‘Off the shelf: the eclectic in the artist’s book’ is an exhibition dedicated to artist’s publications. It aims to bring together contributions from a variety of formats and editions that consider the eclectic in it’s essence . Eclectic is a word that emerged in Ancient Greece. It denominated a group of philosophers who did not belong to or found any recognised school of thought, but selected and created their doctrines as they wished getting inspiration from various schools. We are therefore aiming for artist books that experiment with an array of styles,  inspired from and recombining a broad and diverse range of sources.

‘Off the shelf: the eclectic in the artist’s book’ exhibition welcomes submissions from a wide range of genres, including: handmade books, object-books, sculptural books, altered books, installation books, photobooks, photozines, print-on-demand books, zines, serial editions (artists’ magazines), multimedia books and ebooks or any other  you might see fitting into the ‘book’ category.

Our  second edition will be developed in collaboration  with http://iklectikartlab.com/"> i’klectik Art-Lab

How to submit:

Submit your book https://offdshelf.wordpress.com/submit/" target="_blank">here 

If you have any doubts email offdeshelf@gmail.com for  relevant  submission form and further guidelines on how to send us your book(s)

A submission fee of 7 GBP is required , to be paid by paypal

Please visit our website 

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Entrance fee applies to each individual artist or  collective of artists submitting  up to 3 publications per artist/group.

Entrance fee is non-refundable.

Submission deadline : 5th May 2015 Books must be received by May 5th (postmark)

Post to : http://iklectikartlab.com/"> i’klectik Art-Lab Old Paradise Yard’ 20 Carlisle Lane SE1 7LG London

Private view: Friday May 29 18:00-21:00

Open: Saturday 30th May and Sunday 31 st May: 10am-7pm