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makes books to make friends and makes friends to make more books :) 𝘇𝘂𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 is an artist collective that also operates as a studio focused on independent publishing. 𝘇𝘂𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 values passion, experimentation, multidisciplinarity and community. 𝘇𝘂𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 approaches publishing as a site of care, craft, and play, extending its practice into forms of community engagement, editorial work and curatorial research. 𝘇𝘂𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 is founded by Zhu Gaocanyue @zhu_gaocanyue and Zuya Yang @miukiia and based in Brooklyn, NY, Providence, RI and Hong Kong. Logo designed by Xinyuan Qu @xinyuan_qu Hope you enjoyed our “business book” animation~ #zugpress #indiepublisher #indiepublishing #indieartist #indiepublishinghouse #fineart #booklover #fineartpublication #fineartphotography #indiecomics #illustration #graphicnovel #indiemusic #localbrand

is delighted to release our new book 𝙏𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚 𝟭: 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 Featuring Artists: Allie Tsubota, Ching-Wei Wang (Way), Aghigh Afkhami, Kannetha Brown, Tif Ng Editor: Zuya Yang, Zhu Gaocanyue Design: Zuya Yang Logo Design: Zoe Li 𝗧𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 🌊 engages in supporting women artists working across photography, moving image, performance, installation, and other experimental approaches across Asia and beyond. Beginning with a publishing series, Tidal flows into artist monographs and extends to collective, curatorial, and discursive practices. The first issue of Tidal, Shoreline, traces the shifting boundary between land and sea, using this imagery to explore the fluidity of histories, identities, memories and representations. By Reimagining photography as a site of resistance and care, this issue gathers artists who work with archives that drift between the weight of history and the triviality of domestic life. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who supported us throughout this journey, and to our pre-order readers who trusted and waited. Over the next several weeks, we will be sharing each artist‘s works—follow us and stay tuned 💙 Order a copy via the link in bio ✉️ Explore more zug press publications at 👉 zugpress.com or come say hi at our upcoming events 🏃 You can also purchase 📖Tidal at @vacilandobookshop @moom.bookshop @taipeiartbookfair @devedo.hk @dearfriendbooks @icp , with more places to come. 𝙏𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚 𝟭: 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚, published by zug press, 2025, first edition, 300 copies. #zugpress #independentpublication #contemporaryart

Thank you to everyone who joined us at @plooooooot last night for 𝘇𝘂𝗴 𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 #𝟯: 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 & 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 🙌 It was such a pleasure to hear everyone share their bookmaking and publishing experiences across lands, languages, and limitations. Thank you 💙 Alice and @lin.nil.lin for making this happen with us. We love Plot田 and highly recommend it to anyone interested in creative approaches to art making and community building, and of course, for reading and collecting art books! 📖 Please come visit us and all the publishers and artists at @printedmatter_artbookfairs , May 7–10, and spend time with the books we shared and talked about. 𝘇𝘂𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 @zug.press G7, 2nd floor of 950 S. Raymond Ave 𝟱𝟭 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗲 @51personaeproject K6, 2nd floor of 908 S. Raymond Ave 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗶 @guearigaleri H5, Courtyards 𝗡𝗼 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 @notranslation.wav I11, 2nd floor of 908 S. Raymond Ave 𝗦𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗲𝘇𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿 @squeezesour H6, Courtyards 𝗨𝗻𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 紙漿合作社 @unpressedpatch K10, 2nd floor of 908 S. Raymond Ave 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 @specialspecial B6, 1st floor of 950 S. Raymond Ave Thank you all for coming, and looking forward to seeing you at the fair :)

Join us at @plooooooot on Wednesday, May 6, 6–9 PM for 𝚣𝚞𝚐 𝚐𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 #𝟹: 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞, hosted by @zug.press and Plot田. 🎟️ RSVP link in bio and: plot.place/events This gathering brings together publishers from Asia and Asian publishers based in the U.S., many of whom are visiting Los Angeles for @printedmatter_artbookfairs , May 7–10 at ArtCenter College of Design @artcenteredu Each guest publisher will share their practice and thoughts on independent publishing across different places, communities, and conditions, followed by an open conversation with each other and the public. We hope to create a warm and informal space for exchange around books, publishing, collaboration, and the different ways independent presses build connections across regions. 👉 Free and open to the public. A $15 donation is suggested to support the space. 📖 Free LAABF tickets, including Opening Night access, will be gifted to the first 5 attendees who arrive. 📍Plot 田, 937 Sun Mun Way, Los Angeles, CA 90012 🍵 Tea sponsored by @chafolio 🧘 Event support Cuixi Lin @lin.nil.lin 🖼️ Poster by @plooooooot 𝘇𝘂𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 is an artist collective based in Brooklyn and Hong Kong, focusing on independent publishing, design, curation, and art direction. 𝗣𝗹𝗼𝘁 田 is a living room for creative inquiry in Chinatown Los Angeles. 𝟱𝟭 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗲 @51personaeproject is a self-sustaining independent art publishing project, located in Shanghai. 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗶 @guearigaleri is a photobook gallery and independent publisher based in Jakarta, Indonesia, focusing on personal photobooks. 𝗡𝗼 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 @notranslation.wav 𝗦𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗲𝘇𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿 @squeezesour distributes self-published photobooks from China and runs its publishing branch, linlin Plum, which explores and expands the artist’s book. 𝗨𝗻𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 紙漿合作社 @unpressedpatch is a small publisher based in Los Angeles and Toronto, initiated by Howsem Huang, Sinistra Pan and Tung-Lin Tsai. 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 @specialspecial a creative studio and publisher of 4N magazine based in NYC.

is debuting on the West Coast at the @printedmatter_artbookfairs table G7 ✈️ Come visit us and say hi! We will have copies of Tidal, a new book, some new prints, and more to be revealed at the table 🏄 We are also looking for volunteers to help out from 1–2 PM on May 8-10. You will receive a free ticket to the book fair and a zine~ Please email [email protected] if you are interested in 💁📔 🎫 Thursday, May 7, Opening Night 6–9 PM, $30 Friday, May 8, 11 AM – 7 PM, $8 Saturday, May 9, 11 AM – 7 PM, $8 Sunday, May 10, 11 AM – 6 PM, Free 📍ArtCenter College of Design, South Campus, 950 S. Raymond Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105

is tabling at @prattgradcomd @prattinstitute on April 25–26, 12–6PM. Come read books and collect some fresh images we just printed~👋 🔖 Free and open to the public 🧑‍🎨 Pfizer Building, 630 Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn, NY Photo credit Zhu Gaocanyue @zhu_gaocanyue #otherislands2026 #pratt #prattgradcomd

Thank you for being with us last night! It was always a pleasure to be at the @gridgallery.ri and thank you @aghigh_afkhami @kannetha.brown for sharing your touching works and caring thoughts 🌱 Spring is almost here, and we hope these small connections will continue to grow together into a tree, into a forest that is big enough to reach beyond and connect many. Photography Wenhan Hu @w.h_h.u

invite you to further explore the 𝙏𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚 1: 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 at @gridgallery.ri RSVP link in bio. ​½ of zug, Zhu Gaocanyue 朱高灿月 @zhu_gaocanyue will introduce how zug press sees photography and publishing as a broader definition. Another ½ of zug, Zuya Yang @miukiia will join us virtually, sharing what 𝗧𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 values, as well as ways to get involved. Artists Aghigh Afkhami @aghigh_afkhami and Kannetha Brown @kannetha.brown will share their projects featured in the book, followed by an open conversation with zug press and the audience, centered on how photography engages with everyday life and responds to the local communities. 👉 April 10, 6:30–9 PM. Talk begins at 7 PM. 📍 GRID Gallery, 105 Wickenden St suite 2, Providence 🔖 This event is free to the public, $6 donation suggested for the space and the artists. There will be copies of 𝙏𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚 1: 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 available. Thank you Nacho at the Grid Gallery for your support. We are looking forward to seeing you there :) 📔 About the Book 𝙏𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚 1: 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 traces the shifting boundary between land and sea, using this imagery to explore the fluidity of histories, identities, memories, and representations. By reimagining photography as a site of resistance and care, this issue gathers artists who work with archives that drift between the weight of history and the triviality of domestic life. Featuring artists: Allie Tsubota @aatsubo ,Ching-Wei Wang (Way) @micro_way , Aghigh Afkhami @aghigh_afkhami , Kannetha Brown @kannetha.brown , Tif Ng @tif_ng 🔎 About zug press zug press is an artist collective focused on independent publishing. Driven by passion, experimentation, multidisciplinarity, and collaboration, zug press approaches publishing as a site of care, craft, and play, extending its practice into forms of community engagement, editorial work, and curatorial research. #zugpress #booktalk #providenceart #gridgallery

is tabling at H-73 @multipleformats this Saturday, March 21, 2026, from 11 AM–6 PM at @buarts 📚👀 Come browse, read, collect, and immerse yourself in art books. 🪪 Free and open to the public 📍 Boston University School of Visual Arts, 808 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215 Graphic identity by Lucy Lee, 2027 BFA Candidate in Graphic Design at Boston University. #multipleformats #multipleformatsartbookfair

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the book launch at @accentsisters , and to the artists @aatsubo and @tif_ng for sharing their projects and thoughts on the book 💙 We received so much love and energy to continue our bookmaking journey. Order your own copy of 𝙏𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚 𝟭: 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 📖 Link in bio. You can also find it at @vacilandobookshop @moom.bookshop @taipeiartbookfair @devedo.hk @dearfriendbooks @icp , with more places to come. We are already working on the next event, follow us and stay tuned 🤸 we can’t wait to see you! Photo credit staff at @accentaccent_lic and Leah Yutong Liu @leahliu1111

Join us March 7, 4–6 PM at @accentsisters to celebrate the book launch of 𝙏𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚 1: 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚, RSVP link in bio. 𝗧𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 is an ongoing program initiated by zug press to support women artists across Asia and beyond. Beginning as a printed publication, it extends into artist talks, workshops, exhibitions, and sharing sessions that are accessible to the public—as ways of communication. In this event, ½ of zug, Zhu Gaocanyue 朱高灿月 @zhu_gaocanyue will introduce the vision of zug press. 🧑‍💻 Another ½ of zug, Zuya Yang @miukiia will join us virtually, sharing what 𝗧𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 values, as well as ways to get involved. 💁 Artists Allie Tsubota @aatsubo and Tif Ng @tif_ng will share their projects featured in the book, followed by an open conversation with the audience. 🔖 This event is free to the public, $6 donation suggested for the space and the artists. There will be copies of 𝙏𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚 1: 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 available. Thank you everyone for your support, and we are looking forward to seeing you and hearing from you :) 📔 About the Book 𝙏𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙡: 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 traces the shifting boundary between land and sea, using this imagery to explore the fluidity of histories, identities, memories, and representations. By reimagining photography as a site of resistance and care, this issue gathers artists who work with archives that drift between the weight of history and the triviality of domestic life. Featuring artists: Allie Tsubota @aatsubo ,Ching-Wei Wang (Way) @micro_way , Aghigh Afkhami @aghigh_afkhami , Kannetha Brown @kannetha.brown , Tif Ng @tif_ng 🔎 About zug press zug press is an artist collective focused on independent publishing. Driven by passion, experimentation, multidisciplinarity, and collaboration, zug press approaches publishing as a site of care, craft, and play, extending its practice into forms of community engagement, editorial work, and curatorial research. 👉 March 7, 4–6 PM. 𝙏𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙡 𝙄𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚 1: 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 Book Launch. 📍Accent Sisters 重音社, 89 5th Ave #702, New York, 10002 #zugpress #booklaunching #nycweekend #nycbookstores

𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟: 𝙏𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙡 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝟮 👉 Free submission, link in bio 📃 Deadline: April 15, 6:30 PM EST 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲? Does its subject hold the weight? Does it gain weight when given a body—paper, fabric, metal, dust? Does it become heavier when it enters space, transformed into sculpture, installation, or architecture? 📢 𝘇𝘂𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 is seeking projects for a printed book, 𝙏𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙡 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝟮, which belongs to the series supporting women artists working across photography, moving image, performance, installation, and other experimental approaches across Asia and beyond. 🐚 We are looking for projects that explore the 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲, practices that engage with photography itself—within the frame or beyond it—through tactile, dimensional, unstable, or spatial forms. 👭 5–6 artists will be featured, each with 12–20 pages. In addition to this open call, we may also extend direct invitations to artists whose practices resonate strongly with the theme. ✍️ More info in the application page. If you have any questions, please leave a comment here so others may benefit from the response. 𝘇𝘂𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 is an artist collective focused on independent publishing. Driven by passion, experimentation, multidisciplinarity, and collaboration, zug press approaches publishing as a site of care, craft, and play, extending its practice into forms of community engagement, editorial work and curatorial research. Photo credit: Zhu Gaocanyue @zhu_gaocanyue