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Today at the Vancouver Art Book Fair: Please join us for a book signing with artist Jordan King, celebrating her recently-reprinted artist's book Seen Through Red. Stop by Art Metropole's VABF table to grab a copy!⁠ ⁠ Book Signing: Seen Through Red with Artist Jordan King⁠ Saturday, May 16, 2–3 PM⁠ Vancouver Art Book Fair, Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre, Art Metropole Booth⁠ ⁠ Seen Through Red presents reproductions of nightlife ephemera from Jordan King’s personal archive, bringing together posters, flyers, and Polaroids documenting parties, performances, and drag shows that took place in Vancouver between 2000–2006. Exploring personal histories of photography and trans visual agency, the risograph publication offers an archival unearthing in the dissemination of an unmined expressive period in King’s early creative life.

Panel: Publishing as Trans Artistic Strategy Sunday, May 17th, 3:00pm Produced in partnership with Art Metropole, Toronto Panelists: Edie Fake, Whess Harman, Jordan King Moderated by Dallas Fellini Bringing together artists working across artists’ books, zines, and other print-based practices, this conversation will consider what print might offer to trans artists in a moment marked by simultaneous censorship and trans hypervisibility. Edie Fake, Whess Harman, and Jordan King will discuss their approaches to negotiating access, opacity, and visibility in their work, considering the significant historical role that print culture and self-publishing has held within trans communities. All talks and panels at VABF 2026 are free to the public and will feature ASL interpretation. #vabf2026

Up at Art Metropole until May 31st! ⁠ ⁠ Correspondence by Artists: Genesis P-Orridge presents mail art from musician, writer, and performance artist Genesis P-Orridge (1950–2020). Drawn largely from the Art Metropole Collection of mail art housed at the National Gallery of Canada’s Library and Archives, this exhibition presents materials sent to FILE Megazine early in P-Orridge’s artistic career when s/he was working with COUM Transmissions and later Throbbing Gristle. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ Correspondence by Artists: Genesis P-Orridge is co-presented by Art Metropole and New Discretions, with support from the National Gallery of Canada, Hemispheric Encounters, and the Estate of Genesis Breyer P-Orridge.⁠ ⁠ 📸 - Photos by Nathaniel Fischer. Featured materials from Art Metropole fonds, Art Metropole Collection, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives / Bibliotheque et Archives du Musee des beaux-arts du Canada.

Art Metropole is pleased to announce our participation in the 2026 Vancouver Art Book Fair, taking place at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre in Vancouver from Friday May 15 – Sunday May 17.⁠ ⁠ Free and open to the public, VABF is a three-day celebration of artists’ publishing featuring over one hundred local, national and international publishers, as well as a diverse line-up of programs, performances and artists’ projects. Art Metropole will present a selection of small press and self-published artist's books and zines, alongside titles from Art Metropole's publishing program.⁠ ⁠ Fair Open Hours:⁠ ⁠ ⁠Friday, May 15: 5–9 PM⁠ Saturday, May 16: 11 AM–6 PM ⁠ Sunday, May 17: 11 AM–5 PM ⁠ ⁠ Art Metropole is also proud to present a book signing with Jordan King and a panel on trans publishing practices, co-presented with VABF as a part of the Making Public[s] Symposium. ⁠ ⁠ Panel: Publishing as Trans Artistic Strategy⁠ Sunday, May 17, 3 PM⁠ Panelists: Edie Fake, Whess Harman, Jordan King⁠ Moderated by Dallas Fellini⁠ ⁠ Bringing together artists working across artists’ books, zines, and other print-based practices, this conversation will consider what print might offer to trans artists in a moment marked by simultaneous censorship and trans hypervisibility. Edie Fake, Whess Harman, and Jordan King will discuss their approaches to negotiating access, opacity, and visibility in their work, considering the significant historical role that print culture and self-publishing has held within trans communities. ⁠ ⁠ Book Signing: Seen Through Red with Artist Jordan King⁠ Saturday, May 16, 2–3 PM⁠ ⁠ Jordan King will be visiting Art Metropole's VABF table from 2–3 PM on Saturday, May 16th to sign copies of her recently-published artist's book Seen Through Red. Seen Through Red presents reproductions of nightlife ephemera from Jordan King’s personal archive, bringing together posters, flyers, and Polaroids documenting parties, performances, and drag shows that took place in Vancouver between 2000–2006. Stop by to grab your copy!

In celebration of Art Metropole's 2026 Art Librarians of North America Conference participation we're taking a moment to highlight our Library Services program. ⁠ ⁠ At Art Metropole we build our inventory directly from artists and small presses – and we also work directly with librarians to ensure that these small press titles enter collections. Through our efforts to serve as connector between artist and librarian we can support the wide preservation and circulation of artists' publishing.⁠ ⁠ Art Metropole works closely with public and academic libraries and collections in Canada, the US, and abroad, to develop institutional holdings. Through our library services, we work collaboratively with librarians and curators to build suggestions for collection development based on each organization’s budget and focus. Art Metropole’s extensive inventory of over 16,000 artists’ books and related publications serves as the basis of our suggestions.⁠ ⁠ Please contact [email protected] for further information.

Art Metropole has long published and stocked artists' multiples. This selection represents a handful of the pieces currently on view in the Art Metropole storefront. Browse our website or stop by the store to see a wide range of inventory!⁠ ⁠ Slide 1: Floored no. 3, Van Maltese⁠ ⁠ Slide 3: Stemware, Eunice Luk⁠ ⁠ Slide 5: Political Pins (various), Kara Hamilton⁠ ⁠ Slide 5: A bar of Dr. Bronner’s soap (lavender scent)—ALL-ONE!, Katie Bethune-Leamen⁠ ⁠ Slide 6: Ever So Much - Mai Cosi Tanto Pin, Lawrence Weiner⁠ ⁠ Slide 7: The Party Crashers, Scott Massey⁠

*Registration for this screening is now full!* Your 15 Minutes Just Became Eternity: Videos by Genesis P-Orridge and Affiliates⁠ ⁠ Art Metropole and Vtape are pleased to present Your 15 Minutes Just Became Eternity, a screening taking place on Thursday May 28, 2026. This program re-screens video artworks by Genesis P-Orridge and h/er affiliates in full for the first time in over two decades. The program of five videos was originally curated by Scott Treleaven for a presentation at Lee’s Palace on November 23, 2000 that accompanied a performance by P-Orridge’s band Thee Majesty. The selection of works are “cut-ups,” speaking to P-Orridge’s disgusting, glamorous and complex exploration of the limits of the human body and h/er spiritual investments in disrupting control through creative action. ⁠ ⁠ This screening is a free event that will take place at the Bachir/Yerex Presentation Space at 401 Richmond Street W. As capacity is limited, we ask that you pre-register at the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ Bachir/Yerex Presentation Space, 440-401 Richmond St W⁠ Thursday, May 28, 2026⁠ 6:30⁠ ⁠ Curated by Hailey Kobrin⁠ ⁠ Videos featured:⁠ ⁠ Coumdensation Mucus, 33:06, 1974, Genesis P-Orridge & COUM Transmissions.⁠ Music for Starecase and Stocking Top, 33:21, 1974, Genesis P-Orridge & COUM Transmissions.⁠ Pirates: William Burroughs in London, 15:00, 1982, dir. Antony Balch.⁠ Catalan, Psychic TV, music video, 5:25, 1984, dir. Derek Jarman.⁠ Process Is…, 8:21, 1994, Process Media Labs.⁠ ⁠ Content note: the videos in this program feature pornographic content and performances involving real and simulated violence. ⁠ ⁠ Your 15 Minutes Just Became Eternity is co-presented by Art Metropole, Vtape, and Hemispheric Encounters. This screening is presented in association with Art Metropole’s exhibition Correspondence by Artists: Genesis P-Orridge, on view from April 8–May 31, 2026. ⁠

Come in to shop our extensive inventory of over 16,000 artists' books, zines, multiples, periodicals, and other art publications.⁠ ⁠ Over the past year we've been making changes to the storefront to add extra room for browsing, and open our exhibition space which has since hosted five exhibitions. Correspondence by Artists: Genesis P-Orridge is currently on view until May 31st. ⁠ ⁠ Art Metropole⁠ 896 College St.⁠ ⁠ Tuesday - Sunday: 11am - 6pm⁠ Monday: Closed

Join Art Metropole at CONTACT Photobook Fair this Saturday!⁠ ⁠ Saturday, May 2, 2026 | 11am – 5pm⁠ Stephen Bulger Gallery, 1356 Dundas St W⁠ Free to attend⁠ ⁠ The fifth edition of the CONTACT Photobook Fair brings together independent publishers and leading contemporary photographers from around the world to present newly released publications. The goal of the Fair is to foster opportunities for artists, publishers, and book enthusiasts to build connections, discover new projects, and exchange ideas on books and photography.

📕 Featured title⁠ ⁠ Sandra Brewster: Blur⁠ ⁠ Blur presents a look at Sandra Brewster’s eponymous series, a body of work exploring memory, movement, and diasporic identity. Featuring reproductions of her photo-based gel transfer images, the book documents the development of Brewster’s techniques and themes since the series’ inception in 2016.⁠ ⁠ An essay by Pamela Edmonds examines how this work challenges fixed representations and evokes histories of migration. Blur offers a detailed examination of Brewster’s methods and their engagement with ideas of opacity, resilience, and the complexities of Black identity.⁠ ⁠ Published by Free Pony Press

Stop by Art Metropole tomorrow for Public Art as Relational Practice, a conversation with artists Sandra Brewster and Tannis Nielsen, in dialogue with curators Kari Cwynar and Charlene K. Lau, to celebrate the recent release of Temporary Acts, an anthology documenting Evergreen’s public art program in the Don River Valley.⁠ ⁠ This event is free and open to the public. Registration is not required, but please feel free to arrive early as seats are limited. ⁠ ⁠ 2:00–5:00PM⁠ ⁠ Temporary Acts: Public Art in Toronto's Don River Valley documents the non-profit Evergreen’s public art program in Toronto’s Lower Don River Valley from 2017 through 2024. Twenty-five art and research projects commissioned and presented by Evergreen are reproduced here alongside new essays, interviews, roundtable discussions, and process images. Together the publication coheres current discussions on temporary, sustainable, collaborative, and site-responsive public art, and explores the role of artists in deepening our engagement with complex landscapes like the Don River.⁠ ⁠ Featured artists include Maria Hassabi, Will Kwan, Nadia Belerique, Maria Thereza Alves, Rita Letendre, Tannis Nielsen, Logan MacDonald, Joar Nango and Ken Are Bongo, Sandra Brewster, Sarah Davidson, and Ogimaa Mikana, among many others. With essays by David Garneau, Charlene K. Lau, Alexis Nanibush-Pamajewong, Aylan Couchie, Jacqueline L. Scott and Chris Mendoza. Roundtable and interview participants include Candice Hopkins, Dylan Robinson, Bonnie Devine, Wanda Nanibush, Susan Blight, Tannis Nielsen, Ryan Rice and more.⁠

New to the store!⁠ ⁠ 📖 Deux cent soixante-quatorze personnages, Marc-Antoine K. Phaneuf⁠ ⁠ An artist’s book combining literature and graphic design, Deux cent soixante-quatorze personnages is a collection of characters. With minimal poetry—the meeting of a first name and a last name—this chaotic inventory gathers improbable figures, invented or real, encountered by the author or borrowed from popular culture.⁠ ⁠ 📖 The Cat, the Clock and the Rock: Eighteen Fables⁠ ⁠ In January 2025, British artist Ryan Gander shared an open call for OCAD University students to submit original fables with the title “The Cat, the Clock and the Rock”. This is also the title of Gander’s permanent public sculpture commissioned by Lanterra Developments for their Artists’ Alley project at 234 Simcoe Street in Toronto and installed in April 2025. The eighteen stories in this collection were imagined from the title alone, without the students having seen the completed sculpture.⁠ ⁠ The authors are Evan D’Alleva, Paul Richter, Stella Robichaud, Emily Ackerman, Charlie Sheldon, Nik Fults, Ryan Kilmurry, Ihotukowoicho Obande, JP Gans, Erin Guevara-Silva, Elliot Black, Olivia Eyre, A. Morgan, Tiffany Chan, Lauren Dilworth, Maja Rudnicki, Emir Altay, and Anthony Park.⁠ ⁠ 📖 Do Weeds Still Grow in Heaven?, Casey Mecija and Lan "Florence" Yee⁠ ⁠ This publication accompanies the exhibitions Do Weeds Still Grow in Heaven? at Gallery 101, Ottawa and the Southern Alberta Art Gallery Maansiksikaitsitapiitsinikssin, Lethbridge. The bilingual booklet (English and French) features an essay written by Casey Mecija alongside images of the exhibitions.⁠ ⁠ 📖 Words of the Angel, Nora Rosenthal⁠ ⁠ When my mom stopped chemotherapy I began taking photos, mostly Polaroids, of her, her and my dad, her and I, and sometimes just self portraits, as I was waiting around while she slept, thinking about how much my 33-year-old’s body looked like her 68-year-old one. ⁠ ⁠ 📖 AH!MERICA, Allen Ginsberg⁠ ⁠ AH!MERICA gathers Allen Ginsberg’s Naropa lectures on William Blake, edited from the original audio archives. The hope is it’s a guide for not losing your mind, or attention, in contemporary America.⁠