Mack (publishing)
Art and photography publishing house
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Mack (stylised as MACK) is an independent art and photography publishing house based in London.[1] Mack works with established and emerging artists, writers and curators, and cultural institutions, releasing around 40 books per year. The publisher was founded in 2010 in London by Michael Mack.[1]
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| Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| Founder | Michael Mack |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Headquarters location | London, SE4 |
| Distribution | Worldwide |
| Publication types | Books |
| Nonfiction topics | Photography and Arts |
| Official website | www |
Details
Mack was founded in 2010 in London by Michael Mack, who previously worked as managing director of Steidl, founding the SteidlMack imprint.[1]
Mack takes part in various art and book fairs, showcasing new titles, participating in talks, and organising artist book signings. These annual events include The London Book Fair in March; AIPAD in NYC in April; LA Art Book Fair in April; PhotoLondon in May; Rencontres d'Arles, in July; the NY Art Book Fair in September; Frankfurt Book Fair in October; Paris Photo in November.
In 2011, Michael Mack was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts by the University of Plymouth for his contribution to art publishing.
Awards for Mack titles
- Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2009 – won by Paul Graham's a shimmer of possibility.
- Paris Photo/Aperture Foundation 2011 – Best PhotoBook from the last fifteen years – won by Paul Graham's a shimmer of possibility.
- Rencontres d'Arles 2011 Contemporary Book Award – won by Taryn Simon's A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters.[2]
- Rencontres d'Arles 2012 Author Book Award – won by Christian Patterson's Redheaded Peckerwood.[3]
- Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2013 – won by Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin's War Primer 2.[4]
- Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2014 – won by Martin Kollar's Field Trip.[5][6]
- ICP Infinity Award 2014 from the International Center of Photography – won by Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin's Holy Bible.[7]
- Paris Photo 2016 Photobook of the Year – won by Gregory Halpern's ZZYZX.[8]
- Paris Photo/Aperture Foundation 2018 Photography Catalogue of the Year – won by Ursula Schulz-Dornburg's The Land in Between.
- Rencontres d'Arles 2018 Photo Text Book Award – won by Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin's War Primer 2.
- Richard Schlagman Art Book Awards 2019 Contemporary Art Award – won by Thomas Demand's The Complete Papers.
- Harold and Arlene Schnitzer Prize 2022 and Enterprise Poets Prize 2021 — foundational research for Weeds: A Germinating Theory by Kwan Queenie Li.
First Book Award
In 2012, Mack established the First Book Award,[9] in collaboration with the National Media Museum, Bradford and the Wilson Centre for Photography, London. This annual photography publishing award was open to photographers who had not previously had a book published by a third party publishing house. The call for submissions emphasises a predilection for projects conceived in book form: works that find a voice through the book. Submission was via an array of nominators who were asked to recommend projects. The Award ran until 2021.
Winners
- 2012: Anne Sophie Merryman, Mrs. Merryman's Collection.
- 2013: Paul Salveson, Between the Shell.
- 2014: Joanna Piotrowska, FROWST.
- 2015: Ciarán Óg Arnold, I went to the worst of bars hoping to get killed. but all I could do was to get drunk again.
- 2016: Sofia Borges, The Swamp.[10]
- 2017: Emmanuelle Andrianjafy, Nothing's in Vain.[11]
- 2018: Hayahisa Tomiyasu, TTP.[12]
- 2019: Jerome Ming, Oobanken.[13][14]
- 2020: Damian Heinisch, 45.
- 2021: Marvel Harris, Marvel.[15]