Book Look at Pordenoneleghe: Independent Publishing Resists Market Logic
The Pordenonelegge festival sees the return of Book Look, an independent section dedicated to visual publishing, hosted at the Ex Convento di San Francesco under the theme 'sconfinamento' (border crossing). This segment showcases publishers from around the globe and delves into various genres, challenging market norms and emphasizing books as cultural artifacts. Notable participants include Ctrl Magazine (Bergamo), Oaza Books (Croatia), Palais Books (Paris), Lazy Dog Press (Milan), and Void (Athens). A new addition this year is Rizoma – Biblioteca Radicale, featuring visual art publications from Friuli-Venezia Giulia, presented in a garden-forest setting. Book Look merges local heritage with global ties, encouraging fresh cultural growth.
Key facts
- Book Look is an autonomous section of the Pordenonelegge festival dedicated to independent visual publishing.
- The event takes place at the Ex Convento di San Francesco in Pordenone.
- The theme for this edition is 'sconfinamento' (border crossing), chosen by the founders of Associazione Obliquo.
- Participating publishers include Ctrl Magazine (Bergamo), Oaza Books (Croatia), Palais Books (Paris), Lazy Dog Press (Milan), and Void (Athens).
- Oaza Books is a Croatian designer collective that reimagines children's literature to address themes like grief and migration.
- Lazy Dog Press has collaborated with Fondazione Castiglioni and published works featuring Pedro Almodóvar.
- Rizoma – Biblioteca Radicale debuts this year as a collection of visual art publications by artists from Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
- Rizoma is presented as a garden-forest and represents the first nucleus of a future permanent library.
Entities
Artists
- Pedro Almodóvar
Institutions
- Pordenonelegge
- Associazione Obliquo
- Ctrl Magazine
- Oaza Books
- Palais Books
- Lazy Dog Press
- Void
- Fondazione Castiglioni
- Rizoma – Biblioteca Radicale
- Artribune
Locations
- Pordenone
- Italy
- Ex Convento di San Francesco
- Bergamo
- Croatia
- Paris
- France
- Milan
- Athens
- Greece
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia