BABS (BURN ALL BOOKS SATELLITE) NEWSSTAND is a working newsstand in Barrio Logan.
BABS Newsstand is located at 1955 Julian Avenue, San Diego, CA 92113 inside the experimental multi-arts complex Bread & Salt, 15 miles north of the US/Mexico border.
Visit the Newsstand most days
from
8 AM - 4 PM.
David Mondragon built the Newsstand in August 2024. The Newsstand expanded a bit in the spring of 2025.CURRENT ARTIST TAKEOVER
Pastelle Bonito
Trans Classical Fantasy: Session Zero
On View October - December, 2026
Reception October 10th, 2026
<<<For immediate release>>>
☆TRANS★CLASSICAL★★ FANTASY☆★ ☆
☆ ☆★ :Session ★ Zero ★ ☆☆ ☆
@burn_all_books newsstand takeover by @pastellebonito
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On view: OCT-DEC ★
Opening Reception @and_friends_gallery October 10th 2-5pm ☆
★ 1955 Julian Ave, San Diego CA
ARTIST TAKEOVER ARCHIVE
Marlo Reyes
Paranoia Banner
July - September, 2026
Annnd we’re back!
☮️ From July until September Marlo Reyes is showing a new large scale painting and other recent work at BABS Newsstand.
Marlo is also working on new zines and drawings which will be put up for sale as they’re finished 💌
Join us for the opening reception on Saturday, July 11th, from 5-8pm.
Katja Zimmer transonofre
April - June, 2026
transonofre installation; some nü workand a zine by Katja Zimmer! Transonofre explores the connection between a decommissioned southern California nuclear plant and the bureaucracy of navigating the contemporary transition process.
procedure performace, Sunday June 7th, coinsiding with BAB & Friends Pop Up Newsstand for Mortis Studio’s EXPO at Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla.
All zine proceeds go to the TGIJP (Transgender, Gender-Variant, & Intersex Justice Project).
(@durian_electra)
procedure performace, Sunday June 7th, coinsiding with BAB & Friends Pop Up Newsstand for Mortis Studio’s EXPO at Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla.
All zine proceeds go to the TGIJP (Transgender, Gender-Variant, & Intersex Justice Project).
(@durian_electra)
Elizabeth Juarez Newsstand Takeover
January - March 2026
Public Inquiry, an interactive installation, poses a question and encourages anonymous responses from the public. Collected responses will be featured in a future publication.
Elizabeth Juarez (Untitled Tile Project)
Juarez created tile-based works featuring a range of messages. Drawing on her father’s background as an immigrant who worked in construction and tiling on her home, she followed his practice by producing a contemporary interpretation of tile work. Each piece functions as a self-contained world. While the works are playful and visually appealing, they are intended to engage viewers on a deeper level and contribute to their sense of wellbeing.
Go buy a tile!
(@sweet___sacrifice)
Juarez created tile-based works featuring a range of messages. Drawing on her father’s background as an immigrant who worked in construction and tiling on her home, she followed his practice by producing a contemporary interpretation of tile work. Each piece functions as a self-contained world. While the works are playful and visually appealing, they are intended to engage viewers on a deeper level and contribute to their sense of wellbeing.
Go buy a tile!
(@sweet___sacrifice)
Paloma Mercier Newsstand Takeover
October - December 2025
Paloma Mercier, ONLY YOU
Exploring the relationship between the inner and outer landscape. Inspired by personal grief & Paloma's hometown, she weaves the quotidian and the existential into a landscape of her own.
ALLWAYS zine released November 8th, 2025.
Contributing artist to BAB & Friends Pop-Up NEWSSTAND at Other Places Art Fair South
Exploring the relationship between the inner and outer landscape. Inspired by personal grief & Paloma's hometown, she weaves the quotidian and the existential into a landscape of her own.
ALLWAYS zine released November 8th, 2025.
Contributing artist to BAB & Friends Pop-Up NEWSSTAND at Other Places Art Fair South
Neville Greene Newsstand Takeover
June - August/September 2025
Contact We Have to Make, Neville Greene, visualizing connections through a digital space.
CWHTM short film released July 12, 2025.
Respawn Archive Issue 2 released September 20th, 2025.
(@nehvul)
CWHTM short film released July 12, 2025.
Respawn Archive Issue 2 released September 20th, 2025.
(@nehvul)
Xochi Zepeda Newsstand Takeover
February - April 2025
My Final Form, Xochi Zepeda, highlighting and showcasing the artist’s illustrations, comics and animation work.
And a MFF zine, released April 12th, 2025.
(@locally_h4ted)
And a MFF zine, released April 12th, 2025.
(@locally_h4ted)
Matty Terrones Newsstand Takeover w/ Brad Van Arsdale
December 2024 - January 2025
Stochastic FM, Matty Terrones
Risograph inspired sound recordings, installation, and limited edition SFM cassette. Felted listening station by Toni and expanded Stochastic 2.0 video installation by Brad Van Arsdale.
STOCHASTIC
adjective
involving chance or probability
Inspired by C. Spencer Yeh's "The RCA Mark II," I recorded the sounds of the risograph printer doing its thing at Burn All Books. Nick pressed some buttons, made some prints, and I hit record. The result is a deranged and randomized collage of sounds, with a title taken from a type of printing / frequency modulation called Stochastic.
Is it art? Is it simply annoying? Is it even music?
(@a_nice_leaf)
Risograph inspired sound recordings, installation, and limited edition SFM cassette. Felted listening station by Toni and expanded Stochastic 2.0 video installation by Brad Van Arsdale.
STOCHASTIC
adjective
involving chance or probability
Inspired by C. Spencer Yeh's "The RCA Mark II," I recorded the sounds of the risograph printer doing its thing at Burn All Books. Nick pressed some buttons, made some prints, and I hit record. The result is a deranged and randomized collage of sounds, with a title taken from a type of printing / frequency modulation called Stochastic.
Is it art? Is it simply annoying? Is it even music?
(@a_nice_leaf)