SFKB - The Archive, Vienna 2019 / last update February 2025

SFKB/Installation view 2019. The work of artist, curator and publisher Bernhard Cella addresses contemporary forms of visual art that transform models of production and distribution.

Salon für Kunstbuch (SFKB) was founded in 2007 by Vienna-based artist Bernhard Cella as a 1:1 model of a bookstore. A long-term art project that was brought to life in his studio.

Salon für Kunstbuch celebrates creative and analytical thinking, the joy of text and image, design, and print.

From 2011 to 2019, it operated as a living sculpture at Belvedere 21 in Vienna.

Since 2019, the Salon has functioned as a publisher, archive, and web platform for artists' books.

Salon für Kunstbuch (SFKB) operates as a non-profit organization. Our archive is primarily maintained on a voluntary basis, which is why we usually respond to emails within three days.

We are delighted by the great interest in titles that have been out of print for a long time. We are happy to assist you in your search for these works, but please note that this may take several weeks.

If you do not agree with these conditions, we kindly ask you to refrain from placing an order. Thank you for your understanding!