Since 2013, ArtsLibris and Banco Sabadell have been awarding this recognition as part of the ArtsLibris fair, the International Fair for Artist’s Books, Photobooks, and Self-Publishing. The award consists in acquiring the best editions submitted in each iteration of the fair, according to the criteria of an international panel of judges. These books are now part of the Banco Sabadell’s Collection of Artist’s Books.
The members of the panel of judges of the 2024 edition were:
- Antonio Alcaraz, Director of the Artist’s Books Collection of Universitat Politècnica de València
- Pepe Font de Mora, Director of Fundación Foto Colectania
- Moritz Küng, curator
- Marta Vega, Head of MACBA’s Library, Centre of Studies and Documentation
- Ángela Molina, philologist and art historian
- Montse Corominas, Director of the Banco Sabadell Art Collection
List of award-winning books:
- Patrícia Almeida, David-Alexandre Guéniot; I Photograph You Photographing Her Photographing Me. Lisboa: Ghost Editions, 2003
- Ana Amorim; Obras/Works (1987-2022). València: La documental edicions, ,2023
- Israel Ariño; On nous a dit qu’il n’y avait rien et nous sommes allés le chercher. Barcelona: Ediciones Anómalas, 2022
- Luca Bani, Gael del Río; Oddments. Barcelona: Ediciones Posibles, 2024
- Alex Blanco; Meat, Fish & Aubergine Caviar. London: Overlapse, 2023
- Stefan Brüggemann; To be political it has to look nice. Barcelona: Gaspar Warehouse, 2024 (*)
- Gabriele Chiapparini, Camilla Marrese; Thinking like an Island. London: Overlapse, 2024
- Peter Duffin; Falling Asleep in America. València: Animales de Lorca, 2024
- Marc Javierre-Kohan; Weapons. Barcelona : Marc Javierre-Kohan, 2015
- David Jiménez; Roma. Barcelona, Granada: RM. Centro José Guerrero, 2024
- Keizo Kitajima; New York. Tokyo: PCT, 2024
- Helen Korpak; Hands & Feet of Friends & Family. Kraków: Bored Wolves, 2023
- Miguel Leache; Miss Diciembre 1854. Navarra: Heads Take Away, 2024 (*)
- Livros de Fotografia em Portugal: Da Revolução ao Presente. Lisboa: David-Alexandre Guéniot, Filipa Valladares, José Luís Neves, Susana Lourenço Marques; Ghost Editions, Pierrot le Fou, STET-livros & fotografies, 2023
- Alex Llovet; And Into The Forest I Go. Barcelona: Ediciones Posibles, 2024(*)
- Antonio Luque, Bendita inocencia. Tarragona: L’ull a la mà edicions microedicions, 2021
- Antoni Miralda, Montse Guillén; El Internacional (1984-1986). New York’s Archaeological Sandwich. Barcelona: Éditions Dilecta Food Cultura Foundation, Tnov books, 2016
- Filipa Oliveira; (i)materialidade. Lisboa: Sud Sud, 2023
- Per(r)ucho; a moscovian loop. València: Per(r)ucho risograph, 2024
- Stella Rahola Matutes & Roger Paez; Inviting Life. Intervention in the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion. Barcelona: Fundació Mies van der Rohe, 2024
- Joan Ignasi Ros; Suspensió de judici. Sant Llorenç del Munt: EdBosc, 2024
- Salvador Sàez; Yami No Hikari. Barcelona: alex Llovet-Ediciones Posibles, 2024
- Eduardo Scala; Firmamento Alemán. Poesiarquitectura. Cuenca: La Zúa Ediciones, 2017
- Mercè Soler; La copistería de mi pueblo. Barcelona: Mercè Soler, 2024
- Rif Spahni; Son Boter. Joan Miró. Barcelona: Ediciones Anómalas, Miró Mallorca, 2019
- Francesc Torres; Creu aèria. Barcelona: Tinta Invisible Edicions, 2021