broad audience in the exhibition spaces of the Kunsthalle Düsseldorf and to show how versatile, exciting and contemporary the medium of books can be.

Friday, September 22, 2023
Maastricht University, the Netherlands
Centre for Gender and Diversity

Archival Textures will be present at the Intergenerational Feminisms Symposium organized by the Centre for Gender and Diversity, Maastricht University. We will take part in a panel on Friday, from 14:00 – 15:30, hosted by Noah Littel and Vasiliki Belia. From their announcement:

The roundtable “Visual Practices as Activist Strategies and Counter-Archives” facilitates an intergenerational conversation between early career researchers and feminist elders on the use of visual projects both as activist strategy and as counter-archival practice. Based on concrete visual examples—specifically the exhibition Onderbelicht, zwarte, migranten- en vluchtelingenvrouwen in Nederland, informatie uitwisseling in perspectief at the International Information Center and Archive for the Women’s Movement (IIAV) in Amsterdam (1995); the Lesbisch Prachtboek (1979) and the feminist journal Lust en Gratie (1983-2001); and the Western genre pastiche comic book Calla and Lucy Go West (1981)—feminist elders will reflect on how they have used visual practices to analyze and resist patriarchy, racism and heterosexism. In addition, during this conference we will discuss how visual strategies today—the exhibition Feminist Design Strategies (2021-2023) and the publication series Archival Textures—can provide a counter-archival space to recontextualize historical visual practices, and facilitate intergenerational conversation.

Participants: Carla Schrama (youth worker, activist, co-founder of Café Saarein, Amsterdam), Daniel van Mourik (writer, editor, co-founder of De Feeks, Nijmegen, and former librarian at Atria), Garjan Sterk (researcher, lecturer, coordinator of the interfaculty network Radboud Gender & Diversity Studies), Setareh Noorani (architect, researcher and curator at the Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam), Tabea Nixdorff (artist, typographer and researcher).

From 11:30 until 17:30, you can find Archival Textures posters at the symposium’s book table, curated by Maastricht based bookstore Limestone Books.

Saturday, September 16, 2023
14:00 – 17:00 Tolhuistuin Garden, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Archival Textures will be present at the Book Market of Read My World, the international literature festival in Amsterdam. Come meet us! We’ll share a table with KIOSK Rotterdam and offer posters that give glimpses into the forthcoming books. More about the book market presented by Read My World and Tolhuistuin:

Moving in a changing world: Migration and Diaspora Literature: During the Read My World Festival, you can visit our book market on Saturday afternoon, September 16, in the oasis of Tolhuistuin! This market is entirely dedicated to books and stories about migration and diaspora, themes that concern us all in a world that is increasingly closing its doors. Come stroll and browse along the book stalls, join the book club of Zus n Zo, and meet our curator Lola Shoneyin. Participate in a translation workshop with Jenny Mijnhijmer, listen to the author interviews with Helon Habila and Vamba Sherif, and absorb current knowledge. There is ample space for reading, relaxing, and socializing. The book market is free to visit and also easily accessible.