Brussels Ass Book Fair
This event ran from 28.11.2025 to 30.11.2025. But wait, there's always more at Kanal! Check out the calendar.
The Brussels Ass Book Fair returns for a second edition. Following the overwhelming response to the first edition, the second edition of the queer art book fair will take place at K1 from 28 to 30 november 2025. Organised by the Paris Ass Book Fair and Kanal-Centre Pompidou, the Brussels Ass Book Fair is dedicated to independent art publishing and will host fifty-five exhibitors from Belgium and abroad, complimented by a public programme of live events, music, talks, and some very special projects.
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- K1, Avenue du Port-Havenlaan 1, 1000 Brussels
The fair gives prominent space to LGBTQIA+ participants and projects, and brings together creators, authors, enthusiasts, and collectives to present books, fanzines, and editions that challenge mainstream norms. Its mission is clear: to contribute with joy and humor to making our society fairer and more inclusive.
The toilets and the first floor are only accessible by stairs. Please do not hesitate to contact us in advance for assistance (e.g. to reach the first floor) via brusselsassbookfair@gmail.com.
Exhibitors
Discover all the exhibitors in the Credits and bios tab.
Ad Minoliti is a painter in the broadest sense of the word. Through expanded painting, print, animation, installations, social relationships and various other media, they build a nonbinary geometry that envisions an alternative universe or speculative science fiction. Minoliti uses geometrical abstraction to explore the idea of a non-human heterotopia, where gender theories are applied to visual language as a way to experiment with the design of imagery and space.
Their practice addresses different ideas around queer ecologies, animalism, tenderness, art education, childhood, architecture, transfeminism, design and decoration. Ad Minoliti is the founder of Sala Peluche, an art gallery in Buenos Aires in Argentina, and an exhibitor at the Brussels Ass Book Fair.
Minoliti holds a BFA from the National Academy of Fine Arts P. Pueyrredón in Buenos Aires. They have been part of the Artistic Investigation Center of Argentina since 2009, the same year they co-founded PintorAs, a feminist collective of Argentinian painters. Their work is part of many collections, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and has been exhibited in galleries, institutions and museums around the world. They have participated in the Bienal del Mercosur (Brazil), the Aichi Triennale (Japan), FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art (U.S.), the Venice Biennale (Italy) and the Gwangju Biennale (Korea), among many others.
As special guest artist, Ad Minoliti created visual identity for the second edition of the Brussels Ass Book Fair, incorporating a cheeky wink to the title of the event. The design is used in all communications at K1 and throughout Brussels, as well as online. Their commission also includes a signature scenography.
A limited-edition t-shirt and socks with Ad Minoliti’s design will be available for purchase at the Brussels Ass Book Fair.
The scenography by Ad Minoliti for the Brussels Ass Book Fair was made possible by the National Lottery.
Guest artist Ad Minoliti made six signature scenography pieces for the Brussels Ass Book Fair charity tombola. Don’t miss the chance to support this worthy cause and win one of the decorative elements. The scenography is fully non-commercial, and all proceeds go to the Refuge LGBTQIA+, a safe house in Brussels for young people who can no longer live at home.
Join the live raffle draw on Sunday 30 November at 18:00 at K1
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