Artists’ Books and Cookies III at Ooga Booga 2 in July 2014

In July 2014, ForYourArt, Ooga Booga, and Mexico City-based Fundación Alumnos47 hosted the a third iteration of Artists’ Books and Cookies, an event series devoted to artists’ books and encouraging the collection of and community around them.

Artists and publishers were invited to submit books for inclusion with a particular focus on rare materials or unusual techniques. The two-day event featured the exhibition of artist-made books and conversations around independent artist publishing accompanied by cookies from Sqirl.

Saturday featured a series of talks lead by Fundación Alumnos47, including the Art Book Review with Nikki Darling, Brian Kennon and Monica Majoli; and John Tain in conversation with Lisa Anne Auerbach.