July 10 – July 13, 2025
Cinematheque at San Francisco Art Book Fair
Book Table + Screenings
FREE ADMISSION
Full info & exhibitor list here
Public Hours:
Preview: Thursday, July 10: 6–10pm
Friday, July 11: 11am–6pm
Saturday, July 12: 11am–6pm
Sunday, July 13: 11am–5pm
July 10–13, San Francisco Cinematheque returns to the San Francisco Art Book Fair to present an array of collectible publications for perusal and purchase including our own Craig Baldwin: Avant to Live! and Luther Price in San Francisco; selections from Cinematheque’s online bookstore; back issues of Cinematograph, Cinematheque’s occasional journal; rare artist publications; limited edition monographs and more. Say hello to Cinematheque staff and Board at SFABF Table CO4!
About SFABF: For the third year in a row, Minnesota Street Project Foundation is pleased to present the San Francisco Art Book Fair. One of the most anticipated, free, large-scale annual Bay Area arts events, SFABF celebrates art publishing and print culture, bringing together independent publishers, artists, designers, collectors, and enthusiasts from around the world. Founded in 2016, SFABF is a dynamic, multi-day event showcasing a wide range of printed material, including artists’ books, zines, monographs, art catalogs, periodicals, and printed ephemera. SFABF 2025 expands on past offerings, inviting visitors to experience new and never-before seen programs, exhibitions and events, including large-scale, multi-screen film/video programming at the 1201 Minnesota Street warehouse, curated by San Francisco Cinematheque.
CINEMATHEQUE SCREENING GALLERY: 1201 Minnesota Street
With the recent unveiling of the Minnesota Street Project Foundation’s majestic Screening Gallery, an exhibition space emerged without parallel in the Bay Area arts community. Featuring state-of-the-art audio/video technology the impressively transformable 3,000-square-foot space allows for near infinite variability in large-scale video presentation. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday during SFABF, San Francisco Cinematheque will activate the Screening Gallery with curated programs of multi-channel film/video work presented across nearly 70 feet of gallery space including multi-channel installation work and single-channel film work expanded and remixed for this weekend only. See the full Screening Gallery schedule below and explore each day’s lineup at the linked pages. This series is curated by Steve Polta of San Francisco Cinematheque and is made possible thanks to Minnesota Street Project Foundation.
Thursday, July 10
full lineup and screening details here
6pm: Cauleen Smith: Blue Scrubs, Yellow Scrubs, Trustees All Above / Orange Jumpsuit
6:30pm: Makino Takashi: Memento Stella + cinéma concret
7:15pm: Works by Michael Snow / Matt Whitman / Jeanne Liotta / Scott Stark / Aura Satz
8:30pm: Peter Burr: THE CONTINUOUS MONUMENT
pictured: Blue Scrubs, Yellow Scrubs, Trustees All Above / Orange Jumpsuit (2019) by Cauleen Smith
Friday, July 11
full lineup and screening details here
11am: Works by Cauleen Smith / Zach Iannazzi / Esperanza Collado / Matt Whitman / Ayanna Dozier / P. Staff
12:30pm: Works by Peter Burr / Jodie Mack / Colectivo los ingrávidos / Matt Whitman / Michael Damm
1:45pm: Works by Michael Snow / Peter Burr / Jeanne Liotta / Scott Stark / Aura Satz
3:15pm: Makino Takashi: Memento Stella + cinéma concret
pictured: Film digitalia, profile picture, Nos. 9 & 5 (2019) by Matt Whitman
Saturday, July 12
full lineup and screening details here
11am: Peter Burr: THE CONTINUOUS MONUMENT
12:45pm: Works by Michael Snow / Peter Burr / Jeanne Liotta / Scott Stark / Aura Satz
4pm: Works by Esperanza Collado / Ayanna Dozier / Zach Iannazzi / Matt Whitman / P. Staff
5pm: Works by Peter Burr / Jodie Mack / Colectivo los ingrávidos / Matt Whitman / Michael Damm