Lugemik 100 Books was originally produced with Page Not Found – Space for publishing as artistic practice (The Hague, the Netherlands) in December 2022.
PUBLICS and LUGEMIK are inviting you to join the Festival of Books and Voices.
Initiated by PUBLICS and Lugemik, the Festival spreads out through the months of September, October and November, bringing together themes of Publishing and Voice. For this Autumn, our space in Vallila is showcasing an exhibition of 100 books published by Lugemik, an independent publishing initiative based in Tallinn. In celebration of the show, we will have a monthly program consisting of book launches, vinyl sound lounge, lectures, screenings, pop-up bookstores, discussions and readings!
Festival of Books and Voices brings together book-related practices and the presence of voice – the two strands of PUBLICS that have been visible and active throughout the years, evolving through our public events and Library program. The festival continues the tradition of bringing attention to books and emphasising the context of our Library – a crucial and ever growing part of PUBLICS identity. At the beginning of each month, a scheduled event program will be announced. Stay tuned!
The Festival of Books and Voices includes:
Lugemik, Indrek Sirkel, Marge Monko, Flo Kasearu, Dear Friend, Page Not Found, OH Radio, EKA GD MA students, Arja Karhumaa, Multipöly / Ikkunajulkaisu Eurantiellä, Tuukka Kaila, Rooftop Press, Hikari Nishida, The Temporary Bookshelf, Khaos Publishing, PUBLICS YOUTH, Julia Fidder and Becky Beasley amongst other guests invited by PUBLICS.
PUBLICS is supported by Saastamoinen Foundation. Some events within this festival are part of OPEN UP, a project that has been co-funded by the European Commission under the Creative Europe Programme. You can read more about Saastamoinen Foundation here.
BIO
Lugemik is an independent publishing initiative based in Tallinn, Estonia, founded in 2010 by designer Indrek Sirkel and artist Anu Vahtra.
In 2013, Lugemik opened its first bookshop on the premises of the Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia (EKKM), where it was open until 2020. In 2020, Lugemik Bookshop opened its second location under Tallinn Art Hall, which was closed due to the extensive renovation of the building in 2022. At the moment Lugemik Bookshop is open in two locations in Tallinn: at Kai Art Center in the Noblessner harbour area and at the Estonian Applied Art and Design Museum (ETDM) in Tallinn Old Town.
Since 2013 Lugemik has participated in various art book fairs around the world, among others Printed Matter’s NY Art Book Fair, Offprint Paris and London, Bergen Art Book Fair, Ghent Art Book Fair, Singapore Art Book Fair, Miss Read: The Berlin Art Book Fair, and Friends with Books.
Over the years Lugemik’s activities have been organised by several collaborators: Anu Vahtra co-ran Lugemik with Indrek Sirkel from 2010 to 2019, Laura Toots was part of the team from 2015 to 2017, and Ott Kagovere from 2018 to 2020. Kersti Heile has been managing Lugemik Bookshop since 2018. Currently Lugemik is run by Indrek Sirkel.
Indrek Sirkel (1984, Estonia) is a graphic designer, educator and publisher based in Tallinn. After graduating from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam in 2007 and a one-year residency at the Jan van Eyck Academie in Maastricht in 2008, he received his MA degree from the Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA) in 2014. Since 2007, Sirkel has been teaching and co-organising the programme at the Department of Graphic Design of the Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA). In 2015, he became the head of the department and in 2020 was elected to be the professor of Graphic Design. Since September 2022 he is a junior researcher and a doctoral student at the Doctoral School of EKA.
The exhibition Lugemik 100 Books was originally produced with Page Not Found – Space for publishing as artistic practice (The Hague, the Netherlands) in December 2022.
To read the full list of 100 books → View List