Electra at Lisbon Art Book Fair – Lab 2024

Electra will be present at the first edition of the Lisbon Art Book Fair, to be held at the Museum of Contemporary Art - MAC/CCB in Lisbon on the weekend of 21 and 22 September.

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This new event in the field of publishing is dedicated to artist’s books, catalogues and art publications, featuring independent national and international publishers, small and medium-sized publishers, specialised booksellers, as well as self-publishing cultural agents. The 29 exhibitors will include EDP Foundation, Arpad Szenes – Vieira da Silva Foundation, Serralves Foundation, the National Theatre D. Maria II, Almedina bookshop, Sistema Solar- Documenta, Tinta nos Nervos, Snob bookshop, Linha de Sombra bookshop, and Pierre von Kleist Editions.

Electra editions can be found at the EDP Foundation stall, where books and catalogues from MAAT are also available.

A masterclass and the launching of new publications are also scheduled alongside the book fair. All activities are free of charge.

A talk will be held in the auditorium of the Arpad Szenes – Vieira da Silva Foundation on Wednesday, 24 September, 6pm, around the central theme of Electra magazine’s issue #29, ‘The Body’.

Daniel Blaufuks, author of the ‘Book of Hours’ in Electra #29, presents the project Japanese Journals at the Portugal Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka.

Electra takes part in the Porto Book Fair, which runs from August 22 to September 7.

Organised by Institut Français du Portugal, this year will explore the theme Power to Act – In search of a new horizon of universality. The event will take place on 25 June, from 6 pm to midnight, at Teatro São Luiz, in Lisbon