The Fatigue Empire
Cosima von Bonin
Published by Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, Köln, 2010, 320 pp. (colour & b/w ill.), 18 × 23 cm, German / English
Price: €70

Produced on the occasion of the exhibition Cosima von Bonin, The Fatigue Empire at Kunsthaus Bregenz, Bregenz, July 18 – October 3, 2010.

Cosima von Bonin came of age as an artist in the 1990s amid the storied art scene in Cologne. In her practice, mixed references to art history, popular culture, and music are seen in tandem with a destabilising approach to craft and domestic activities. Many of her recent installations are populated with casts of cartoonish fabric characters – fish, whales, mushrooms, dogs, rockets – whose endearing appearances conjure a range of contradictions: delight and horror, softness and rigidity, and humour and sorrow.

With essays by Yilmaz Dziewior, Mark von Schlegell, and John Welchman. Designed by Yvonne Quirmbach.

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Catalogue raisonné
André Cadere
Published by Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, Köln, 2008, 208 pp. (colour & b/w ill.), 21.5 × 27 cm, English/French/German
Price: €75

Produced on the occasion of the exhibition André Cadere: Peinture sans fin at the Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, 27 October, 2007–20 January, 2008.

André Cadere belonged to a generation of European artists who contested the art object and institutional framework of the art world in which they operated. Best known for carrying his Barres de Bois Rond—Round Bars of Wood—wherever he went. His appearances at the most important private views of contemporary art across Europe became legendary. With his round bar of wood in hand he would intervene in a provocative way on other artists’ exhibitions in galleries and museums.

Designed by Yvonne Quirmbach.

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

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The Best Book About Pessimism I Ever Read
Published by Kunstverein Braunschwieg, 2002, 68 pp. (colour & b/w ill.), 21.5 × 26.8 cm, German/English
Price: €21

Produced on the occasion of the exhibition The Best Book About Pessimism I Ever Read, curated by Lucy Mckenzie at Kunstverein Braunschwieg, June 22–August 25, 2002. Including the work of John Byrne, Bonnie Camplin, Enrico David, Keith Farquhar, Alasdair Gray, Ronnie Heeps, Paulina Olowska, Mathilde Rosier, Lucy Skaer, Joanne Tatham, Tom O’Sullivan.

Designed by Yvonne Quirmbach.

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Global Joy
Lucy McKenzie
Published by Galerie Buchholz, Köln, 2002, 58 pp. (colour & b/w ill.), 18 × 25.5 cm, English/German
Price: €24

The first book by the artist Lucy McKenzie, published on the occasion of her exhibition at Galerie Buchholz, Köln, 7 September – 6 October, 2001. With various colour reproductions of paintings/works and reference material, foldout-pages, texts and interviews by the artist. Designed by Yvonne Quirmbach.

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Dis/Identification
Philipp Gufler
Published by Distanz, Berlin & Kunsthalle Mainz, Mainz, 2024, 176 pp. (colour & b/w ill.), 21.5 × 30.3 cm, English/German
Price: €38

Philipp Gufler blends art with activism and history education. His research-based artistic work centers on the study of queer life and the aesthetic practices of LGBTQIA+ movements. To investigate them, the artist harnesses pop-cultural and literary references and translates knowledge gleaned from mass media and historical archives into videos, silkscreen prints, installations, and performances. Besides documentary evidence from the media, the materials out of which he makes his works include interviews with contemporary witnesses, artists, activists, and theorists. Gufler’s critical studies draw connections between historic attitudes toward queer identity and their relevance to current debates as well as institutional critique. Designed by Yvonne Quirmbach.

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Respekt Frischlinge, Je suis la chaise, London Condom
Michael Krebber
Published by Galerie Daniel Buchholz, Köln; Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris & Maureen Paley, London, 2008, 92 pp. (colour & b/w ill.), 12.9 × 17.7 cm, English
Price: €18

Produced on the occasion of three exhibitions by Michael Krebber Respekt Frischlinge at Galerie Daniel Buchholz, Je suis la chaise at Galerie Chantal Crousel & London Condom at Maureen Paley.

Designed by Michael Krebber and Yvonne Quirmbach.

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