Design 360° Magazine No.99 - The Frontier of Art Books

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No.99 The Frontier of Art Books｜藝術書的邊界

近年來，隨著藝術書展熱度的不斷提升，藝術書逐漸走進了大眾視野。在藝術書市場向前發展的過程中，僅僅對單獨的作品、創作者、機構進行描述或展現，已經不足以呈現出整個藝術書市場的發展狀態。當人們重新審視多元豐富、充滿活力的藝術書時，需要看到它們背後堅持創作的個體創作者，在這個領域不斷深入探索的品牌，長期對行業進行觀察与梳理的機構，在行業轉型中更新變化的獨立雜誌，以及許許多多位於鏈條下游的書店与展覽活動。

在本期中，Design360°從自身的雜誌基因出發，從創作者、機構与品牌等不同的層面重新回看藝術書市場的不同維度；通過新的編輯方式以及對不同的內容體量與角度劃分，突出整個藝術書生態中不同環節的重點。Design360°希望通過對藝術書生態進行多角度的觀察，展現出藝術書為拓展書籍原有的邊界所做出的新鮮嘗試。從書籍本身重新出發，期望更多的人都能通過藝術書，參與到表達、共創中，也希望藝術書能夠連接起更多社群，在開拓創新的同時，讓書籍煥發出新的生機与活力。

In recent years, with the increasing popularity of art book fairs, art books have gradually come into public life. As the art book market evolves, describing or presenting individual works, creators, or institutions is no longer sufficient to show the development of the art book market. When we reexamine the diverse and vibrant art books, we need to see the individual creators who create untiringly, the institutions that continue to explore in the field, the organizations that have long observed and sorted out works of the industry, the independent magazines that have updated and changed during the industry’s transformation, and many bookstores and exhibitions that are at the end of the chain.

In this issue, Design360° starts from its magazine DNA, and looks back at different dimensions of the art book market from different aspects like creators, organizations, and brands, to highlight the focus of different parts of the entire art book ecosystem. Design360° hopes to showcase the fresh attempts made by art books to expand the boundaries of books through a multifaceted observation at the whole ecosystem. Starting from books, Design360° hopes that more people can participate in expression and cocreation through art books, and that art books can connect more communities, so that while developing and innovating, the books can grow with new vitality and vigor.

封面通過「留白」這一簡單的設計呼應紙質出版行業中蘊藏著的無限可能性。每一個留白的封面也是一張供自由創作的畫紙。我們向多位設計師藝術家發出了共創封面的邀請。

The cover echoes the endless possibilities of the paper publishing industry through the simple design of "white space". Each white cover is also a piece of paper for free creation.We sent invitations to several designers and artists to co-create the cover.