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We are excited to announce the nomination the Prix Bob Calle 2023 of jaune, geel, gelb, yellow. Monochrome by artist Antonis Pittas, designed by Alex Farrar! Publisher Eleonoor Jap Sam, and artist Antonis Pittas will attend the prize ceremony on June 8th in Paris. This award has been created to show and celebrate the particular art form that is the artist's book, and to help its recognition and international influence.

Jap Sam Books and Ben Schouten are excited to announce the newly launched publication The Civic Empowerment Toolbox, a playful approach to civic empowerment. 

VPRO Tegenlicht made a documentary about Marjan van Aubels mission towards a bright future, showing all the unused possibilties of the sun.

Jap Sam Books and Marjan van Aubel would like to invite you for the book launch of Solar Futures on 8th of September at Het Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam at 13:30 PM.

Solar Futures, the past, present and future of solar energy mapped out by award-winning solar designer Marjan van Aubel. Additional texts by Matylda Krzykowski and Sander Mann, Edited by Marjan van Aubel and Eleonoor Jap Sam and with a beautiful design by SJG (Joost Grootens, Dimitri Jeannottat and Julie da Silva). With the support of the Creative Industries Fund NL, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds and the Sandberg Institute.

From now on the second print of The Public Interior as Idea and Project by artist and designer Mark Pimlott is available for purchase! First released in 2016 and declared one of the Best books of 2016: Architecture and Design by the Financial Times.

Het programma verkent de historische context en huidige taal in een urgent debat over de inclusiviteit van kunstinstituten zoals musea en hedendaagse kunst ruimtes. De gasten werden uitgenodigd te reageren op de essay van Rolando Vázquez/, met een keynote presentatie door Professor Gloria Wekker.

De livestream van deze middag is te zien op het YouTube kanaal van Kunstinstituut Melly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsdAzi-nj6Umet