Bookstore

Turning Tables 2
International Art Book Market

27 November
29 November 2025

Free and open to the public, TURNING TABLES 2 is a hybrid art book market + exhibition that will shine a spotlight on over 30 local, regional, national, and international arts publishers and producers of art books, critical arts publications, zines, periodicals, and more.

After the launch weekend, the show goes on during Critical Distance Centre for Curators’ regular gallery hours, Thursday–Saturdays 12–6pm, and by appointment, through December 19th.

 

Market Open Hours:

Thursday, November 27 – 5:00pm to 8:00pm

Friday, November 28 – 12:00pm to 6:00pm

Saturday, November 29 – 12:00pm to 6:00pm

 

FEATURED PUBLISHERS
SILVER PRESS LONDON
DAVID ZWIRNER BOOKS 
NEW YORK
SET MARGINS 
EINDHOVEN
TURBA JOURNAL FOR LIVE ARTS CURATION 
MONTREAL
TOXOPLASMA 
STOCKHOLM
INUIT ART QUARTERLY 
TORONTO
PUBLICATION STUDIO GUELPH 
GUELPH
OR GALLERY 
VANCOUVER
ESSE MAGAZINE 
MONTREAL
MACKENZIE ART GALLERY 
REGINA
DUNLOP ART GALLERY 
REGINA
AKA ARTIST RUN 
SASKATOON
PAVED ARTS SASKATOON
REMAI MODERN 
SASKATOON
BLACKFLASH MAGAZINE SASKATOON

OTTAWA ART GALLERY 
OTTAWA
DIS ASSEMBLY 
TORONTO
VERA LIST CENTER FOR ART AND POLITICS 
NEW YORK
C MAGAZINE TORONTO
BOOK WORKS 
LONDON
SHEER SPITE PRESS 
MONTREAL
COLOUR CODE 
TORONTO
ART METROPOLE 
TORONTO
OPTICA CENTRE D’ART CONTEMPORAIN 
MONTREAL
FEELS ZINE 
TORONTO
THE GOLDFARB GALLERY 
TORONTO
BOOK*HUG PRESS 
TORONTO
FLOATING OPERA PRESS 
BERLIN
ONSITE GALLERY 
TORONTO
ROBERT MCLAUGHLIN GALLERY 
OSHAWA
POSSIBLE WORLDS 
OTTAWA
HALF LETTER PRESS 
CHICAGO / FORT WAYNE
AND MORE!

Access note: Critical Distance is located in Suite 122 at 401 Richmond Street West, a wheelchair accessible building with ramps at both Richmond Street doors and an elevator to all 5 floors. The gallery is equipped with an automatic door and programs are designed with access as a priority. For any questions or more info, please contact CDCC at info@criticaldistance.ca.

Participant Bios

Critical Distance Centre for Curators (CDCC) is a not-for-profit project space, publisher, and professional network devoted to curatorial research and practice in Toronto and beyond. With Turning Tables, Critical Distance seeks to connect publishers from across Canada and around the world with Toronto-based communities and colleagues interested in critical, artful, affordable, and unusual art books, publications, and editions.