Looking for gift inspiration this December?
The winter holidays are just around the corner and many of us are thinking about gifts for friends or loved ones. Now can also be a good time for self-care and if you are hoping to spoil yourself, we have the perfect recommendations for you.
This year marked the first edition of the new and expanded CHART Book & Print fair, highlighting the craftsmanship and artistry of independent publishers from across the Nordic countries. We were delighted to welcome 25 publishers to Charlottenborg where they showcased inspiring presentations featuring everything from artist monographs, photo books, zines, lithographs, etchings and posters to limited edition socks!
In celebration of the success of this year’s Book & Print Fair, we have selected 1 recent publication from each publisher to recommend to art lovers looking for inspiration this holiday season.
Scroll down for a curated selection of books and prints – perfect to treat yourself or someone special.
CHART Book & Print Fair 2024
Photo by Joakim Züger / BARSK Projects
Inka & Niclas, 'Extensions', 2024
Courtesy of the artists and Art & Theory Publishing
Art & Theory Publishing (SE)
Inka & Niclas - Extensions (2024)
*In the book the artists present a selection of carefully sequenced works from recent years. From the ghostly, transcendental photographs in Family Portraits to the shiny sculptures in Sunset Photography.
300 DKK
Link to web shop
*[asterisk] (DK)
Lasse Krog Møller - Entschwinden (2024)
*Published in connection with the artist's recent exhibition at 8.Salon in Hamburg, the book presents all the works in the exhibition including linoleum prints, film stills, photographs and descriptions of stolen artworks.
85 DKK
At Last Books (DK)
Peter Funch - Walden; Or, Life In The Woods, Archive 1993-2024, Vol. 2 Poster (2024)
*A poster featuring various flower bouquets photographed on the dining table of Peter Funch's home in Greenpoint, NYC, from 2013 to 2015.
265 DKK
Link to web shop
bladr (DK)
Vasilis Galanis - Drawings (2024)
*A selection of recent drawings by the Athens-based artist.
115 DKK
Link to web shop
Blankt Papir Press (DK)
Sille Juline Høgly Petersen - The Hunt for the Palm Trees of Cómpeta (2024)
*The Hunt for the Palm Trees of Cómpeta is an external and an internal educational journey. It examines the human condition of searching for happiness outside of one's trivial everyday life.
645 DKK
Link to web shop
Foot Books (NO)
Espen Friberg - Video doodles (2024)
*A zine featuring 24 pages of video drawings (processed with feedback) by the illustrator, designer and artist Espen Friberg.
75 DKK
Peter Funch, 'Walden; Or, Life In The Woods, Archive 1993-2024, Vol. 2 Poster,' 2024
Courtesy of the artist and At Last Books
Emily Gernild, 'jordisk kærlighed,' 2024
Courtesy of the artist and EKELY
EKELY (DK)
Emily Gernild - Jordisk Kærlighed (2024)
*A new lithographic work by Danish painter Emily Gernild. Emily Gernild’s paintings present a lush series of tableaux within the still life tradition that take exception to commonly held notions of the genre.
4.000 DKK
Galleri Susanne Ottesen (DK)
Morten Buch - Nuovo (2024)
*An exhibition poster by the Danish artist Morten Buch, produced on the occasion of the artist's solo exhibition 'Nuovo'. The poster is an edition 9, signed and numbered by the artist.
7.500 DKK
Find out more
Hours Editions (DK)
Hour Projects - Artists' Pillowcase (2022)
*A limited edition pillowcase comissioned for the exhibition I prefer not to, Meter.
(price available on request)
Email to purchase
hurricane publishing (DK)
Lykke Andersen - and landscape (2024)
*The book contains selected works of Lykke Andersen from 2007-2011, as well as texts by Marie Laurberg, Helle Frøjk Knudsen and Alice Lempel Søndergaard.
200 DKK
Link to web shop
forlaget AFTRYK (DK)
Apolonia Sokol - Apolonia Sokol (2024)
*A monograph by Apolonia Sokol that presents the artist's visionary approach to portraiture, drawing inspiration from art history and address current issues of feminism and queer identity.
399 DKK
Link to web shop
Journal (SE)
Simon Johansson - Finissage (2024)
*In the exhibition 'A Familiar Place' at Stockholm City Museum, Simon Johansson showed his hometown Stockholm and its inhabitants. This book includes images from the exhibition.
295 DKK
Apolonia Sokol, 'Apolonia Sokol,' 2024
Courtesy of the artist and forlaget AFTRYK
Anders Herwald Ruhwald, 'Mineral Skin,' 2024
Courtesy of the artist and Ironflag Publication
Ironflag Publication (DK)
Anders Herwald Ruhwald - Mineral Skin (2024)
*The publication 'Mineral Skin' is a deep dive into Danish-American sculptor Anders Ruhwald’s artistic universe and use of glaze.
450 DKK
Link to web shop
Nybrogade Press (DK)
Marion Waller - Natural Artefacts: Nature, Repair, Responsibility (2024)
*This book does nothing less than propose better-adapted intellectual tools for human survival and flourishing on earth.
199,95 DKK
Link to web shop
PIST PROTTA & SPACE POETRY (DK)
Kim Th Grønborg & TS Høeg - Hvad Blev Der Af Resten (2024)
*The book presents photographs by Kim Th Grønborg of piles of everyday objects left outside for garbage collection in Aarhus, accompanied by short textual responses by TS Høeg.
200 DKK
Null & Void Books (DK)
Märta Thisner Thisner - Mussels (2024)
*Mussels is a portrait by photographer Märta Thisner of artist Åsa Jungnelius in her natural habitat featuring a poem by Tone Schunnesson.
310 DKK
Link to web shop
Plastic Letters Press (SE)
Jenny Grettve - Mothering Economy (2024)
*Mothering Economy is a raw and personal exploration by design strategist and architect Jenny Grettve. The book is an honest dissection of what we all might need to know to change our mindsets and collectively and caringly mother our surrounding.
280 DKK
Link to web shop
Plethora (DK)
Nicolai Howalt - F.U.N.G.I (2024)
*In this limited edition Duplex off-set print, Danish artist Nicolai Howalt explores the vital and enigmatic world of fungi as essential an element to life on Earth as sunlight or oxygen.
1.865 DKK
Märta Thisner Thisner, 'Mussels,' 2024
Courtesy of the artist and Null & Void Books
CHART x Studio C baseball cap
Courtesy of Studio C. Photo by Niklas Adrian Vindelev
Studio C (DK)
CHART x Studio C baseball caps (2024)
*A series of limited edition baseball caps designed by Studio C featuring the words 'artist,' 'critic,' 'curator' or muse embroidered on the front.
200 DKK
Email to purchase
Rojal (SE)
Olle Essvik - Vindstädningen/The Attic (2024)
*The Attic presents a series of photographs created using objects and materials discovered inside disused attics.
230 DKK
Tofu Collective (DK)
Typhoon - In The Eye of Taiwan's New Artistics Whirlwinds (2024)
*Typhoon is a product of comprehensive research and forged friendships by Tofu Collective, airing an eclectic capture of the streams that flow, intersect, and diverge within the many layers of Taiwanese art circles.
400 DKK
Link to webshop
RSS Press (DK)
Æter / Aether (2024)
*The project Aether takes up the concept of ‘the ether’ as a metaphor for that which cannot be measured and weighed, featuring full-colour reproductions of works by artists responding to the theme.
250 DKK
'Typhoon - In The Eye of Taiwan's New Artistics Whirlwinds,' 2024
Courtesy of Tofu Collective
Gregor Fuchs, 'The View Out of A Window', 2024
Courtesy of the artist and Wee Press
Wee Press (DK)
Gregor Fuchs - The View Out of A Window (2024)
*A softground etching and drypoint by Copenhagen-based artist Gregor Fuchs published in an edition of 6.
1.500 DKK
Link to webshop
Træsh Forlag (NO)
LAGON#7 / PLUIE (2024)
*A 300+ page publication featuring contributions from a selection of the publisher's friends and collaborators including Acacio Ortas, Yu Nishimura and Sammy Stein.
(Price available on request)
Contact for more information
Northing/Kinakaal forlag (NO/CN)
Tonke Bøe Birkeland, Maleonn Ma - Lens & Landscape (2023)
Lens and Landscape is a pair of photo books that transcends geographical boundaries, uniting two photographers from opposite corners of the world who were unable to physically collaborate due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Find out more
Tonke Bøe Birkeland & Maleonn Ma, 'Lens & Landscape,' 2023
Courtesy of the artists and Northing/Kinakaal forlag
