Printed Matter

Printed Matter, Inc. is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit grant-supported bookstore, artist organization, and arts space presently located at 231 Eleventh Avenue in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City. Printed Matter focuses on publications made and distributed by artists. It was founded by a group of artists (Carl Andre, Edit DeAk, Sol LeWitt, Ulrich Noethen, Lucy Lippard, Walter Robinson, Pat Steir, Mimi Wheeler, Robin White, Irena von Zahn) in 1976 as a for-profit art space in the Tribeca neighborhood of NYC.

Literature

• Tony Whitfield, "Printed Matter", Art Documentation 1:6, Dec 1982, pp 177-178.
• Julie Ault, "Interview with Lucy R. Lippard on Printed Matter", Dec 2006.
• Inga Claire Dixon, Printed Matter, Inc., The First Decade: 1976-1986, Richmond, VA: Virginia Commonwealth University, 2010. Master's thesis.

Links

• Official website
• Wikipedia