Published by mediabus

Publishing as Method: Ways of Working Together in Asia is a research project led by South Korean editor, Lim Kyung Yong.

Publishing as Method addresses art publishing today, in particular, the practice of small-scale publishing in Asia. As the practice of small-scale publishing has increased among artists, curators, and collectives as a method of mediating their practices in the major cities in Asia over the past couple of years, activities related to producing their output and circulating it have been stimulated. Instead of looking at the culture surrounding small-scale publishing as an individual and independent phenomenon, we attempt to integrate it into its historical and local contexts. To do so, we've invited artists/teams, who practice in China, Hong Kong, South Korea, and the Middle East. They are neither publishing experts in the traditional meaning of the term, nor writers of artist books. Instead, they are graphic designers; artists using web, video, or sound; curators; infoshop, etc.—those who form and connect the conditions of culture as we encounter it today. Their loosely shared attitudes and sensibilities, while not offering a direct answer to the question “What is small-scale publishing?”, offer an opportunity to approach and utilize publishing as a “method.”

448pp
148 x 210 x 25 mm
Paperback, perfect bound
ISBN 9791190434430
English, Korean
2023