The Artforum publishing house was established in 2007, when we decided to start publishing great books and authors that we thought lacked in Slovak bookstores. We published Tracy's Tiger, The Man Who Planted Trees, books by Chaim Potok, Dominik Tatarka, Jón Kalman Stefánsson, Julian Barnes, David Grossman, Nicole Krauss, and others.
We publish around 12 titles per year: Slovak writers that were forbidden during Communism and new authors bringing a refreshing voice to Slovak literature. We also publish translations of world classics missing on the market, however, we mainly focus on translations of interesting new authors, the rising stars of the international scene. Non-fiction, books for children and poetry are a small part of our catalogue.
We place a great emphasis on the appearance of each book; in our eyes a book is a visual entity. We work with the best Slovak graphic designers and illustrators. The vision of Artforum is to encourage and provide ways to experience the adventure of thinking. This is what connects all our books, this is the guiding motif of our publishing plans and intentions.
Contact person: Tereza Michalová, Vladimír Michal
