Datz Press–Global Voices in Contemporary Photo Books

San Francisco Center for the Book, San Francisco, California
July 15 - October 1, 2023

San Francisco Center for the Book’s latest exhibition, Datz Press: Contemporary Voices in Global Photobooks showcased ten years of collaboration and artist book production between Datz Press and notable artists such as Linda Connor, Myung Duck Joo, Chris McCaw, and Young Suh. Over forty-five photobooks, from special edition volumes to handling copies of exhibited work, were displayed.

PhotoAlliance hosted a walk and talk tour of the Datz Press Exhibition at the opening reception for Datz Press: Contemporary Voices in Global Photobooks took place at the San Francisco Center for the Book on Tuesday, July 18th. The exhibition occurred simultaneously with the 2023 San Francisco Art Book Fair.

Artists: Bryant Austin, Jane Baldwin, Barbara Bosworth, Gap Chul Lee, Linda Connor, Nicole Ratos Enerson, Phyllis Galembo, Lonnie Graham, Mary Daniel Hobson, Seongyeon Jo, Sangyon Joo, Ville Kansanen, Alyssa Fujita Karoui, Hyunmee Kim, Jeongin Kim, Mikyung Kim, Younghea Kim, Yunsoo Kim, Sal Taylor Kydd, Rhonda Lashley Lopez, Hoon Lee, Minny Lee, Wayne Levin, Amanda Marchand, Chris McCaw, Hye-Ryoung Min, Alyssa Minahan, Joo Myung Duck, Hendrik Paul, Diane Pierce, Young Suh, Xianlu Yi and Katherine Youngmin Lee.

Datz Press is an artist book publisher and community space based in Seoul, South Korea. Focused on working with photographers, designers, and bookmakers, Datz Press creates, publishes, and exhibits works centered on photography, operating a bookmaking studio to support artists who want to self-publish their work. Director Sangyon Joo also oversees the Datz Museum of Art and a book project space called D‘Ark Room. Her comprehensive vision of artists’ photo books includes artists living and working across many countries and cultures while creating compelling work.

– Press release excerpt, San Francisco Center for the Book