Graphic based on design by Van Lennep 23 May 2026
11:00 - 20:00
Book Fair: Notes to Other Futures
To celebrate the more-than-fifteen-year history of Framer Framed, and the launch of our new anniversary publication, we’re hosting a book fair!
We view publishing as a means of sharing resources, thinking collectively and focusing on the accessibility of ideas as well as the final product. So for this book fair, we’re also hosting many collectives, artists, activists and independent publishers who contribute to a rich culture of subversive publishing and engage with urgent topics at the intersection of research, politics, art and culture.
Everyone is welcome; admission is free.
We invite local residents, authors, designers, translators, artists, collectives, activists, and independent publishers to discover new books and connect with peers.
On the occasion of the 15th anniversary of Framer Framed we take the opportunity to present a new publication: Notes to Other Futures: Fifteen Years of Framer Framed. This anthology explores the ongoing development of alternative practices at Framer Framed and the continuous engagement in radical pedagogy, community organising and collaborative exhibition-making – re-examining history from a multiplicity of perspectives.
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 (2026) 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, we’ve invited old friends, long-time collaborators, admired peers and future friends to share their own books and publishing practices. Throughout the day, you can visit the stands of each publisher, enjoy food and drinks provided by The Migrant Kitchen & Het Rode Keukentje, and join for the book presentation and anniversary party.
This presentation is also a moment to thank all our collaborators and visitors for their support over the years. We hope to welcome you to Framer Framed again – or for the very first time – on Saturday 23 May 2026, 11:00-20:00.
Pre-order the publication Notes to Other Futures here.
Programme
11:00 Doors Open
12:00 Presentations from collaborators throughout the day
14:00–15:00 Open Book: Breath & Breeze
17:00 Launch: Notes to Other Futures & Party!
To register for the book launch at 17:00, sign up here.
Featured Publishers
A Tale of a Tub | Alchemy of Commons | Archival Textures | Casco Art Institute: Working for the Commons | Errant Journal | Het Fort van Sjakoo | Hothead Radio | HumDrum Press | If I Can’t Dance, I Don’t Want To Be Part Of Your Revolution | Institute of Network Cultures | Jap Sam Books | K. Verlag | KABK | KIOSK Rotterdam | Kunstinstituut Melly | Learning Palestine | Limestone Books | Low-Budget Projects | Monstrous Press (Sandberg Institute) | NAi010 publishers | Nowhere Netherlands | Onomatopee | OUTLINE | Page Not Found | Reading Sideways Press | Roots to Fruits | Set Margins’ Press | Simulacrum Magazine | So Far So Real | Sonic Acts | Spookstad | Starfish Books | Subjective Editions | Terang Press | Tijdschrift Kunstlicht | WERKER Collective | We Sell Reality | Valiz | and more!
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Workshop: Breath & Breeze – by HumDrumPress
Collaborative workshop during the Framer Framed Book Fair.
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