HOW THE SPITTING IMAGE ART BOOK FAIR IS USING PRINTED MATTER TO FOSTER COMMUNITY

NEW SCHOOL FREE PRESS
APRIL 1, 2024

“Spitting Image Art Book Fair (SIABF) was founded by Camila Pernisco, a third-year Lang student majoring in literary studies, and a committee that includes New School students Gabriella Acquafredda, Manuela Vieira do Amaral, Alyne Padilla-Robles, Ysa Ancheta, and Ana Krent. The event was presented in collaboration with the Vera List Center for Art and Politics, which featured selections from its on-campus VLC Fellows Library and sold various books from its archive at the event. […]

Student work is typically only shown and discussed during class critiques and workshops, with opportunities for outside perspectives occurring less often. Some students shared their disinterest in relying on social media to share their artwork, seeing it as another intangible experience that can be easily scrolled past. At the exhibit, however, students were given a space to share their art with one another.”

—Olivia Dinger