Dublin Art Book Fair 2024 announces guest curator Adrian Duncan’s theme 'Fictions: The makings of other worlds'

Adrian Duncan’s Fictions: The makings of other worlds considers the different ways stories can be told; the images, spaces, objects, figures, feelings that emerge while doing so; and the sorts of truths they propose. Duncan's theme will be explored through a selection of books and a programme of talks, readings and screenings with invited practitioners from visual arts, literature and journalism.

Dublin Art Book Fair (DABF) is a centre for contemporary artist books, and Ireland's longest-running art book fair. Celebrated for its embrace of arts practices, small and independent publishers and artist-run culture, it specialises in themes that embrace the intersection between art, design, literature and contemporary culture. This year, DABF runs over ten days Thursday 21 November – Sunday 1 December. The open call for submissions of artist books will be announced shortly.

Adrian Duncan is an Irish artist and writer. His most recent novel The Geometer Lobachevsky was shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize, 2023. His film works have screened at IFFR, Karlovy Vary IFF and HotDocs, among others. In early 2023, his latest solo exhibition Little Republics: Preparations and Elements took place at the Irish Architectural Archive. It was curated by Askeaton Contemporary Arts and brought to a close a decade-long project on the subject of the Bungalow Bliss catalogue and rural-housing phenomenon. He is an editor with PVA Books.

Dublin Art Book Fair is proudly sponsored by Henry J Lyons and supported by Dublin UNESCO City of Literature.