Book Fair & Book Launch: Notes to Other Futures

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Book Fair & Book Launch: Notes to Other Futures

Notes to Other Futures explores fifteen years of developing alternative practices at Framer Framed – a platform for contemporary art and critical theory in Amsterdam, engaged in radical pedagogy, community organising, and collaborative exhibition-making. To coincide with the launch of this new anthology, on 23 May 2026 we’re hosting a book fair!

In the last fifteen years, long-standing norms such as the autonomy of art, the neutrality of exhibition spaces, and the hegemony of Western art history have been increasingly questioned. This has been sparked by protest movements, shifts in academic discourse, and the amplified voices of communities long excluded from cultural institutions. In response, artistic and curatorial approaches have emerged that foreground relationality and re-examine history from a multiplicity of perspectives.

Notes to Other Futures reflects a commitment to work towards possible futures: ones imagined collectively, embedded in solidarity and open to transformation. It explores the ways of working, remembering, and acting that shape the continuous learning and becoming of a cultural organisation firmly rooted in society.

In the spirit of this approach, to mark the launch of the publication, on 23 May 2026 we’re hosting a book fair with many collectives, artists, activists and independent publishers who similarly contribute to a rich culture of subversive publishing and engage with urgent topics at the intersection of research, politics, art and culture. We’ve invited old friends, long-time collaborators, admired peers and future friends to share their own books, while throughout the day you can enjoy food and drinks provided by The Migrant Kitchen & Het Rode Keukentje.

Pre-order the publication Notes to Other Futures here.