ArtsLibris ARCOmadrid 2025
05 — 09 March 2025
ArtsLibris, the International Fair of Artist’s Books, Photobooks, and Self-Publishing, celebrates 10 years since its first edition at ARCOmadrid. This year, it brings together more than 80 publishers, authors, creators, and booksellers from over 20 countries.
Founded in Barcelona in 2009 as a specialized editorial fair focusing on artist’s publications, photobooks, contemporary thought, and self-publishing, ArtsLibris is now hosted at MACBA. It also has a third venue at ARCOlisboa and will be present this year at FIL, the Guadalajara International Book Fair (Mexico).
ArtsLibris serves as a meeting and exchange space for editorial and artistic communities, showcasing the value and possibilities of printed materials, whether containing writing, photography, drawing, engraving, or other forms of artistic expression as a creative medium in itself. Over its fifteen-year trajectory, ArtsLibris has continuously renewed its synergies and challenges. This evolution has positioned it as the only international Catalan and Spanish fair dedicated to this specialized editorial field within the Mediterranean and Ibero-American context.
Dialogue, experimentation, and innovation are the hallmarks of ArtsLibris, a project that holds a special place at ARCOmadrid. It is both a celebration of these publications as an artistic medium and a platform for seminars, debates, performances, and interdisciplinary collaborations.
The artist’s book is a democratic and empathetic medium for accessing contemporary art. Through its collaboration with ARCO, ArtsLibris has established itself as a bridge between art and the general public, particularly younger generations. It fosters collecting through a diverse and rigorous editorial community, creating new intersections between art and society through publications and artefacts that reflect artistic practices.
These dialogues have connected a multitude of voices, including renowned critics, artists, collectors, and specialists, who champion diverse artistic languages and continuously renew perspectives on the creative and commercial processes within the publishing sector. Since its inception, ArtsLibris has gathered more than 350 publishers, showcasing the vast potential for publications in these formats.
Since 2020, ArtsLibris has featured a digital bookstore and a permanent, dynamic, and innovative space: the ArtsLibris bookstore in Barcelona (www.artslibris.cat).
ArtsLibris ARCOmadrid 2025
1+1=11 (ROBERTO EQUISOAIN) (ZARAGOZA) · AADR (ART ARCHITECTURE DESIGN RESEARCH) (MELBOURNE/MÁLAGA/PARÍS) · AKAL (MADRID) · AL-TIBA9 CONTEMPORARY (BARCELONA) · ALEJANDRA MORALES (BARCELONA) · ALIAS (CIUDAD DE MÉXICO) · AMAZINK PRINT STUDIO (MADRID) · AMAGATS (BARCELONA) · AMEN & CO (BARCELONA) · ANIMALES DE LORCA (VALENCIA) · ÀFRIQUES EDICIONS (BARCELONA) · AQC EDITORS (BARCELONA) · ARCADIA (BARCELONA) · ARCHIVEBOOKS (BERLÍN) · ARTE ESTAMPA (MADRID) · ARTLECTA (GUADALAJARA, MÈXICO) · ARTSLIBRIS SERIE AL (BARCELONA) · BENVENISTE CONTEMPORARY (MADRID) · BLUEPROJECT FOUNDATION (BARCELONA) · BONART (GIRONA/BARCELONA) · BRUNO TONINI (GUSSAGO) · CAJA NEGRA (BUENOS AIRES) · CASA DE VELÁZQUEZ (MzqADRID) · CASA FALCONIERI EDIZIONI (CAGLIARI) · CENDEAC – CARM (MURCIA) · CENTRE D´ART LA CAPELLA (BARCELONA) · CENTRO DE ARTE FUNDACIÓN MARÍA JOSÉ JOVE (A CORUÑA) · CÓMO SER FOTÓGRAFA (MADRID) · DACIL (BUENOS AIRES/MADRID) · DANIEL MUÑOZ RODRÍGUEZ (MADRID) · DISKO BOOKS (BARCELONA) · DXI PUBLICATIONS (VALENCIA) · EDICIONES VILASECO (A CORUÑA) · EL LOCAL (MADRID) · ENTRELAZANDO (CALI) · ESCIF (VALENCIA) · ESCUELA DE ARTE DE OVIEDO (OVIEDO) · ESPE PONS & JORDI JOVÉ (BARCELONA) · EVA PUJOL (GURB) · EXIT PUBLICACIONES (MADRID) · FABRA I COATS: CENTRE D’ART CONTEMPORANI (BARCELONA) · FIEBRE PHOTOBOOK (MADRID) · FONTANAR EDICIONES (SEGOVIA) · FUERADCARTA (MADRID) · FUNDACIÓ JOAN MIRÓ (BARCELONA) · FUNDACIÓ VILA CASAS (BARCELONA) · GALERÍA SENDA (BARCELONA) · GASPAR WAREHOUSE (BARCELONA) · GREYLOCK (NAVARRA) · INSTITUT DE CULTURA, AJUNTAMENT DE BARCELONA (BARCELONA) · KIT CANÍBAL (MADRID) · KUNSTHALLE LISSABON (LISBOA) · LA MALETA DE PORTBOU (BARCELONA) · LA NAVAL (CARTAGENA) · LA VIRREINA CENTRE DE LA IMATGE (BARCELONA) · LA ZÚA EDICIONES (CUENCA) · LANIPSEBOOKS (BARCELONA) · LAS CIERVAS (SEVILLA) · MACBA (BARCELONA) · METALES PESADOS (MADRID) · MIA MARTÍ (BARCELONA) · MIRALOOKBOOKS (MADRID) · MÓNICA MENA SANTOS (SEVILLA) · MORENO&SORIA (TERRASSA) · MORERA MUSEU D’ART MODERN I CONTEMPORANI DE LLEIDA (LLEIDA) · MOUSSE MAGAZINE AND PUBLISHING (MILÁN) · MUNDZIC (LONDRES) · MUSEO UNIVERSIDAD DE NAVARRA (PAMPLONA) · NIA DELFAU (BARCELONA) · NON FINITO (MADRID) · OGAMI PRESS (MADRID) · OJOS DE BUEY (BARCELONA) · PERDITA METABUK – SANDRA MARCH (BARCELONA) · PER(R)UCHO RISOGRAPH (VALENCIA) · RAIÑA LUPA (BARCELONA) · ROCIOSANTACRUZ (BARCELONA) · ROGA EDICIONES (CIUDAD DE MÉXICO) · SIRANDA (CIUDAD DE MÉXICO) · SUD SUD LISBOA (LISBOA) · SUMMA (MADRID) · TBA21. THYSSEN-BORNEMISZA ART CONTEMPORARY (MADRID) · TEMBLORES (CIUDAD DE MÉXICO) · TINTA INVISIBLE EDICIONS (BARCELONA) · TURNER (MADRID) · URUCUM (LISBOA) · VERTIZ PANI (CIUDAD DE MÉXICO) · XAVIER MANRIQUE (BARCELONA)
SPEAKERS' CORNER
A dynamic and flexible space for discussion, dissemination and exchange between authors, editors and the general public.
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SATURDAY, MARCH 8
15:30 – CASA DE VELAZQUEZ
Presents: Carta a Cadaqués. With: Lou Freda, Olivia Funes Lastra and Véronique Gilles de la Londe.
Carta à Cadaqués is a short poem written by Elena Quiroga during a stay on the Costa Brava. The French translation of this poem, originally published in 1961 in Santander, was done by Lou Freda, who also wrote the prologue. Olivia Funes Lastra did the drawings and the epilogue.16:00 – CASA FALCONIERI EDIZIONI
Presents: Actualidad del libro de artista. En Cerdeña, de Maria Lai a Gabriella Locci. With: Gabriella Locci Falconieri, Dario Piludu Medda, Maria Sofia Pisu, Jorge García Gómez-Tejedor, Mayte Ortega Gallego
A discussion on the role of the artist’s book today, its evolution, and its presence in fairs, museums, and galleries.16:30 – GREYLOCK
Presents: La novela de artista: La novela como medio en las artes visuales. With: David Maroto
The novel has emerged as a new medium in visual arts, integrating fiction, storytelling, and subjectivity into artistic projects. This work consists of a theoretical essay and a research project in novel form.17:00 – OGAMI PRESS
Presents: In-Ázuma. Eduardo Nave. With: Juan Lara (director of Ogami Press) and Eduardo Nave (artist)
Inspired by Treinta y seis vistas del Monte Fujiby Hokusai, Eduardo Nave documented the eruption of La Palma over a year, resulting in the portfolio In-Ázuma, a series of five engravings on Japanese paper produced by Ogami Press and designed by the Underbau studio.17:30 – CÁTEDRA
Presents: Galerías de arte. Conceptos, historias y otras particularidades de Pedro Marín Boza. With: Guillermo de Osma
A presentation on the historical evolution of art galleries, their impact on the artistic ecosystem, and the challenges they face today and in the future.18:00 – BLUEPROJECT FOUNDATION
Presents: 2013-2023 Blueproject Foundation. With: Renato Della Poeta, Aurelien Le Genissel, Pedro Torres
A commemorative book marking the 10th anniversary of Blueproject Foundation, highlighting site-specific exhibitions, emerging artists, and the institution’s evolution.18:30 – CAJA NEGRA
Presents: No nos matarán ahora. With: Jota Mombaça (artist)
The author explores tensions between ethics, aesthetics, and politics in contemporary art through essays, fiction, and autobiographical writings.19:00 – CENDEAC
Presents: Tierra en blanco. With: Manuel Cebrián (General Director of ICA), Pedro Medina (curator), and Rosell Meseguer (artist)
Tierra en blanco is a retrospective of Rosell Meseguer’s work and creative process, featuring her most significant series and critical texts from the past 20 years.19:30 – MUSEO UNIVERSIDAD DE NAVARRA
Presents: Rafael Levenfeld Fotógrafo y Cuatro décadas del Museo Universidad de Navarra. With: Ignacio Migueliz, Valentín Vallhonrat, Jaime García del Barrio
Presentation of two publications: a photography book and another on the museum’s collection, reviewing four decades of history and heritage. -
SUNDAY, MARCH 9
12:30 – SENDA
Presents: YAGO HORTAL – ZETA CERO (Collector’s Edition). With: Yago Hortal and This Side Up
A selection of Yago Hortal’s works spanning 10 years of his career, featuring texts by Enrique Juncosa and a transcribed interview with Peter Halley, conducted for the H+H. Halley meets Hortal exhibition at Galería Senda.13:00 – KIT CANÍBAL
Presents: Un barrio saliendo del barro. With: Javi Vaquero and Santi Vaquero
A photobook documenting the collective memory of Vallekas through images and narratives about migration, neighbourhood struggles, and social movements from the 20th century to the present.13:30 – AMAGATS
Presents: Jardín sin imagen, de Manuel Aramendia With: Manuel Aramendia, Mònica Sans Carré
An exploration of the natural environment through forms, colours, and spatial relationships, inspired by Sol Lewitt’s linear sequences and repetitions.14:00 – KUNSTHALLE LISSABON
Presents: Thunder in Our Hearts – 15 Years of Kunsthalle Lissabon. With: João Mourão, Luís Silva and Teresa Solar Abboud.
A commemorative book marking the 15th anniversary of Kunsthalle Lissabon, highlighting its 60+ exhibitions and its impact on Portuguese and international contemporary art.14:30 – ESPE PONS & JORDI JOVÉ
Presents: Fotolibros. With: Espe Pons.
Espe Pons will discuss her photobooks Bajo la luz del mar, Tierra, and Flucht, and present Portraits, a visual reflection on surveillance society. These four works combine art, history, and social critique.15:30 – DACIL
Presents: Arte Urbana – Programa de Arte Público 2010-2025. With: Jorgelina Dacil Infer (curator of the program), María Alejandra Gatti (editor), and guests.
A journey through fifteen years of the Public Art Program in Buenos Aires, exploring reflections on art, architecture, and community.16:00 – VERTIZPANI PROGGETTI
Presents: 2020. With: V. Vertiz Pani
An artist’s book based on a notebook created during the pandemic, where drawing and automatic painting are transformed into a limited-edition publication on paper.16:30 – COMO SER FOTOGRAFA
Presents: El paraíso come carne. With: Elena De La Rua.
The work invites reflection on existence, death, and transformation, exploring its connection to universal laws through photographs of animal corpses in symbolic landscapes.17:00 – ÀFRIQUES EDICIONS
Presents: Recuerdo de mi comunión Xtellar. With: Marta Callen (author) and Pere Pich (publisher)
The author uses artificial intelligence to explore themes such as memory, time, and the construction of reality.17:30 – MUSEO DE BELLAS ARTES DE OVIEDO
Presents: Landscapes of Affection. With: Blanca de la Torre (head curator, Helsinki Biennial, Finland), Lucía García (director, IMAL, Belgium), and Noemi Iglesias Barrios (artist)
An exhibition catalogue analysing the exploitation of minerals and technological overproduction in a digital society, exploring its environmental impact from a multidisciplinary perspective.