EXILE has an extensive history of offering free and inclusive events that celebrate print culture in our community.
We offer educational workshops, exhibitions, performances, readings, and presentations, as well as organizing the annual Miami Zine Fair.
EXILE has an extensive history of offering free and inclusive events that celebrate print culture in our community.
We offer educational workshops, exhibitions, performances, readings, and presentations, as well as organizing the annual Miami Zine Fair.
Upcoming
1/12
2025
3 pm-4 pm
Books & Books in Coral Gables
ESPRESSO EDITIONS #2
Experience Espresso Editions, a monthly conversation series hosted by EXILE Projects and Books & Books in Coral Gables. This intimate, coffee-fueled gathering celebrates the creativity and resilience of South Florida’s artist publication scene, highlighting bookmaking as both an art form and a powerful tool for advocacy.
Our second featured speaker is Barbara London, whose groundbreaking career has shaped the global landscape of media, installation, and sound art. Moderated by Amanda Keeley, founder of EXILE Projects, this discussion invites the community to explore the intersections of art, publishing, and cultural innovation.
Espresso Editions is generously supported by the City of Coral Gables and invites audiences to discover the vibrant stories and processes behind the artist book movement in South Florida.
About:
Barbara London is an internationally acclaimed curator, writer, and advocate for the arts. She founded the video exhibition and collection programs at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), where she organized iconic exhibitions such as Soundings: A Contemporary Score and Looking at Music. Her innovative projects include integrating the internet into curatorial practice with Stir-fry (1994) and Internyet (1998). London has also championed media artists such as Laurie Anderson, Nam June Paik, and Sondra Perry, and has curated groundbreaking exhibitions like Perpetual Motion (Pérez Art Museum Miami, 2024).
London is also the host of the acclaimed podcast Barbara London Calling, which enters its third and final season on January 8, 2025. This season features 11 conversations with pioneering and up-and-coming artists from around the world, delving into what motivates and inspires them, the technologies shaping their practices, and their unique perspectives as artists at the forefront of creativity and innovation. The series offers listeners an intimate glimpse into the world of contemporary art, as if eavesdropping on candid conversations between artist and curator.
A prolific writer, London is the author of Video Art: The First Fifty Years (Phaidon, 2020/2024). She has taught at Columbia University’s Sound Art Department and Yale University’s Graduate Art Department, further solidifying her legacy as a pivotal figure in contemporary art.
4/19
2025
12-5 pm
Paradise Plaza in the Design District
MIAMI ZINE FAIR 2025
EXILE Projects is excited to announce the next Miami Zine Fair will take place on April 19, 2025 from 12-5 pm at Paradise Plaza in the Design District!
EXILE inaugurated the first-ever Miami Zine Fair in April 2015 to coordinate with O, Miami poetry month. This event brings together over 150+ artists, writers, illustrators, activists, and poets under one roof. It features performances, site-specific artworks, demonstrations, workshops, podcasts, and more. MZF highlights the wide array of makers embracing self-publishing in our city, drawing in people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds. Visitors discover participatory installations, multimedia activations, and hundreds of independently published works on display by local and international artists. From the simple to the saddle-stitched, the public is invited to touch, feel, peruse, and even smell.
Stay tuned for more information!
Past
12/15
2024
3 pm-4 pm
Books & Books in Coral Gables
ESPRESSO EDITIONS #1
EXILE Projects and Books & Books in Coral Gables present Espresso Editions, a new monthly conversation series celebrating the creativity and resilience behind artist’s publications in South Florida.
Kicking off the series is Cristina Favretto, Head of Special Collections at the University of Miami Libraries. A passionate advocate for the artistry of the book, Cristina will share her insights into the world of artist’s publications, exploring their role in storytelling, cultural preservation, and creative expression.
Each month, a local artist, designer, or curator will join us to discuss their creative process, inspirations, and the challenges they face amid increasing cultural restrictions. Moderated by Amanda Keeley, these intimate, coffee-fueled discussions invite the community to discover the power of bookmaking as both art and advocacy.
Join us to celebrate the enduring impact of books and the voices shaping them.
Cristina Favretto is the Head of Special Collections at the University of Miami Libraries. She has worked in a variety of bookish capacities at the Boston Public Library, Harvard, Duke, San Diego State, and UCLA, curating and building collections on zines, culinary history, surfing, and Aldus Manutius, to name a few. Her areas of focus are women’s history and book arts, but she has also had a shadow life as a performance artist and lead singer in a post-punk cabaret band. She was instrumental in building substantial artists’ book collections at Duke University’s Sallie Bingham Center for Women and Culture at Duke (where she was the first Director), at UCLA Special Collections, and now at the University of Miami.
Espresso Editions is presented with the generous support of the City of Coral Gables.
