Produced on the occasion of the exhibition Some May Work as Symbols: Art Made in Brazil, 1950s–70s at Raven Row, London, 7 March–5 May 2024.

During three decades in the mid-twentieth century, the cities of Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and São Paulo in Brazil saw the development of a series of exchanges and connections between a rich diversity of artistic practices. Artists from different generations and backgrounds brought traditional forms of figurative image-making, Afro-Brazilian heritage, and geometric abstraction into dialogue, in different combinations and intensities, creating a panorama that expanded the understanding of what art could do, beyond specific movements, national narratives and cultural identities.

Designed by John Morgan studio.

*Please note this publication is secondhand and has some traces of previous ownership.

The main portion of this book is a reissue of the texts Annette Wehrmann compiled in her self-made publication in the 1990’s. The publication was produced in a small edition for which Wehrmann chose the format of an 18 x 21 cm spiral bound notebook with a plain, red-orange cover. Her booklet contained a total of 38 single-sided photocopied pages of text whose introductory title-page bears the heading LUFTSCHLANGEN-TEXTE 1+.

The name LUFTSCHLANGEN-TEXTE refers to the performative context for which the texts were originally conceived. In the 1990’s and 2000’s, Annette Wehrmann participated in a large number of projects with her performances where she read passages typed out on serpentine streamers, inching along the colorful winding strips she’d placed throughout the room.

Includes: Ode to Routine; Burn Money, Burn; Subjectivity in the Shadows; Jump Out of Your Skin; An Amount Eats a Spot; The Confines of White Freedom; The Embarrassing Quarry.

The first English-language compilation of essays by Hans-Christian Dany, author of several books in German, and many contributions to international art-journals. Ode to Routine brings together seven recent essays, wandering off the streets into demonstrations, exhibitions or gambling parlours.

Including contributions from Nadja Abt, Tenzing Barshee, Gerry Bibby, Mercedes Bunz, Lou Cantor, Nicolas Ceccaldi, Jay Chung, Hans-Christian Dany, Helmut Draxler, Francesca Drechsler, Martin Ebner, Haytham El-Wardany, Jana Euler, Julian Göthe, Toni Hildebrandt, Karl Holmqvist, Judith Hopf, Stephan Janitzky, Jakob Kolding, Maria Loboda, Nick Mauss, Robert McKenzie, Robert Meijer, Ariane Müller, Christopher Müller, Eileen Myles, Philip Reinartz, Gunter Reski, Mandla Reuter, Cameron Rowland, Julia Scher, Mark von Schlegell, Eva Seufert, Dan Solbach, Diamond Stingily, Wolfgang Tillmans, Vera Tollmann, Nicole Wermers, Amelie von Wulffen, Stephanie Wurster, Florian Zeyfang.

Designed by Dan Solbach & Starship.

Including contributions from Søren Andreasen, Vickie Aravindhan, Tenzing Barshee, John Beeson, Leo Bersani, Gerry Bibby, Matt Billings, Kaucyila Brooke, Mercedes Bunz, David Bussel, Octavia E. Butler, Bonnie Camplin, Jay Chung, Leidy Churchman, Eric D. Clark, Louis Coy, Hans-Christian Dany, Boz David, Katja Diefenbach, Nikola Dietrich, Francesca Drechsler, Martin Ebner, Peter Fend, Sokol Ferizi, Stephanie Fezer, Julian Göthe, Michèle Graf, Jennifer Green, Selina Grüter, Cornelia Herfurtner, Karl Holmqvist, Nadira Husain, David Iselin-Ricketts, Blake Jacobsen, Monika Kalinauskaite, Heinz Peter Knes, Jakob Kolding, Michael Krebber, Klara Liden, Tyler Lumm, John Allan MacLean, Q Takeki Maeda, Robert McKenzie, Robert Meijer, Giselle Morgan, Ariane Müller, Christopher Müller, Henrik Olesen, Mark von Schlegell, Ace Shi, Dan Solbach, Natasha Soobramanien, AJ Strout, Vera Tollmann, Katrin Trüstedt, Evelyn Taocheng Wang, Scott Cameron Weaver, Luke Williams, Josh Winklholfer, Amelie von Wulffen, Florian Zeyfang.

Designed by Dan Solbach & Starship, with individual cover artwork by Klara Liden.

Including contributions from Ei Arakawa, Tenzing Barshee, John Beeson, Gerry Bibby, David Bussel, Sarah Chow, Jay Chung, Eric D. Clark, Hans-Christian Dany, Timothy Davies, Nikola Dietrich, Martin Ebner, Stephanie Fezer, Christian Flamm, Simone Gilges, Julian Göthe, Martin Guttmann, Richard Hawkins, Calla Henkel, Toni Hildebrandt, Karl Holmqvist, Lisa Holzer, Stephan Janitzky, Jakob Kolding, Lars Bang Larsen, Klara Liden, Carla Lonzi, Sebastian Lütgert, Robert Meijer, Michele di Menna, Ariane Müller, Christopher Müller, Robert M. Ochshorn, Henrik Olesen, Max Pitegoff, Puppies Puppies, Gunter Reski, Mark von Schlegell, Max Schmidtlein, Dan Solbach, Vera Tollmann, Voin de Voin, Adrian Williams, Amelie von Wulffen, Florian Zeyfang.

Designed by Dan Solbach & Starship.