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Registration is now open for the 3rd annual Contemporary Artists' Books Conference, to be held at PS1 on November 5-6. The conference is sponsored by Printed Matter, and held in conjunction with the NY Art Book Fair. The program will include speakers, panels, artists' presentations, and receptions. The conference focuses on recent developments in artists' books. Sessions this year include discussions of zines from the Riot Grrrl movement, typography, pedagogy, and criticism. These and other themes are intended to encourage dialogue amongst scholars, collectors, artists, and librarians. Six panel sessions will be held, along with an hour-long "pecha kucha," or lightning round, in which invited guests will present for five minutes each, discussing one or more artists' books, zines, multiples, etc. This year's keynote panel features Richard Hell, Josh Smith, and Christopher Wool in conversation about various book works they have collaborated on. Full-conference registrants will receive a specially commissioned publication by the multimedia artist, Emily Roysdon. "West St." is an accordion fold artist's book that combines text and photographs by Roysdon with images from the estate of Alvin Baltrop. The setting for both sets of photographs is the deteriorating industrial architecture of the Hudson River piers. Roysdon views this book as part of her ongoing interest in the cultural history of the piers and an opportunity to reflect on Baltrop's spectacular, and unheralded oeuvre of photographs. Registration for the full two-day conference is $100. Tickets for single sessions are $20. Full information at: http://nyartbookfair.com/conference ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~