Olaf Nicolai und Jan Wenzel im Gespräch. KOW. 11.12.09

Posted in Uncategorized on December 10th, 2009
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Olaf Nicolai und Jan Wenzel im Gespräch:
Relationale Autorenschaft oder: Was ist »independent publishing«?

11.12.09, um 20.00 Uhr
Koch Oberhuber Wolff
Brunnenstraße 9
D-10119 BERLIN

Die Bezeichnung »independent publishing« liest man derzeit häufig: Die Berliner Kunstbibliothek stellt seit einigen Monaten Christoph Kellers »Kiosk-Archiv« mit über 6.000 Publikationen von unabhängigen Verlagen aus. In einer Reihe von europäischen Metropolen wurden in diesem Jahr Artbook Festivals veranstaltet, soviele wie nie zuvor. Selbst zu publizieren hat im Bereich der Kunst derzeit Konjunktur. Was mit »independent publishing« genau gemeint ist, bleibt dennoch meist vage.

Markus Dreßen und Jan Wenzel, Mitbegründer des Leipziger Verlags Spector Books, arbeiten seit knapp zehn Jahren kontinuierlich mit dem Künstler Olaf Nicolai zusammen. Diese gemeinsamen Produktionserfahrungen dienen als Ausgangspunkt, um den Begriff »independent publishing« zu diskutieren: Was geschieht, wenn KünstlerInnen und GestalterInnen bei der Produktion eines Buches in eine Relation treten, die mit dem traditionellen Rollenmuster von genuinem künstlerischen Schaffen auf der einen und gestalterischer Dienstleistung auf der anderen Seite bricht? Wie verändert eine solche Praxis die Vorstellung von Autorenschaft? Und führt eine andere Form der Produktion von Büchern auch zu anderen, neuen Stilistiken

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Olaf Nicolai and Jan Wenzel in conversation
Relational authorship, or: What is “independent publishing”?

“Independent publishing” is currently a popular denomination: The Berlin Art Library has been exhibiting Christoph Keller’s “Kiosk-Archiv” with over 6.000 publications by independent publishers now for several months. A range of European metropolises hosted art book festivals this year, as many as never before. In the field of art, publishing on one’s own is currently on the upswing — however the precise meaning of “independent publishing” usually remains vague.
Markus Dreßen and Jan Wenzel, co-founders of the Leipzig publishing company Spector Books have been working together with the artist Olaf Nicolai for nearly ten years. These shared production experiences serve as the starting point for a discussion of the term “independent publishing”: What happens when artists and designers enter into a relationship in the production of a book that breaches the traditional behaviour patterns of genuine artistic creation on the one hand and the provision of design service on the other hand? How does such a practise alter the notion of authorship? And does a different form of book production also lead to different, new stylistics?

sub-tle. cd artwork by HIMAA

Posted in Uncategorized on December 9th, 2009
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sub-tle. is a sound project by Satoshi Okamoto, who has been participating in ‘la! Düsseldorf / japandorf’, a project led by Klaus Dinger (ex- Kraftwerk, Neu!, la! Düsseldorf), from 2002.
They have performed the improvisational live in Germany, Belgium and Spain and have been very well received by the audiences in European countries too.

The artwork of the album sleeve is done by our favorite Japanese artist HIMAA – who will be presenting his new zine at the coming 2. Zürcher Zine Sezession event on the 13th.

Find the sub-tle. cd at the Motto Berlin store.

D €16

Buy: orders@mottodistribution

X-Motto. 18-19.12.09. 10% on (almost) the whole store!

Posted in Uncategorized on December 5th, 2009

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Motto Kiosk @ Milieu. Bern. +Faund presentation. 17-19.12.09

Posted in Uncategorized on December 5th, 2009
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Vorab präsentiert im Rahmen des Motto Kiosks am Donnerstag (17.12. ab 18:00) die Gruppe FAUND ihre Projekte und stellt die aktuelle Ausgabe «Porn» vor.

Onestar Press

Posted in Motto Berlin store, Uncategorized, writing on December 5th, 2009
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Fallen Books, M. Dubbin & A. S. Davidson , D 29€

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Ballack, Olaf Nicolai,

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Homing Pigeons, Jason Dodge,

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Speis, Hans Schabus,

Order here: orders@mottodistribution.com

Tinte

Posted in Uncategorized on December 4th, 2009
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Motto is pleased to welcome Tinte to the family.

‘I was [t]here’. Helene Sommer.

Posted in Uncategorized on December 3rd, 2009
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‘I was [t]here’ by Helene Sommer. 2009.

Designed by Merel van den Berg and Alexander Shoukas with help from Joel Galvez.

The magician, Jasper Maskelyne, joined the Royal Engineers when World War II broke out, believing that his skills could be used in camouflage. His unit was nicknamed the Magic Gang. (page 20).

D 25€. (available for distribution).

Elgarafi. West-Berlin. 11/12.09

Posted in Uncategorized on November 30th, 2009

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EL GARAFI
Grolmannstrasse 46
10623 West-Berlin
49160 90592613
whatnot@elgarafi.com
www.elgarafi.com

A new project from Anberg.

November: Thursday-Saturday. Noon-7pm
December: Monday-Saturday. Noon-7pm

New and Recent. edition fink. @Motto Berlin. 17.12.09

Posted in Uncategorized on November 25th, 2009
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BQ. 26.11.09

Posted in Uncategorized on November 24th, 2009

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BQ Berlin