Our books are at Printed Matter in NYC ✨
We're proud to be a part of the original hub for artists’ books
We’re at Printed Matter!
Printed Matter in NYC is the original hub for artists’ books—the kind of book we make here at Drum Machine Editions. And we are proud to announce that they just started carrying our books in their collection, both in the online catalog and in person at their headquarters in the Chelsea Arts District.
Founded in 1976, Printed Matter, Inc. is the world’s leading non-profit organization dedicated to the dissemination, understanding and appreciation of artists’ books and related publications. Their expertly-curated catalog features a selection of artists’ books from independent artists and publishers worldwide (here are some of our favorites).
Printed Matter has its roots in the art movements of the 1960s, when conceptual artists began exploring the form of the book as an artistic medium of its own—not just an accessory to an artist’s work like the glossy catalogs and monographs you might find in a museum gift shop. Artists’ books present a democratizing alternative to the commercial gallery world, which exists primarily in major cities and sells work at price points that are inaccessible to working people.
DME operates in this same tradition—producing accessible work by emerging and undersung/early-career artists working mostly outside the major American art cities—and we’re proud to go further by paying our collaborators fairly for their labor.
…want to see for yourself?
Check out Printed Matter’s full catalog here to see the many forms an artist’s book can take. Here are the DME titles available:
Rita Mookerjee & Wade Tullier’s Protection Rituals (DME Shop | Printed Matter)
Amy Fleming’s ADJUNCT RIOT (DME Shop | Printed Matter)
Kathleen Saunders’ Sinkholes of Florida (DME Shop | Printed Matter)
Lucia Riffel’s Handheld Getaways 001, 002, and 003 (DME Shop: 001, 002, 003 | Printed Matter: 001, 002, 003)
Claire Whitehurst’s Mirror Drawings (DME Shop | Printed Matter)
I love that original bookshops became stronger throughout the Amazon age, while the corporate stores seem to struggle. Truly a populist outcome. :)