Library of Artistic Print on Demand
Annette Gilbert & Andreas Bülhoff
January 30 – February 21, 2026
Opening / Fri. Jan. 30, 18 - 21 hr
For the Vernissage, Andreas Bülhoff will give an introduction to the exhibition as well as a presentation of the recently published catalogue.
Wed. + Thurs. + Fri. 11 - 18 hr / Sat. 11 - 16 hr
einBuch.haus / Lindenstr. 91, 10969 Berlin *NEW ADDRESS*
Print on demand has revolutionized publishing. Digital printing and online platforms such as Blurb, Lulu and Kindle Direct Publishing allow anyone to publish a work immediately and without financial risk. These books come with an industrial look and feel and global distribution. This has undoubtedly democratized production and opened up spaces beyond the established trade book world and its gatekeepers. At the same time, new dependencies emerge. This dynamic has given rise to an entire subculture that engages with print on demand in search of new aesthetics, economies, and publics, while also critically negotiating our postdigial present and its monopolies.
The Library of Artistic Print on Demand maps this experimental field for the first time and explores its ethical implications, critical poetics, historical depths and political relevance. It consists of a collection of more than 244 outstanding works preserved by the Bavarian State Library, a searchable online archive and an extensive catalogue with contributions by leading practitioners and scholars of the field published by Spector Books.
einBuch.haus will show a respective selection of the Library of Artistic Print on Demand: books as a medium to monitor and utilize technological change, books as memes, books materializing formerly impossible concepts, books that were produced via outsourcing or algorithms, books as hacks or containers for ephemeral digital cultures, books that tackle our fatigue in the face of an all-encompassing platform capitalism.
Annette Gilbert researches experimental forms of writing, artists’ books, and conceptual art. Andreas Bülhoff works both artistically and academically at the intersection of text and technology.
Self-Shelf: private (artists’) book collections made public.
Library of Artistic Print on Demandis part of the ongoing exhibition series Self-Shelf: private (artists’) book collections made public.
Many people have their own criteria for collecting books—especially artists, curators, and designers from the artist book scene. Self-Shelf is a longterm, irregular but continuous curatorial program that explores private book collections through evolving thematic lenses. The series continues to expand over time, encompassing topics such as books as curated archives, print-on-demand publications, wooden book covers, artworks in newspaper format, blank books, and more. Each theme proposes a new way of engaging with books—not merely as vessels of knowledge, but as conceptual, material, and artistic objects. To present these private bookshelves as a temporary library, einBuch.haus thoughtfully employs its exhibition architecture to frame each collection in dialogue with its specific theme. This approach enables an in-depth exploration of individual collections and offers insight into how books operate both as carriers of meaning and as artworks within their respective thematic contexts.
