AMBruno's first ever artists' book fair was the 4th Manchester Artists' Book Fair, which took place in the Sir Kenneth Green Library and Holden Gallery, Manchester School of Art, Manchester Metropolitan University, All Saints Campus, Oxford Road, Manchester (7 November 2009), coordinated by Emily Speed. AMBruno presented seventeen books - one each by Marco Calí, Nancy Campbell & Paula Naughton, Sara Dell'Onze, Claire Deniau, Ana Efe, Francesca Galeazzi, Judy Goldhill, Jane Grisewood, Heather James, Anna Johnson, Philip Lee, Heidi Locher, Sophie Loss, Penny Matheson, Steve Perfect, Cally Trench, Alvin Watt, and Mary Yacoob. |
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This was closely followed by the Liverpool Artists' Book Fair, at Wolstenholme Projects Creative Space, with books by the same artists. The fair took place at 11 Wolstenholme Square, Liverpool (15-16 November 2009), and included an exhibition of envelopes as containers and messenger, curated by Sophie Loss and Mary Yacoob. |