Printed Matter, the New York City bookstore that specializes in artists' books, will close its St. Mark's Place store in October, while the bookseller's main location in Chelsea will remain open. Printed Matter/St. Mark's had launched as a second location in 2018, in the Swiss Institute's new space on St. Mark's Place and Second Avenue.
In an Instagram Post, Printed Matter wrote: "We are saddened to announce the closing of Printed Matter/St. Mark's, our East Village bookstore that has operated at the corner of St. Mark's Place and 2nd Avenue over the last six years. The last day the storefront will be open to the public is October 13, 2024.
"The bookstore came into existence in 2018 as the result of a rare and wonderful collaboration with Swiss Institute, and we thank them for their incredible hospitality and partnership that made the storefront possible.
"The St Mark's space has been a remarkable site for experimentation, maintaining a specialty focus on the East Village neighborhood and its history as a home for avant garde art and countercultural publications, offering a selection of independently-published books by artists, zines, prints, and historical material. The location oversaw a full calendar of programs, window installations and workshops, including four editions of the East Village Zine Fair, a joyous and wildly successful outdoor zine fair organized in collaboration with 8-Ball Community. We are grateful to the many Printed Matter staff members who have contributed so much energy and talent to all that the space undertook!"