The Book as Exhibition Space
APE (Art Paper Editions) is an independent publishing platform founded in 2010 by Jurgen Maelfeyt, of Ghent-based design studio 6'56". From the outset, APE has operated on a single governing idea: the book is an exhibition space. Not a document of art, not a catalogue supplement — a publication with its own spatial and conceptual integrity.
Each title is made in close collaboration with artists, writers, institutions, galleries, and other cultural protagonists. The production standard is consistently high, with material decisions — paper, binding, format, sequencing — treated as editorial choices rather than defaults.
APE publications are held in the collections of institutional libraries including MoMA, Centre Pompidou, and MACBA. This is a matter of record. It reflects the seriousness with which the work is received and the durability of the objects themselves.
Many APE titles intersect with photography and visual art publishing. Visitors interested in that territory may also find relevant work in the Photography & Photobooks collection.
Lokator100 stocks APE titles as part of a catalogue built around books worth reading, keeping, and returning to. Copies are dispatched carefully from Germany; condition and edition details are documented accurately for each listing.
