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Initiated by STUDIO150 in partnership with BANGKOK CITYCITY GALLERY since 2017, BANGKOK ART BOOK FAIR (BKKABF) is a biennial event aimed to bring together self-publishing and co-creating community to contribute in discovering and exchanging ideas, cultural ideals, and artistic aspirations.


BKKABF2025 VISIT 

Venue 

Bangkok Art & Cultural Centre (BACC)


Event Dates 

BKKABF Symposium :
Saturday 06.DEC.–Sunday 07. DEC. 2025

10:00–13:00


Friday 05.DEC.–Sunday 07. DEC. 2025

13:00–20:00

BKKABF Fair Dates :
Friday 05.DEC.–Sunday 07. DEC. 2025 

BKKABF Fair Hours :
13:00–20:00


 Ticket 

Free admission for all visitors.

*Some programmes during the fair may require registration. Please check for details.


© 2025 BKKABF
AOPEN GROUND PROGRAM
Bangkok Art Book Fair 2025 — You Can Sit With Us, proudly presents OPEN GROUND, a platform where we explore new forms of exchange driven by our community. Conceived as a space for self-initiated activity, the program contains contributions from exhibitors who wish to engage with the audience beyond their tables. Join us to discover the vibrant program across three days, featuring talk series, book launches, reading groups, zine workshops, shadow libraries, and mixology-infused conversations.

OPEN GROUND TOGETHER
Friends of BACC Room / 6th Floor


13:00–17:00
BECOMING A MONUMENT
by Czar Kristoff J.P., Pook Aralan Unrelearning



17:30–19:30
TALK SESSION 1 : 
BORDERS OF BELONGING

  • BE NOMAD, BE PAPAYA – PLANTING NEW IDENTITIES THROUGH ART PUBLISHING IN A TRANSCULTURAL CONTEXT 
    by Nomad Papaya Books

  • BOOKSHOPS IN BETWEEN : 
    FROM ZINE-MAKING TO A WAY OF LIVING 
    by Now place 此间

  • HEAR THE UNHEARD // 
    HOMETOWN MUSIC STORIES, RE-WRITE LIVING HISTORY 
    by TEMPO.wav


OPEN GROUND WHISPERING
Art Library / L Floor

13:30–15:00

READ WITHOUT US 
by &&&


15:30–17:00
PATHPAINT: CHRONOGRAPHIC EXPERIMENTS 
IN COMPUTER PAINTING
by Andrew Rosinski & Page Bureau


17:30–19:00
TAKE YOUR BROKEN HEART, MAKE IT INTO ART
by Meantime


OPEN GROUND TOGETHER
Friends of BACC Room / 6th Floor

14:00–16:00
TALK SESSION 2 :
PAPER ALCHEMY
  • DESIGNING THE DIVINE : 20 YEARS OF ART, 
    STORIES & INDIE TAROT 
    by Lynyrd-Jym Narciso (Paraluman Studio)

  • INTERMEDIA SPINE: ARTISTS' BOOKS/PUBLICATIONS AS OBJECTS BETWEEN GENRES AND FIELDS
    by Arurkokk

  • AWAGAMI JAPANESE WASHI PAPER 
    - HISTORY & CREATIVITY 
    by Craig Anczelowitz of AWAGAMI FACTORY


16:30–18:30
TALK SESSION 3 : 
READ, BREAK, REPEAT
  • CHOMP! CUT! CRACK! BREAKING THE BOOK 
    WITH MEANTIME MAGAZINE  
    by Meantime

  • HOW TO SHOPLIFT BOOKS 
    by Edition Taube

  • PTBC @ BKKABF 
    by Part Time Book Club (with Other People's Books)


19:00–20:00

CLANDESTINE COOKING : REALITY AND DREAMS 
– A LECTURE PERFORMANCE
by Iris Sham Sin Hang, Louisa Mammeri and Sheere Ng
 
OPEN GROUND WHISPERING
Art Library / L Floor

13:30–15:00

‘TRY TRY’ TOUCH SHADOWS ZINE WORKSHOP
by Shadow Library (Asia Art Archive)


15:30–17:00

WRITING MACHINE
by Feelers


17:30–19:00

LET’S TAKE IT PERSONAL, TALK AND WORKSHOP
by Moving Weird-nest


OPEN GROUND TOGETHER
Friends of BACC Room / 6th Floor

14:00–16:00
TALK SESSION 4 :
SHARED SPARKS
  • OPEN OBSESSIONS 
    by Street Vendor-Publisher 
  • MAPA ATBP. : 
    NAVIGATING THE PERIPHERIES OF MANILA
    by Pook Aralan Unrelearning & ipo-ipo Projects


15:30–17:00
TALK SESSION 5 :
LEARNING OTHERWISE, LIVING OTHERWISE
  • FURTHER READING PRINT NO.4: LEARNING WITHIN, LEARNING WITHOUT (MODES OF DESIGN ENQUIRY) 
    by Further Reading

  • BUT THE SELLER CHOSE PEACE OVER VIOLENCE’: ไอติมบูด BAD POLITICS, GOOD ICE CREAM
    by Baan Noorg + Display Distribute


17:30–19:30
SPEAKING EASY
by Mmm... Money Pie


OPEN GROUND WHISPERING
Art Library / L Floor

13:30–15:00

‘TRY TRY’ TOUCH SHADOWS ZINE WORKSHOP
by Shadow Library (Asia Art Archive)


15:30–17:00

EURASIAN BIRDS
by Ebba Moi & Anna Carin Hedberg (OVEN)


17:30–19:00

CRYING ORNAMENT-MAKING WORKSHOP ― CHRISTMAS INSTANT MIX 2025, BKABF EDITION
by Dawha Jeon x Leftie press


OPEN GROUND POP-UP
Main Gallery / 7th Floor

Walk-in Hours :
13:00–20:00

LINOCUT PRINTMAKING
by illu.minuim