2020-05-12T17:45:01-07:00 2019-06-30 823782880 Mary G Sormeley CPA 560 Day Ave Ridgefield NJ 07657 990 2018-07-01 680655296 PRIMARY INFORMATION INC PRIM 3478012619 155 FREEMAN ST GROUND FL BROOKLYN NY 11222 MATTHEW WALKER Executive Director 2020-05-12 true Mary G Sormeley P01469548 2018328922 X 2018 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z RYAN HALEY 155 FREEMAN ST GROUND FL BROOKLYN NY 11222 508492 false false X www.primaryinformation.org X 2007 NY Primary Information was founded in 2006 to publish affordable artists' books and artists' writings. The Organization's mission is two-fold: (1)to publish out of print books that remain vital to ongoing conversations around artistic practice and (2)to publish contemporary books by emerging, mid-career, and established artists.Primary Information believes that books can function as exhibition spaces, making the work of artists distributable to a global audience. As a central tenant of its mission, the Organization prices all books at cost so that they are accessible to the largest possible audience. 14 12 3 2 0 111675 295719 0 735 10 38001 56869 150411 352598 0 0 140207 137362 0 16817 72634 95437 212841 232799 -62430 119799 125009 222311 44041 21544 80968 200767 Primary Information was founded in 2006 to publish affordable artists' books and artists' writings. The Organization's mission is two-fold: (1)to publish out of print books that remain vital to ongoing conversations around artistic practice and (2)to publish contemporary books by emerging, mid-career, and established artists.Primary Information believes that books can function as exhibition spaces, making the work of artists distributable to a global audience. As a central tenant of its mission, the Organization prices all books at cost so that they are accessible to the largest possible audience. false false 171650 In FY19, Primary Information advanced its mission through the publication of 5 new titles: A Grocers Orgy, a new artist book by Lucas Blalock. Published in September 2018 in an edition of 1,200. A facsimile edition of Broken Music, edited by Ursula Block and Michael Glasmeier. Published in October 2018 in an edition of 2,000, with a second printing published in March 2019 in an edition of 2,500. A facsimile edition of Just Another Asshole #6, edited by Barbara Ess. Published in November 2019 in an edition of 2,000.From the Archives of Peter Merlin, Aviation Archaeologist, a new artist book by Trevor Paglen. Published in April 2019 in an edition of 3,500.A facsimile edition of Womens Work, edited by Alison Knowles and Annea Lockwood. Published in May 2019 in an edition of 1,500. By taking a distributable form, each publication facilitated new exposure for artists amongst a broad public, including those that might not otherwise have been able to experience the artists works. 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