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Jap Sam Books and Marjan van Aubel would like to invite you for the book launch of Solar Futures on 8th of September at Het Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam at 13:30 PM.

Solar Futures, the past, present and future of solar energy mapped out by award-winning solar designer Marjan van Aubel. Additional texts by Matylda Krzykowski and Sander Mann, Edited by Marjan van Aubel and Eleonoor Jap Sam and with a beautiful design by SJG (Joost Grootens, Dimitri Jeannottat and Julie da Silva). With the support of the Creative Industries Fund NL, Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds and the Sandberg Institute.

Our good friends at Really Simple Syndicate Press will be representing our publishing house at their booth at the CHART Art Book Fair in Denmark from August 26th until August 29th! A selection of our publications will be for sale. On the first day of the fair there will be a book signing by Rune Peitersen for his new publication RAABJERG, published by Jap Sam Books and beautifully designed by Edwin van Gelder (Mainstudio)

Jap Sam Books, artist Michiel Kluiters and designer Edwin van Gelder (Mainstudio) are excited to announce the book launch of Doorways. Michiel Kluiters at Athenaeum Bookstore in Amsterdam. This publication consists of a collection of recent photographic works by Michiel Kluiters exploring spatiality, beautifully designed by Mainstudio.

Jap Sam Books, Sculpture International Rotterdam (SIR), Visual Arts & Public Space (BKOR) and CBK Rotterdam presented GABO: Portrait of a Sculpture / Portret van een sculptuur. At the beginning of the evening prior to the book launch a browsing session was recorded by Arthur Bueno and Sannetje van Haarst.

Image by Bram Belloni 

Amsterdam, 31 May 2022 - Visual artist Remy Jungerman receives the Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Art 2022, the biggest visual art prize in the Netherlands. The jury praises the artist for the way he interweaves the cultures of the countries that define him, Suriname, the Netherlands, and the United States.

Last winter we launched Rody Luton. Time Encircled, a monograph by artist Rody Luton. This publication brings together her artistic practice in its diversity: painting, photography, drawing and mixed media. Let's have a look into this beautiful publication!

Last month was filled with great events. A book fair in Ghent, and one at the other side of the world in Singapore! Book presentations for jaune, geel, gelb, yellow. Monochrome by artist Antonis Pittas, Celebrating Patterns. Christie van der Haak and What speaks to us. Arjan van Helmond. Look back at these moments through this post.