Quotes about Books from Books about Books (2025)

Quotes about Books from Books about Books is an artists’ book, an exhibition, and a library of books about books, including periodicals, journals, exhibition catalogues, zines, monographs, and artists’ books spanning 1974–2025. Edited and compiled by Sveinn Fannar Jóhannsson (Multinational Enterprises), the project presents 148 quotes drawn from his archive of printed matter that reflects on the book as medium, material, and metaphor. Urgent Publishing After the Artist’s Book: Making Public in Movements Towards Liberation is featured.

The accompanying exhibition at einBuch.haus in Berlin, Germany (September 4–October 11, 2025) makes each source publication physically accessible to visitors—creating a participatory experience that mirrors the democratic ethos of independent publishing.

Quotes about Books from Books about Books [link]