Bookshops-galleries, fairs and occasional publishers

Martín Ramón is the director of Espacio Moebius and, in the past, of Moebius Liceo, a publishing house and gallery of comics and drawing. Since its beginnings in 2007, it has become a benchmark in the sector thanks to its work with artists such as Liniers, Isol, Carlos Nine, José Muñoz, Martín Pérez, María Luque, Gustavo Sala and Lucas Varela, among others. They have published works such as the magazine ‘Chikismiqui’ about the talent of young female artists from all over the world or the LGTBIQ+ anthology ‘Ábreme’, or fanzines printed by themselves by authors such as Powerpaola. 

In addition to having been the organiser of the Jornadas de Comics at the University of Palermo from 2014 to 2018, he was also the curator of La Revistería Cómics from 2017 to 2019, receiving the Eisner award for the best comic book shop in the world at San Diego Comic-con in 2019. He is also founder and coordinator of projects such as Tren Moebia and Radio Moebia, which he currently combines with his editorial and exhibition work.
 

Jakub Plachý was born in Prague in 1989. After studying at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, he devoted himself to illustration and graphic design. He divides his time between creation and Xao bookstore-gallery and small publishing house on Krymská Street in Prague. Since 2016 we organize exhibitions dedicated to the field of illustration, graphic design and book culture in general.

We organize art workshops for children, readings and book presentations. Our book showcase focuses on illustrated books and comics, including more experimental projects in sometimes very small print runs. We present books and prints by Czech and foreign illustrators and comic artists, from established artists to students or interesting amateurs.

Co-founder and Creative Director of Libros Mutantes Madrid Art Book Fair. He is also dedicated to creative research and art direction. He collaborates permanently with artists, curators, photographers, producers and institutions to give life to all kinds of projects, offering a wide range of services aimed at providing global coverage to the image and communication needs of brands, institutions or artists.

Among the catalogues and books published in connection with the Libros Mutantes project, the following are worth mentioning: El Libro Mutante, NY Art Book Fair, MoMA PS1, New York, 2013: Index Art Book Fair, Zapopan Art Museum, Guadalajara, 2014, Atlas: Spain Focus, LA Art Book Fair, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, Los Angeles, 2016, Print Forever, Melbourne Art Book Fair, NGV International, Melbourne, 2017 and Editorial Encounter, ARTBO Weekend, Chamber of Commerce, Bogota 2018.