The Classroom
On the second floor of 950 S. Raymond AveOn Jaguar Group and Fair Use for Artists, with Isadora Reisner and Xiyin Tang
In this session, Isadora Reisner and Xiyin Tang will discuss the nuts and bolts of fair use, an often misunderstood doctrine of copyright law that permits the free and creative use of copyrighted materials without permission in certain circumstances. The conversation will address recent changes to copyright law and its application across appropriation art, collage, parody, documentary film, and more. Reisner will look to her recent artists' book Jaguar Group (Printed Matter, Inc., 2025), a project which offers an account of a 1940s wildlife diorama at the American Museum of Natural History, as a case study for exploring how artists might navigate the challenges of using archival materials and intellectual property in their work. Tang is a Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law and author of Art After Warhol, 71 UCLA L. Rev 870 (2024). Presented by Printed Matter, Inc.
Stencil.wiki, with George Wietor, Kathleen Sleboda, and Robert Baxter
Stencil.wiki is a community-built resource about risograph printing. It maps studios, shares technical knowledge, and archives the global riso community. Now, it is being relaunched on MediaWiki to make it more accessible and easier to use. One of its key features, the event database, has tracked print fairs, workshops, and exhibitions for over a decade. More than just a calendar, it is a growing record of the history and evolution of art book fairs. Join George Wietor (Issue press, founder of Stencil.wiki), Kathleen Sleboda (Draw Down Books), and Robert Baxter (independent risograph mechanic) for an introduction to the new platform and a brainstorming session on how to make this archive a more useful and accessible resource for the community. Presented by Issue Press.
David King Publications 1977–2019, with Luca Antonucci and Matt Borruso
Luca Antonucci (Colpa Press) and Matt Borruso (Visible Publications) present a short slideshow and discuss David King; the artist, graphic designer, and musician best known for designing the Crass symbol. This talk coincides with the release of David King Publications 1977–2019, which surveys King’s small press publications, zines, ephemera, and early design projects. Published by Colpa Press and San Francisco Center for the Book (SFCB), the book accompanies an exhibition of the same name that was on view at SFCB in late 2024 which will travel to Printed Matter in June 2025. Presented by Colpa Press.
Alienation by Design: Language, Power, and the Politics of Typography, with Silas Munro, Tannaz Farsi, Jack Henrie Fisher, and Katherine Cooper
The fifth installment of Amalgam Journal explores how language and typography shape systems of power, encoding exclusion while offering sites of resistance. Through critical essays and visual interventions, this issue interrogates the politics of discourse, the material language of borders, and the ways in which language and design mediate belonging, control, and violence. This launch event will feature a discussion with Katherine Cooper, followed by readings from contributors Silas Munro and Tannaz Farsi. Presented by Amalgam Journal.
A Grammar Built with Rocks, with Shoghig Halajian, Suzy Halajian, Carolina Caycedo, Mashinka Firunts Hakopian, Sandra de la Loza, K-Sue Park, and Susan Silton
Editors Shoghig Halajian and Suzy Halajian present A Grammar Built with Rocks, an expansive exhibition and publication newly released by Wendy's Subway, in conversation with exhibiting artists and contributors to the book including Carolina Caycedo, Mashinka Firunts Hakopian, Sandra de la Loza, and more. Featuring writing and artistic practices that trace the racialized and gendered relationship between bodies and land, A Grammar Built with Rocks explores artists’ engagement with sites of physical dispossession and socio-ecological crisis, highlighting how creative research methodologies can serve as radically new place-making practices. The publication brings together a range of feminist-decolonial texts and visual contributions that explore how movement, transience, and improvisation offer alternative ways of being-together while being-in-place. Presented by Wendy’s Subway.
City of Angels: A Book about L.A. Style, with Jasmine Benjamin and Alex 2Tone
California native Jasmine Benjamin—stylist, costume designer, and photographer—has always drawn inspiration from and her deep love for Los Angeles and its people throughout her career. In her debut book, City of Angels: A Book about L.A. Style (Damiani Books 2025), she highlights the city's vibrant local scenes where style, music, street, skate, and art collide. Through 120 striking portraits, she captures L.A.'s cultural significance and the luminaries who define its style. She sits down with Los Angeles cultural icon Alex 2Tone for an in-depth conversation about the book—why she created it, its historical impact, and the importance of recognizing real L.A. style on a global scale. Presented by Artbook / D.A.P.
Contents Laid Bare (The Ins and Outs of Artist Self-Publishing)
Artists and ArtCenter alumni Devin Troy Strother and Kristofferson San Pablo share insights on balancing and integrating their self-publishing with their individual practices. Devin Troy Strother graduated from Art Center with a BFA and is represented by Broadway Contemporary, The Pit, Ruttkowski;68, and V1 Gallery, and is the co-founder of Coloured Publishing. Kristofferson San Pablo earned his MFA from Art Center and has exhibited at The Hole NYC, HVW8 Gallery, and Good Mother Gallery and in San Francisco, Shanghai, and Taipei City. He is the co-founder of Vacancy Projects. Presented by Coloured Publishing and Vacancy Projects.
Unpacking Matthew: A Panel on Collective Authorship
In celebration of the release of Matthew, Hesse Press' latest work of groundbreaking fiction, this panel discussion will offer an in-depth discussion of the book's unconventional development. Written collaboratively, Matthew eschews traditional modes of authorship, offering us a vision of what is possible when literature, like TV, is created by a committee, team, or focus group. This Q&A panel will include members of the book's "writers room," as well as ostensible author Matthew Goldin and editor Clare Kelly. Presented by Hesse Press.