Venetië 2009
Jef Geys
Published by Jef Geys, Balen, 2009, unpaginated (b/w ill.), 21 × 29.7 cm
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Publication produced on the occasion of Jef Geys presentation at the 53rd Venice Biennale, 2009, in the form of an overview of media comments compiled by Mélanie Gaillard. The show which was curated by Dirk Snauwaert, featured elements of Geys’ work from the last four decades.

#2009 #dirksnauwaert #jefgeys
Declaring States
Yvonne Rainer
Published by San Francisco Cinematheque, San Francisco, 1990, stapled pamphlet, unpaginated (b/w ill.), 21 × 29.7 cm, English
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Including an interview with Yvonne Rainer with Kurt Easterwood, Susanne Fairfax and Laura Poitras and the text Yvonne Rainer: Risks, between you and me by Thyrza Goodeve.

#1990 #laurapoitras #yvonnerainer
Where are the tiny revolts?
JEANNE GERRITY, ANTHONY HUBERMAN (EDS.)
Published by Sternberg Press, Berlin and CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Fransisco, 2020, 320 pages (b/w ill.), 11 × 18 cm, English
Price: €15

Driven by the central question “What are we learning from artists today?” the first volume of the new series edited by Anthony Huberman and Jeanne Gerrity at the CCA Wattis, A Series of Open Questions, is informed by themes found in the work of Dodie Bellamy, such as contemporary forms of feminism and sexuality, the rebirth of the author, and ways in which vulnerability, perversion, vulgarity, and self-exposure can be forms of empowerment. With texts By Sara Ahmed, Nicole Archer, Georges Bataille, Dodie Bellamy, Michele Carlson, Thomas Clerc, Combahee River Collective, Bob Flanagan, Ursula K. Le Guin, Johanna Hedva, Glen Helfand, Juliana Huxtable, Alex Kitnick, Julia Kristeva, Audre Lorde, Lisa Robertson and comprises a broad array of contributions by Marcela Pardo Ariza, Justin G. Binek, Kaucyila Brooke, Tammy Rae Carland, Mary Beth Edelson, Mike Kuchar, Anne Mcguire, Patrick Staff, Frances Stark, Rosemarie Trockel.

Designed by Scott Ponik.

#2020 #anthonyhuberman #audrelorde #ccawattisinstitute #dodiebellamy #francesstark #georgesbataille #julianahuxtable #lisarobertson #rosemarietrockel #scottponik #sternbergpress #ursulaleguin
Draft Score For an Exhibition
Pierre Bal-Blanc
Published by Nero, Rome, 2014, 76 pages (b/w ill.), 12 × 21 cm, English / France
Price: €10

A book that documents an oral presentation given by Pierre Bal-Blanc to a jury of professionals, as part of his application to curate the 7th Berlin Biennale. Devised as an exhibition in several acts, the session adheres to the rules of a score performed by its author or by a third party. With scores by Július Koller, Marie Cool Fabio Balducci, La Monte Young, George Brecht, Cornelius Cardew, Lawrence Weiner, Roman Ondák and others.

Designed by Vier5.

#2014 #corneliuscardew #georgebrecht #juliuskoller #lamonteyoung #mariecoolfabiobalducci #pierrebalblanc #romanondak #vier5
Pulp Paintings
Christodoulos Panayiotou
Published by Kamel Mennour, Paris, 2018, 96 pages (colour & b/w ill.), 17 × 24 cm, English / French
Price: €15

Produced on the occasion of Christodoulos Panayiotou’s exhibition at galerie Kamel Mennour, Paris, 15 October–24 November, 2018.

This catalogue focuses on a series of paintings made of discarded euro banknotes. These imposing fields of colour produced by the synthesis of the original banknotes are part of a greater investigation that seeks to remobilise devalued material.

With a foreword by Jean Capeille.

#2018 #christodoulospanayiotou
Motion
Karel Martens
Published by Roma Publications, Amsterdam, 2017, 304 pages (colour & b/w ill.), 21 × 29.7 cm, English / German
Price: €44

Produced on the occasion of Motion, a major exhibition by Dutch artist, graphic designer, and educator Karel Martens at Kunstverein München. Co-edited by Martens and Julie Peeters, the bulk of the content for this book comes from the video Not for Resale—a sequence of photographs from Martens’ studio wall in Hoog Keppel in 2000. The videos Lost & Found (2004), and Tol (2008) are also included in the book, as well as a transcription of a conversation between Martens and Kunstverein director Chris Fitzpatrick.

Designed by Julie Peeters.

#2017 #chrisfitzpatrick #design #juliepeeters #karelmartens #kunstvereinmunchen #romapublications