Opening Event
Irma Boom: Book Activist
Book Signing Event for “Book Activist” by Irma boom
Jun 5, 2026 (Fri), 17:00-19:00
“Advance reservation required / Reception opens 15 minutes before each session.”
Opening Event
Irma Boom: Book Activist
Book Signing Event for “Book Activist” by Irma boom
Join us for a book signing event with Irma boom celebrating the publication of “Book Activist.”
To celebrate the publication of "Book Activist", Irma Boom will hold a book signing starting at 5:00 PM(advance reservation required). Irma Boom will also be at the venue after 7:00 PM.
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“its size derives from the fact that i often make miniature versions, so i can oversee and judge my design. for every major exhibition of my work, i create a little red book to accompany it. this fourth edition contains an overview of my own library and a selection of works i studied at the vatican library in rome.”
— Irma Boom
"Book Activist" is the fourth edition of Irma Boom’s red mini-book. The publication surveys her work over 500 books across about 40 years, while exploring the nature of the printed book from multiple perspectives.
Date and Time
Jun 5, 2026 (Fri), 17:00-19:00
“Advance reservation required / Reception opens 15 minutes before each session.”
Event details
・Book signing starting at 5:00 PM (Advance reservation required)
・Irma Boom will be at the venue after 7:00 PM.
＜Signing Session Details＞
Capacity: 60 participants total
Limited capacity for each session (advance reservation required)
①5:00 PM – 5:30 PM
②5:30 PM – 6:00 PM
③6:00 PM – 6:30 PM
④6:30 PM – 7:00 PM
*Reception opens 15 minutes before each session.
*Please purchase the book before arriving at the reception.
*The book is available at the MUJI BOOKS next to the venue.
Admission
Book purchase required: ¥19,800JPY （payment on site）
Notice
- Advance reservations are required to help reduce congestion.
- Staff will photograph the event. Please note that photographs may be used on social media and other promotional platforms.
- Participants will be contacted only if the event is canceled or significantly changed due to circumstances on the organizer’s side.
- Please refrain from canceling after making a reservation. If cancellation is unavoidable, contact us by the day before the event.
Irma Boom
She is a bookmaker based in Amsterdam. She has created over five hundred books. Her experimental approach often challenges the conventions of traditional books in both physical design and printed content. Since 1992, Boom has been senior critic at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, and she gives lectures and workshops worldwide. She has received many awards for her book designs and, in 2001, was the youngest person ever to receive the Gutenberg Prize. Boom’s books are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Art Institute of Chicago; Vatican Library; and Centre Pompidou, Paris, among other institutions. The Special Collections of the University of Amsterdam collect her complete oeuvre. In 2014, Boom received the Johannes Vermeer Award, the Dutch state prize for the arts. In 2019, she received an honorary doctorate from the Royal College of Art, London.
Photo by Anton Corbijn
WEB｜https://www.irmaboom.nl/
（Last updated：May 21, 2026）