When is a bag a work of art? When it looks like a painting? When artwork is created for it? When it features a famous artist? When it is collected? When cultural organisations or businesses support its production? When it is included in an exhibition like this one? Asia Art Archive Public Programmes Curator INGRID CHU explores the international phenomenon of the 'art book bag' in A SHORT HISTORY OF THE ART BOOK BAG (AND THE THINGS THAT GO IN THEM). Using the last 15 years since AAA's inception as a guide, the exhibition features 'the things that go in them'—including AAA collection materials, as well as related publications, magazines, clothing, accessories, and ephemera—alongside a vast array of these popular totes in the AAA Library. The exhibition also includes artists, curators, art book fair organisers, and print and online publishers. STACEY ALLAN Executive Editor, East of Borneo; SAVANNAH GORTON Curator, Friends with Books, Art Book Fair Berlin and Co-Director & Curator, Fore
