Art Metropole

Art Metropole (est. 1974) is a non-profit artist run organization with a mandate to produce and support artist-initiated publication in any media.

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photographs by Leah James (2013)
Perfect bound, softcover, full-colour pages, hand-drawn cover and spine, signed by artist.

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The Clichettes: Lips, Wigs, and Politics⁠
With essays by Ivana Dizdar, Marni Jackson, John Greyson, Alexandra Schwartz, Mark Kingwell, rl Goldberg, Lillian Allen, and Wanda Nanibush.⁠
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Associations no. 1 by Darian Razdar and Danielle Goshay, 2024. ⁠
Limited edition of 50 copies. ⁠
Self-published.⁠
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Chris Curreri (2023)⁠ This publication brings together key bodies of work by Curreri produced between 2013 and 2022 and features commissioned essays by writers Philip Monk, Ruth Noack, Jon Davies and Luis Jacob.
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🎉 Join Art Metropole for the Canadian Launch of Max Guy’s “But tell me, is it a civilized country?”, published by The Renaissance Society on the occasion of Guy’s solo exhibition by the same title.⁠

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Lawrence Abu Hamdan: Live Audio Essays (2023) ⁠
Collected here for the first time, all the texts were transcribed from performance documentation and edited with the artist.⁠
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Objects in a Field
"I took the photographs in this book remotely, using streaming cameras that I found online. The texts describe people moving like ghosts through these spaces, unseen." --Sylvia Matas⁠
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My Hate is Pure by Clio Lake (2024)⁠
A poetic meditation on desire and trans identity, with a pleasing, rough, pixelated texture, and a piquant, equally textured vibe.⁠
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Linseed Journal Volumes 1 & 2 are available at Art Metropole⁠ 🍎🍏
Printed sustainably using vegetable-based inks.⁠
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#LinseedJournal #TheApple #TheOlive #CulturalIdentity #EnvironmentalArt #SustainablePublishing⁠

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This volume compiles transcripts from performances and films by Beirut-based Lawrence Abu Hamdan (born 1985), an artist known for his political and cultural reflections on sound and listening.
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Associations is an iterative print project born of collaboration between Darian Razdar and invited artist Danielle Goshay. Each issue of Associations is made within a single day of collaboration. #DarianRazdar #DanielleGoshay

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Linseed Journal Volumes 1 & 2 are available at Art Metropole⁠
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Printed sustainably using vegetable-based inks.⁠
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#LinseedJournal #TheApple #TheOlive #CulturalIdentity #EnvironmentalArt #SustainablePublishing⁠

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Montana Road Wreck by Chris M Forsyth, 2024⁠
(Available in two formats: a postcard book and hardcover photo book)⁠
Published by Push Pull Editions.⁠
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Today Art Metropole turns 50!

Please visit our website to read a full letter from Blair Swann, Executive Director.

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#Restocked 🤠 Paper Monument titles are available again at Art Metropole
#PaperMonument #ContemporaryArt #ArtBooks #ArtistEssays #ArtEtiquette #ArtEducation #CreativePractice #ArtInstitutions⁠
#ArtTheory #VisualCulture #ArtistResources #ArtDiscourse⁠

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Find us at Art Toronto, this weekend! In celebration of our 50th anniversary this Fall, Art Metropole’s presentation at Art Toronto will feature a selection of rare prints, editions, and publications by General Idea, the Canadian artist group and founders of Art Metropole.

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Lady Readers by Sara Knelman, designed by Daniel Alexander (2024)⁠

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Edition of 450⁠
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The third book in Tachibana's Hiroshima series, Haunting 幽靈 features ink drawings that evolve from abstract lines to hands and faces, hidden in folded pages that invite readers to enter his inner world.⁠
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Songs of Love, Death, and Pleasure is a songbook containing Hazel Jane Plante’s song lyrics, and some additional song lyrics by Tracy St. Cyr, the main character/co-author of Any Other City.
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Free at Art Metropole 💚 Wandering Calendar #5: Bookmark & Poster Project by Erika Kobayashi, 2023, Organized by HaeAhn Paul Kwon Kajander, published by Kunstverein Toronto⁠
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