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Jap Sam Books, Sculpture International Rotterdam (SIR), Visual Arts & Public Space (BKOR) and CBK Rotterdam presented GABO: Portrait of a Sculpture / Portret van een sculptuur. At the beginning of the evening prior to the book launch a browsing session was recorded by Arthur Bueno and Sannetje van Haarst.

Image by Bram Belloni 

Amsterdam, 31 May 2022 - Visual artist Remy Jungerman receives the Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Art 2022, the biggest visual art prize in the Netherlands. The jury praises the artist for the way he interweaves the cultures of the countries that define him, Suriname, the Netherlands, and the United States.

Last winter we launched Rody Luton. Time Encircled, a monograph by artist Rody Luton. This publication brings together her artistic practice in its diversity: painting, photography, drawing and mixed media. Let's have a look into this beautiful publication!

Last month was filled with great events. A book fair in Ghent, and one at the other side of the world in Singapore! Book presentations for jaune, geel, gelb, yellow. Monochrome by artist Antonis Pittas, Celebrating Patterns. Christie van der Haak and What speaks to us. Arjan van Helmond. Look back at these moments through this post.

From April 29th until May 1st Singapore Art Book Fair 2022, one of Asia's leading art book fairs will take place in the Singapore Art Museum! Jap Sam Books will be represented by Thing Books during this event with a dedicated JSB table featuring a selection of our publications.

During the weekend of May 7th and 8th the 6th edition of Ghent Art Book Fair will take place and Jap Sam Books will be there!

Image by The Book Photographer

On the occasion of the release of jaune, geel, gelb, yellow. Monochrome by artist Antonis Pittas there will be a special book event on May 12th at Het Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam as part of Thursday Night Live!

A new solo exhibition by artist Lizan Freijsen is now on view. Softening architecture, covering surfaces, carpets are used to dampen the acoustics in the gallery space of NL=US Gallery Rotterdam.