23 februari verschijnt de Engelstalige essaybundel In the Absence of Bombs: Art, War, and Silence, samengesteld door Pascal Gielen en Bahia Shehab. Wij mogen Pascal Gielens ‘Van de rand van de wereld spuwen’ voorpubliceren: athenaeumscheltema.n...

Next Monday 23 Feb. we will release 'In the Absence of Bombs', edited by Pascal Gielen and Bahia Shehab. For those who are curious: @athenaeum.nl has pre-published the Dutch version of the article 'Spitting Off the Edge of the World'. Read article: lnkd.in/ek4njH9n Pre-order book: lnkd.in/eHeGj8mW

We are happy to present ‘BODIES OF SLOW TECHNOLOGY’ the launch for Slow Technology Reader, by Carolyn F. Strauss. When: Thursday 19 February, 5.30-8 Where: Looiersgracht 60, Amsterdam To RSVP please email at [email protected] View full programme: www.looiersgracht60.org/calendar/eve...

Now released: Our 2026 folder! 👉 heyzine.com/flip-book/b4... Would you like to review a book, organize an event with us, have an author over in your bookstore or museum, or whatever your creative mind comes up with, do not hesitate to inquire about the possibilities via [email protected].

Want to know what fungi can teach us about relationships, both with the more-than-human world and among ourselves? Read Material Times! This Czech magazine published a wonderful interview with the author of 'Let's Become Fungal!'. Read the article👇 www.materialtimes.com/articles/les...

'A manifesto for a slower, more conscious, and freer technology, capable of imagining equitable futures open to possibilities so far overlooked. An invigorating—almost therapeutic—read.' - Emanuele Quinz 'Slow' has been included in the Domus list of books!☺️ View list 👉 lnkd.in/e_BGzaBk

OPEN CALL for design assignments! We invite design professionals to share new ways of knowing, teaching and co-creating for an edited volume about contemporary design education. Results of selection are anticipated to be published in 2027. More info👇️ valiz.nl/en/activitie...

The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo is about to open its doors for the second weekend of the Tokyo Art Book Fair. Tomorrow you will find our colleague Jesse in the exhibition space area at stall 433. Feel free to come and have a look! 👇️ tokyoartbookfair.com/en/

Tomorrow the Dublin Art Book Fair launches it's 15th edition. Part talk, part tour, guest curator Selina Guinness will introduce her chosen theme for this year’s Fair: Flock 🐑 This will also be the first look for visitors at what's on offer. Temple Bar will represent our books ☺️! 👉 lnkd.in/eQBwmZs2

We are in two places at once🧙🏼‍♀️🧚🏽‍♀️ Today you can not only find us at the Brussels Ass Book Fair but also at DRUK in Amsterdam. Come and browse through our books!

Interested in pluralities, mothers or gardens? Time to browse through the books and join the programme at Brussels Ass Book Fair this weekend… On Sunday afternoon, there is even a collective manifesto reading in the context of the new publication ‘Love & Lightning’ (Valiz and Girls Like Us)! 🗯️💥

For this wonderful Slow Technology Reader, I wrote about wondering to what extent human minds were shaped by the ocean, and about whales, floods and robotic crows.. @valizbooks.bsky.social Edited by the wonderful #CarolynStrauss

We had a wonderful night in a fully packed Cafe Saarein! Yesterday the Lesbian film club Pottenkijkers screened a documentary about The Lesbian Avengers, an activist group from New York. Noor de Vries recited their 'Dyke Manifesto' (1993), that is featured in 'Love & Lightning' 😍 👉 lnkd.in/eBjHFAJF

Have you seen our latest release 👉 'Slow Technology Reader' ? This volume gathers contributions from diverse disciplinary fields and knowledge traditions to consider technology through a ‘Slow’ lens. By Carolyn F. Strauss & many contributors. 📖https://valiz.nl/publicaties/slow-technology-reader

We were too late to get our hands on tickets... but our books did make it to tonight's amazing programme at Nieuwe Instituut with Haraway, Tsing and Braidotti! 👏 For those who did get a ticket: Have an inspiring evening and look out for the book shop 🍄 🕷️ nieuweinstituut.nl/events/haraw...

This Friday #Stedelijk will host the 10th edition of the Wim Crouwel lecture: 'Staring into the Dark', given by Vasyl Cherepanyn. Astrid Vorstermans (founder of Valiz) will be there as rep of the Wim Crouwel Instituut. Go to programme 👉 lnkd.in/eUb4PbYd (Photo: Vasyl Cherepanyn by Diana Iwanova)

Come to Cafe Saarein for an evening with lesbian film club Pottenkijkers! An evening dedicated to our new title 'Love & Lightning' and 'The Lesbian Avengers Eat Fire, Too' (1993). When: 26 October, 8 pm Where: Café Saarein, Elandsstraat 119-HS, Amsterdam Entry: Free

Join author and editor Eva Fotiadi and contributing author Renata Pękowska to discuss multisensory encounters with art and the publication 'Exhibiting for Multiple Senses' during Dublin Art Book Fair @tbgands.bsky.social 🫳 👂 👃 Reserve a seat 👉 www.eventbrite.ie/e/dabf25-pub...

What a busy opening at Offprint Paris yesterday! It was great to meet so many enthusiastic readers! The fair is taking place until sunday at Césure. Come to chat and have a look our newest releases!

We look back on a fun launch of 'Love & Lightning' @San Serriffe in Amsterdam with editors Sarah van Binsbergen, Jessica Gysel and project editor Eli Witteman. Special thanks to designer Lotte Lara Schröder, who surprised us with her witch act! Go to 'Love & Lightning' 👇 lnkd.in/eBjHFAJF

Today Offprint Paris kicks off @ Césure (Grand Plateau) and Valiz is present! Find our colleague Simon at the Valiz table and dive into our latest releases 🤿 For more information 👇 lnkd.in/eKj2bCfy

Tomorrow (Thursday 13th) we will be celebrating the release of Geert Lovink's 'Platform Brutality' in OT301. Feel free to join! Doors open: 5:30 pm Program: 6 to 7 pm, with drinks after Doors close: 8 pm More about the launch 👇 valiz.nl/en/activitie...

A visual recap of the launch of 'Exhibiting for the Multiple Senses' in Kunstmuseum Den Haag with Vincent Bijlo, Caro Verbeek (PhD) and Eva Fotiadi, that was all about addressing the non-visual senses in relation to art. Couldn't make it? 👇 lnkd.in/e-YpnB5H

📸 📸 📸 Right after the official award ceremony! Second to left is Astrid 💐 🎈She is standing between laureates Jordi Conejos Sancho and Cristina Taverner (Elisava), Christoph Niemann and representatives of the Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Art & Design. We are super proud!☺️

We are proud to announce that Valiz will be the recipient of the Ladislav Sutnar Prize 2025!🥂 💥 Astrid Vorstermans, founder of Valiz, has been invited to accept the award in Plzeň (Pilsen) on Wednesday 5 November, 5 pm, in the Plzeň City Hall. For more information👉 www.fdu.zcu.cz/en/Faculty/L...

On 31 October Valiz and Girls Like Us Magazine present the new publication Love & Lightning at San Serriffe. In a conversation, Jessica Gysel and Sarah van Binsbergen will explain more about the book. Next to the book, there is another special item for sale. Come and discover, and drink a glass!

Come to Kunstmuseum Den Haag on Sunday 9 November for the official launch of Exhibiting for Multiple Senses! With editor and author Eva Fotiadi, author Caro Verbeek and cabaretier and theatre maker Vincent Bijlo. 14:30-16:00, followed by drinks Entry is free, email to [email protected] to RSVP

Astrid and Eli are roaming around Frankfurt for the Buchmesse! Come find us to talk about (your and our) plans, 2025 and beyond…

🌟 New release! Love & Lightning is a collection of manifestos with a queer, feminist or queer-feminist perspective. Discover how the manifestos jump across time and space, and sometimes even outside of it. This book is in collaboration with Girls Like Us Magazine. 🛒 👉 valiz.nl/en/publicati...

Another glorious day at #Recreo Valencia. Saturday 4 Oct, 11-15 and 16-21 hr. Come and chat with Astrid and/or browse through our and our neighbours’ books!

Friday 3 Oct, 16 hr: Start of #Recreo València, come and browse in our brand-new and other titles!

Currently at the GLUE Art Book Fair in London!

✈️📚 Next stop: Queens! Valiz is packing up our books and heading to MoMA PS1 for the New York Art Book Fair 2025 📍 MoMA PS1, Queens, New York 🎟 Tickets & info: nyabf2025.printedmatterartbookfairs.org We can’t wait to share our latest and classic titles with the global art book community.

Beyond vision: Exhibiting for Multiple Senses brings a lively exchange on multisensory art and curating to GLUE / ICA London 📖 The book is available during the GLUE bookfair at the Valiz booth 🗓 13 September, 14:30–16:00 | ICA London 🎟 Free entry, please book in advance → www.ica.art/book/601001

✨ !OUT NOW! ✨ We’re excited to announce Exhibiting for Multiple Senses: Art and Curating for Sensory-Diverse Bodies, (editor/author Eva Fotiadi). Available now:https://valiz.nl/en/publications/exhibiting-for-multiple-senses

✨ Yesterday we celebrated the launch of Moments of Meaning-Making by Mieke Bal. It was a special evening: warm and personal, yet also engaging with the political and social themes that run through Mieke’s work. We extend our heartfelt thanks to the speakers for their inspiring contributions

On Wednesday 10 September, our friends at the Wim Crouwel Instituut and Pakhuis de Zwijger present a new edition of It’s All Graphic: 'Between Archive and Urgency' 📍 20:00 | Pakhuis de Zwijger, Amsterdam More info and tickets: dezwijger.nl/programma/be...

Join us for the launch of Mieke Bal’s newest and most personal book. 📅 Monday, 9 September 2025 🕔 17:00–18:30 📍 SPUI25, Spui 25-27, Amsterdam 🎁 The book will be available for purchase at the event. RSVP here:https://spui25.nl/programma/moments-of-meaning-making/make_reservation

💧 New release: Water Works, Ecosocial Design Through essays and case studies, Water Works explores how we might reimagine ecosocial relationships between people, organisms, and the systems that sustain (or threaten) them. valiz.nl/en/publicati... @henriettewaal.bsky.social

📚 Valiz in the wild, show us where our books wander! Spotted a Valiz book on your trip? 📸 Snap a photo and tag @valizbooks.bsky.social in your post! 🏆 At the end of August, we’ll select the 3 most unique and surprising locations. Winners receive a Valiz publication of their choice (if available).

Today marks Keti Koti, a day of remembrance, reflection, and resistance. We aim to contribute to this ongoing dialogue through books that engage with decolonial thinking, collective memory, and cultural accountability. And we stand in solidarity with those who commemorate, question, and resist.

Turn the page on your Sunday plans! On Sunday 29 June, Huis van het Boek transforms its garden into a vibrant open-air book market, and Valiz will be there, represented by Jesse Presse. ☀️ Flip, browse, talk, and buy something special. 📍 12:00–17:00 | Prinsessegracht 30, The Hague 🎟 Free entry

Join us for the launch of Beautiful Madness: Art Writing as Art Curating by Mark Kremer at Ellen de Bruijne PROJECTS. 📅 Friday 27 June 🕕 18:00 walk-in → 18:30 conversation with Daniel(le) Vorthuys → 19:30 drinks & encounters 📍 Singel 372, Amsterdam Entrance is free

Looking back on our weekend at the Biblioteka Art Book Fair at the Warburg Institute, London, where the heating was stuck on high but the atmosphere was full of kind people, thoughtful conversations, and a calm curiosity. Thanks to everyone who stopped by our table!

📚 Sunshine, books, and budding readers! We are having a wonderful time at I Never Read, Art Book Fair Basel. Thank you to everyone who stopped by. Special shout-out to the tiniest visitor diving into ‘Let’s Become Fungal’ 🍄💚

Last day at #ineverread in the Kaserne in Basel Saturday until 6 pm). We have 15 books left (of maaaaany): come and grab your chance and buy one (or more) of these last copies with a bit of discount! Or visit Eli of Valiz at #Biblioteka at the #Warburginstitute in London.

Hot hot hot, books and people (who read a lot). Come and join us at @ineverread, Kaserne, Basel, Wednesday until 9, Thursday-Friday 3 to 9, Saturday until 6.

📚 Books with a mind of their own Valiz joins the first-ever Biblioteka Art Book Fair at the iconic Warburg Institute in London! Biblioteka Art Book Fair 📍 The Warburg Institute, London, UK 📅 20–21 June 2025 🕒 Fri 14:00–19:00 · Sat 11:00–18:00 🎟 Free entry

✨ Basel bound! ✨ The art world gathers during Art Basel, and Valiz joins its energetic, artful counterpoint: I Never Read, Art Book Fair Basel 📍 Kaserne Basel, Klybeckstrasse 1b CH-4057 Basel, Switzerland 📅 18–21 June 2025 🕒 Wed 18:00–22:00 · Thu & Fri 15:00–21:00 · Sat 12:00–18:00 🎟 Free entry

🌀 Stacked with ideas, spines colourful and ready to mingle, Valiz is live at Miss Read Berlin! 📍Miss Read Berlin Art Book Fair Haus der Kulturen der Welt 🕒 Fri 14:00–19:00 | Sat & Sun 12:00–19:00 #missreadberlin #artbookfair #valizbooks #publishingaspractice