Contemporary Art and Its Commerical Markets:
A Report on Current Conditions and Future Scenarios

Contributions by Stefano Baia Curioni, Karen van den Berg/Ursula Pasero, Isabelle Graw, Goldin+Senneby, Noah Horowitz, Suhail Malik/Andrea Phillips, Alain Quemin, Olav Velthuis

Contemporary Art and Its Commercial Markets: A Report on Current Conditions and Future Scenarios maps and analyzes the complex and contested entanglements of contemporary art and its commercial markets. Contemporary art as an asset category and celebrity accessory, the rise of the art fair, and the increased competition of auction houses are among the phenomena which are discussed by academics, theoreticians, and artists. While some of the contributions show how the market’s globalization, and commercialization both reflect and propel the way art is produced, presented, and perceived, others downplay the impact of these developments and argue that the market’s structure has essentially remained the same. All the essays trigger the question: What will art look like in 2022, and how will artists operate?

Contemporary Art and Its Commercial Markets is published as part of the curated project Abstract Possible: The Stockholm Synergies, taking place at Tensta konsthall, the Center for Fashion Studies at Stockholm University, and the auction house Bukowskis—all located in Stockholm—at the beginning of 2012.

This is the first publication in an ongoing series co-published by Sternberg Press and Tensta konsthall.

Design by Metahaven

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Kuehn Malvezzi – Index. Mousse Publishing.

The presentation of Kuehn Malvezzi’s new monograph, titled KUEHN MALVEZZI – INDEX is strikingly straightforward: the projects created by the Berlin-based architects over the last decade are exclusively narrated through images, with the sole textual presence consisting of selected reprints of previously published theoretical treatises and interviews. Nothing was added to the volume that would interfere with the narratives, evoked here by the juxtaposed visual sequence of public, private and exhibition spaces. All references are listed on the cover jacket, which also acts as the index.

D 28 €

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der:die:das – Ausgabe f wie Fernglas

der:die:das is a magazine which alphabetically examines items, objects and various „things“ from everyday life, trying to get to the bottom of their meaning to newly orchestrate them. Next to their meaning in everyday life the items will be put in an art- and design-discourse, in order to reveal the bizarre and the established all at once.

Ausgabe f wie Fernglas (issue f like binoculars) features contributions from Merry Alpern, Lisa Austmann, Big Zis, Tobias Brücker, Sophie Calle, Konrad Colombo, Ingo Giezendanner, Martin Horn, Susan Karrais, Kathrin Kögl, Aleli Leal, Charles Negre, Karim Ouanes, Niklaus Rüegg, Paul Scheerbart, Kohei Yoshiyuki, Sonja Zagermann

D 12 €

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Rosa Barba: In Conversation With.

This book was published in conjunction with the exhibition “Rosa Barba” at Kunstverein Braunschweig and the CCA – Center for Contemporary Art Tel Aviv.
It collects four conversations between the artist and Sergio Edelsztein (Director CCA Tel Aviv), Hilke Wagner (Director Kunstverein Braunschweig), and writers and curators Kirsty Bell and Gil Leung.

Rosa Barba (*1972 in Agrigent, Italy; lives in Berlin) is an artist working extensively in the area of film. Besides narrative works on film, Barba also produces sculptural orchestrations that ultimately open up into a conceptual practice. Works such as Enigmatic Whistler (2009) or Invisible Act (2010) develop an almost multisen-sorial effect due to their special treatment of material, form, surface, light, and sound. The absence of a projected image causes the focus to shift to the material, thus heightening the sculptural effect.

D 20 €

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Romka Magazine #6.

Some photographs are more important than others. Preserved memories of people you love and friends you have lost, places that shaped your understanding of the world and events that had a significant impact on your life. romka magazine is devoted to this one print that you keep in your wallet, on the desk at work or on your fridge door. Pictures of great sentimental value that gain their quality through the personal experiences they are connected to and not through form or content. It is not about your best pictures, but about your personal favorites.

In this issue of romka magazine, 69 professionals and amateurs from 33 countries share their photographic treasures and tell the stories behind them. For the first time, there are two special features as well: an illustrated short story by American author Paul Kwiatkowski and a collection of found photographs by London-based artist Steven Chandler. This issue’s heartwarming cover shot comes from Russian portrait photographer Evgeny Lebedev.

D 8,5 €

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White Fungus # 12

White Fungus is an experimental arts magazine based in Taichung City, Taiwan. Featuring writing on art, new music, history and politics, plus original artworks, poetry, fiction and comics, White Fungus is an ongoing experiment in community media art.

Often described as a work of art in itself, White Fungus is held in library collections including The Museum of Modern Art (New York), The Southbank Centre (London), Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (Spain), National Library of Australia and Te Papa (National Museum of New Zealand).

Complimenting its publishing schedule, White Fungus holds interdisciplinary arts events at galleries around the world. Past events have been held at P.P.O.W (New York), Taipei Contemporary Art Center, ARTSPACE (Auckland) and Adam Art Gallery (Wellington).

WF, from their unique vantage, come across one minute as hardcore situationist anarchists yet offset with the economic nerdiness and steadfast verve of a William F. Buckley; it’s captivating to follow how the gears shift. – FANZINE, 2010

As the spores have been released its creators look forward to seeing which way the wind blows. The only thing more uncertain than its future is its past.

D 15 €

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2HB #12

Now in its third year, 2HB is a quarterly publication dedicated to creative and experimental writing in contemporary art. 2HB was edited by Louise Shelley, Participatory Projects Co-ordinator, The Showroom, London and Francis McKee, Director, CCA.

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Wortwuchs #6.

Herbst 2011

Mit Beiträgen von Richard Duraj, Michael Friedrich, Clio Alyssa Voß, Stephan Reich, Uschi Schmidt, Andreas Henze, Peter Neumann, Andrea Miesenböck, Clemens Schittko, Yevgeniy Breyger und einem Interview mit Anke Heelemann.

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Notizen zu Berlin. Jérôme Knebuch.

Gelesenes, Gehörtes, Gefundenes, Erfundenes, Erlebtes & Gelogenes / Ein Buch von Jérôme Knebusch

»Diese Stadt, dieses brausende Verkehrszentrum, dieser prachtvolle Irrwitz von Lichtern, Motoren, Dynamos und Betonklötzen, diese großartige Mischung von Dieben, Kommerzienräten, Diplomaten, Hausbesitzern und Schrebergärtenanwärtern hat keine eigentliche Tradition. Sie zieht Dich nicht in sich hinein wie Paris, sie nagelt Dich nicht fest wie Moskau, sie frißt Dich nicht auf wie New York und Shanghai. Berlin ist eine Bewegung ohne Mittelpunkt.« [Auszug N° 73]

Notizen zu Berlin dokumentiert eine vergebliche Suche nach der Identität der Stadt. Das Buch mischt und projiziert in 221 Kapiteln verschiedene Quellen, die Jérôme Knebusch während seines Aufenthaltes aufgesucht hat. Die 20er Jahre schließen sich an die heutige Zeit an, voller Irrwege und anderer Gedanken. Berlin erscheint schwebend und »jedesmal nicht ganz die Gleiche, nicht ganz eine Andere«. Passend zu den Texten hat der Autor die Schrift gezeichnet, welche Zeichen aus den Straßenschildern integriert wie das typische ß oder y.

Zweisprachige Ausgabe [Deutsch-Französisch] • 112 Seiten, 12,5 x 20 cm • Silber Offsetdruck auf Ispira Mistero Papier von Fedrigoni • Faden- und Klebebindung • gefalteter Umschlag • Konzept, Redaktion, Satz, Schriftgestaltung: Jérôme Knebusch • Aus dem Deutschen übersetzt von Aida Kaboré • Lektorat Hélène Doub • Gefördert vom Conseil Général de la Moselle • Limitierte Ausgabe : 10 numerierte & signierte Exemplare + originaler Druckbogen, beidseitig, 100 x 70 cm

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Choses lues, entendues, trouvées, inventées, vécues & autres mensonges / Un livre de Jérôme Knebusch

«Cette ville, ce nœud bruyant du trafic, cette merveilleuse absurdité de lumières, de moteurs, de dynamos et de blocs de béton, ce formidable mélange de voleurs, de grossistes, de diplomates, de propriétaires immobiliers et d’aspirants aux jardins ouvriers n’a pas de véritable tradition. Elle ne t’avale pas comme Paris, elle ne te retient pas comme Moscou, elle ne te dévore pas comme New York et Shanghai. Berlin est un mouvement sans centre. » [Extrait N° 73]

Notizen zu Berlin procède d’une quête impossible de l’identité de la ville. Le livre compulse et tresse en 221 chapitres divers sources consultées durant la résidence de Jérôme Knebusch à Berlin. Les années 1920 rejoignent l’époque contemporaine, dans une errance qui suit le cheminement de la pensée. Berlin apparaît en suspens et n’est chaque fois, ni tout à fait la même ni tout à fait une autre». Pour accompagner ces textes, l’auteur a dessiné le caractère typographique en y intégrant des signes que l’on trouve dans les panneaux de rues comme le ß typique ou le y.

Édition bilingue [Français-Allemand] • 112 pages, 12,5 x 20 cm • impression offset argentée sur papier Ispira Mistero de Fedrigoni • reliure cousu collé • jaquette dépliable • conception, rédaction, mise en pages, dessin de caractères: Jérôme Knebusch • traduction vers le français par Aida Kaboré • relecture Hélène Doub • avec le soutien du Conseil Général de la Moselle • Édition limitée : 10 exemplaires numérotés & signés + bon à tirer original recto/verso, 70 x 100 cm

D 18€

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Prairial, Year 215 Melanie Gilligan

14cm X 14cm BOOK
BY MELANIE GILLIGAN
LETTERPRESSED COVER
OFFSET PRINTED
24 PAGES
HIPPY FLECK PAPER
LOOP-STITCHED

ADDENDUM TO ISSUE 02/18

8 €

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