Fillip is a Vancouver-based
contemporary art
Contemporary art is the art of today, produced in the second half of the 20th century or in the 21st century. Contemporary artists work in a globally influenced, culturally diverse, and technologically advancing world. Their art is a dynamic co ...
publishing organization formed in 2004.
It publishes a magazine as well as books of critical writing. The magazine with the same name was started in 2005.
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In 2008 it opened an office on the border between ]Gastown
Gastown is the original settlement that became the core of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and a national historic site and a neighbourhood in the northwest section of the Downtown Eastside, adjacent to Downtown Vancouver.
Its h ...
and the Downtown Eastside
The Downtown Eastside (DTES) is a neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. One of the city's oldest neighbourhoods, the DTES is the site of a complex set of social issues including disproportionately high levels of drug use, homeles ...
from which it hosts month events including artist talks, publication launches, and screenings.[Emily Anne Kuriyama, “Cool Independent Zines You Should Know About”, Complex, 21 March 2014]
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Fillip builds on Vancouver's tradition of critical art publishing such as the pre-magazine era ''Vanguard'' (1972–78), ''Boo'' (1994–98), and ''Last Call'' (2001–02) by stimulating conversations about contemporary art through critical writing, projects, and events.
Books
Beginning in 2009, Fillip began publishing artist books and books of critical writing under the Fillip Editions imprint.
Supplement series
* Supplement 2: Susanne Kriemann and Eva Wilson, 2017
* Supplement 1: John C. Welchman, 2015
Folio series
* Folio D: Sohrab Mohebbi and Ruth Estévez, eds., ''Hotel Theory Reader'', 2017 (co-published with REDCAT, Los Angeles)
* Folio C: Jeff Khonsary and Kristina Lee Podesva, eds., ''Institutions by Artists Vol. 1'', 2012
* Folio B: Antonia Hirsch, ed., ''Intangible Economies'', 2012
* Folio A: Jeff Khonsary and Melanie O'Brian, eds., ''Judgment and Contemporary Art Criticism'', 2010 (co-published with Artspeak, Vancouver)
Artist's books
* Antonia Hirsch, ''Komma (After Dalton Trumbo' Johnny Got His Gun)'', 2011
* Silvia Kolbowski, ''Dear Silvia...July 2009'', 2010
* Mark Manders, ''Traducing Ruddle'', 2010 (co-published with Roma Publications, Antwerp)
* Sabine Bitter and Helmut Weber, ''Autogestion, or Henri Lefebvre in New Belgrade'', 2009 (co-published with Sternberg Press, Berlin)
Notable contributors
* Luis Camnitzer
Luis Camnitzer (born November 6, 1937) is a German-born Uruguayan artist, curator, art critic, and academic who was at the forefront of 1960s Conceptual Art. Camnitzer works primarily in sculpture, printmaking, and installation, exploring top ...
* Paul Chan
* Diedrich Diederichsen
* James Elkins
* Maria Fusco
* Dan Graham
Daniel Graham (March 31, 1942 – February 19, 2022) was an American visual artist, writer, and curator in the writer-artist tradition. In addition to his visual works, he published a large array of critical and speculative writing that spanned ...
* Boris Groys
* Antonia Hirsch
* Candice Hopkins
* Miwon Kwon
* Sven Lütticken
Sven (in Danish and Norwegian, also Svend and also in Norwegian most commonly Svein) is a Scandinavian first name which is also used in the Low Countries and German-speaking countries. The name itself is Old Norse for "young man" or "young ...
* Metahaven
* Lawrence Rinder
Lawrence R. Rinder is a contemporary art curator and museum director. He directed the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) from 2008 to 2020.
Education
Rinder received a B.A. in art from Reed College and an M.A. in art history fro ...
* Slavs and Tatars
* Monika Szewczyk
* Jan Verwoert
References
External links
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Visual arts magazines published in Canada
Contemporary art magazines
Magazines established in 2005
Magazines published in Vancouver
2005 establishments in British Columbia
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