Exhibitor Projects
Dent-De-Leone presents (PR 5) a space to sit, read, and meet with Martino Gamper’s Arnold Circus Stool. In the porous outdoor space of the Hixon Courtyard, visitors to the Fair will find light, versatile, and stackable stools intended for use both indoor and outdoor. In 2006, the original design functioned as community seating for a regeneration project of the historic East London landmark, Arnold Circus. Gamper’s responsive and flexible design animates spaces to encourage connection and conversation; a seat, a table, and–turned upside down–storage. Selected titles from Dent-De-Leone and more of Gamper’s objects will be on display.
FKA CA53776V2.gallery (PR 6) is a new iteration of Alex Lukas’s dashboard exhibition space, CA53776V2.gallery. The original project was an experimental curatorial platform housed in a 2007 Ford Ranger; programming focused on the intersection of intimacy, touch, and craft on, in, and around the American road. The "space" closed when four of the Ranger's six engine cylinders began perpetually misfiring. For LAABF 2025, Lukas has reprised the project on the roof of a 2023 Subaru Outback. FKA CA53776V2.gallery brings together a curated selection of oversized bumper stickers displayed in the dubious lineage of "World's Largest" roadside attractions. Participating artists include Will Brown, Christopher DeLoach, Mike Devine, Sky Fusco, Brendan Hanna, Jesse Malmed, and Zach Ozma. Lukas publishes under the imprint Written Names Fanzine.
Radio Frequency (PR 7) is a collaborative project by Dalé Zine and Orange Radio & Homebody. An extension of the two publishers’ broadcasting practice, Radio Frequency will pop up in a 9x9 office space in room K and feature music, reading, talks, and more. The broadcast will stream online and into the courtyard.
Three Star Books (PR 2) returns to the 2025 LA Art Book Fair with a series of new projects: STOD by John Armleder, a book of illusions and mirrors; RUG by Gerard & Kelly, a score for a musician and a dancer inspired by their film E for Eileen, composed in eleven tableaux; an intricate collaboration between BlackMass Publishing and Three Star Books— a box of printed poetic elements designed to be manipulated, reimagining the very notion of the book; and a selection of Raffaella della Olga’s latest delicate typewriter books and typed paintings.
Werkplaats Typografie (PR 1) is an alternative educational programme in graphic design. It functions as a research environment wherein participants define the content, aims, and conditions of their design practices. For the 2025 LA Art Book Fair, the Werkplaats Typografie cohort will represent the personal collection of Holly van Houten. Located in the Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography (HMCT), the project will take place in a slow auction format, addressing topics like value creation and provenance.