A collage of black and white graphic designs and photographs, including text, patterns, and portraits.
A folded photograph featuring an urban building facade with multiple windows and a blurred black-and-white portrait of a woman.

brutal.books

A collage featuring various black and white and colored graphics, photographs, and text, including abstract illustrations, repetitive images, and bold statements like "Tired Eyes" and "Dust Control."
A collage of black and white photographs and text pages arranged in a grid, displaying cityscapes, landscapes, and artwork.
Black and white collage with various abstract shapes and textures, including a large letter 'R' overlaid on other images of outdoor scenes and objects.
Open book with a photograph of a building and a tree, along with a card displaying the name Carlos Chavaría.
A white library checkout card with the text 'brutal.books' at the top, partially inserted in a white envelope, against a black background.
A black and white abstract photo divided into four sections, featuring blurry textures and patterns that resemble fabric or surface textures with varying shades of gray.

INFO

An independent press and artist book collective, featuring self-published titles, focused on analog origins and brutalist philosophy.

All work provides an ongoing conversation centered on material honesty, social integrity and the dichotomy of the industrial amongst the personal.

We aim to contrast our current reliance on artificial intelligence, as a source of production and information, refocusing on autonomous artist origins and the physical and collective third spaces in which books are produced, shared and discovered.

Reach out for purchase or to collaborate with brutal.books.

•

Boston Art Book Fair 2026

•

November 13-15

• Boston Art Book Fair 2026 • November 13-15