14 September 2021 - DHSS Public Lecture on Publication Design
Dear students and colleagues:
You are cordially invited to an online public lecture on “Independent Publication and abC Art Book Fair”, presented by Yue ZHOU, founder and director of the “abC (Art Book in China) Book Fair”. This talk is a special contribution to the course PRA2043 Publication Design, instructed by Ms. Xuan YE, Assistant Professor of Public Relations and Advertising Programme.
Topic: Independent Publication and abC Art Book Fair/独立出版与abC艺术书展
Date: September 14, Tuesday
Time: 15:00-17:00
Tencent Meeting ID: 318 273 224
Speaker: Yue ZHOU周玥
Language: Chinese
Host and poster design: Xuan YE xuanye@uic.edu.cn
About the Speaker:
Ms. Yue ZHOU founded the “DREAMER FTY" publishing project in 2007 with her partners, taking "book" as projects, and collaborate with artists. In 2015, She founded "abC Art Book Fair", and she has been the director until now. This is the first and most professional exhibition of artist’s book and expo of independent publications in China. It has been developing distinct influence in fields of contemporary art, design, and publishing, welcoming over hundreds of thousands of publishers, media platforms and visitors around the world. art book in China (abC for short) is an institution and platform dedicated to art publishing. In addition to hosting abC art book fairs in Beijing and Shanghai each year, abC also initiates non-profit projects, including abC Art Book Award, and art book in China Archive. Zhou Yue, born in Xiangxi in 1989, now lives and works in Beijing. She graduated from the printmaking department of China Academy of Art with a master's degree. Her art practice is in between different media.
