International Symposium: After the Fold

MNAC Bucharest, Romania 28-29 September 2026

As the concluding event of the AbeX project – Anthologies of Cooperation: Encounters in/through ArtistsBooks and Experimental Poetry – the After the Fold: Contemporary Approaches at the Intersection of Artists’ Books and Experimental Poetics symposium brings together scholars, researchers, artists, and poets to explore the intertwined legacies and possible futures of artists’ books and experimental poetry.
Through a polyphony of voices from visual culture, literary practice, and critical theory, After the Fold aims to open an expansive space for theoretical reflection, historical reassessment, and forward-looking experimentation. The symposium will include presentations, performances, artist talks, and workshops alongside opportunities for informal dialogue and live encounters with printed matter and experimental forms.
 
The Symposium will take place in Bucharest, Romania, at the National Museum of Contemporary Art
– MNAC Bucharest, on 28-29 September 2026, and will include panel discussions alongside a program of complementary events.
 
We are pleased to invite scholars, researchers, artists, and poets to send their applications to abexsymposium2026@mnac.ro by 13 April 2026.

All eligibility criteria and the submission guidelines are provided in the AbeX Symposium_Call For Papers available for download here: 

Download: AbeX Symposium_Call For Papers (PDF, 440 KB)

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