Off The Map. Kasper Andreasen. Motto Books.

Posted in Exhibition catalogue on September 18th, 2013
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In this exhibition, Kasper Andreasen presents drawings and artists’ books that investigate acts of printing, writing, and collecting. At the entrance on Skalitzer Str. 68, an image of a large book spine shows layers of papers accumulated from over a period of two years. In Motto’s courtyard, a landscape of vitrine-decors spans across the rear wall. Upon close examination, these layered decors reveal many different types of ephemera. Displayed in the vitrines are serial repetitions of landscape sketch, fragments of handwriting, maps, drawings, as well as wrappers, receipts, and newspapers articles. The ephemera and traces shown in this publication are part of an ongoing transformation in the artist’s process. This publication accompanies the exhibition “Off the map” at Motto Berlin, which runs from September 18 – October 10, 2013.
The essay by Matthias Weichelt was written especially for this occasion.
Translated by Caroline Rued-Engel.
Printed by New Goff, Ghent.
Edition of 800 / Special edition: 30

Language: English-Deutsch
Size: 30 × 21 cm
Binding: Softcover
ISBN: 9782940524082

Price: €10.00
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Camera Austria #123

Posted in magazines, photography on September 15th, 2013
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Camera Austria #123

Featuring:

Eric Baudelaire
Phil Collins
Jo Ratcliffe
Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin
Kolumne / Column
Kaelen Wilson-Goldie
Nataša Ilić
Rory Bester
Adi Ophir
T.J. Demos

English / German

Price: €16

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Pages, Julien J. Bismuth. Motto Books.

Posted in poetry, writing on September 14th, 2013
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Pages Julien J. Bismuth.

Published on occasion of the exhibitions Le signe singe at the Centre d’art contemporain de la Ferme du Buisson in Noisiel, France; and L’ image dans le tapis at les Ateliers, des Arques, France.

Published by Motto Books
Language: English
Size: 21.5 x 22.5 cm
Weight: 155 g
Binding: Softcover
ISBN: 9782940524112
Edition: 750

D 10€
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Mieke Bal: Endless Andness (Book Presentation) @ WIELS. 20.09.2013

Posted in Events, Motto @ Wiels on September 14th, 2013
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The book Endless Andness is a dialogue with the work of Ann Veronica Janssens. It is the last volume of a trilogy on the question of political art. Mieke Bal seeks to understand and advocate art that is political without being about politics.

With: Mieke Bal, Bjorn Schmeltzer, Ann Veronica Janssens & Dirk Snauwaert.

20.09.2013, 19:00
Free entrance
Info & reservation: welcome@wiels.org

San Rocco #7: Indifference. Matteo Ghidoni (ed.)

Posted in Uncategorized on September 12th, 2013
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“Architecture is a collective knowledge produced through the efforts of a multitude.within their multitude, two forms of collaboration unfold: a synchronic one, and a diachronic one, which connects all design attempts in a multifaceted Architectura Universalis.

The Possibility of collaboration now relies upon a broader “agreement with” all previous architecture.To put it another way, collaboration today is based on collaborations of the past. Indeed, it is possible to collaborate precisely because there is a shared body of knowledge that provides the basis for agreement. Collaboration is possible because architectural knowledge is one and given, and thus inevitably shared”

SAN ROCCO is a magazine about architecture.
SAN ROCCO does not solve problems. It is not a useful magazine.
SAN ROCCO is neither serious nor friendly.
SAN ROCCO is written by architects. As such, SAN ROCCO is not particularly intelligent, or philologically accurate. In SAN ROCCO, pictures are more important than texts.
SAN ROCCO is serious. It takes the risk of appearing naive.
SAN ROCCO will not last for ever. There will be no more than 20 SAN ROCCOs for the single five-year plan.
San Rocco is the name of a place in Monza, not a nice place. Giorgio Grassi and Aldo Rossi engaged in a design competition for this place in 1971. The project was not built; ordinary housing blocks were built instead.

Language: English
Pages: 216
Size: 23 × 17
Binding: Softcover
ISBN: 9772038491006

Price: €15.00
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Ma Almeno Ci Sei Tu Amore Mio – But At Least You Are Here My Love. Nico Baumgarten.

Posted in photography on September 12th, 2013
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Scampia is a neighborhood in the outskirts of Naples and is mainly known as a stronghold of the Camorra mafia. Most stories about Scampia deal with gangsters or junkies.
In “ma almeno ci sei tu amore mio” (but at least you are here my love) I show the everyday life of those, who don’t have anything to do with all this. It’s a tough reality for them: Finding work is an almost impossible task, many of the flats are contaminated with asbestos and it’s hard to convince the own children of the fact that it’s not cool to work for the mafia.
In such a rough environment havens – even only mental ones – have a special significance. Religion and music play an important role, but love seems to be more meaningful than anything else. At least this is what the writings on the walls of this neighborhood testify, and which are the leitmotiv of this book.

Language: Italiano – English – Deutsch
Size: 21 × 15
Binding: Softcover

Price: €18.00
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Posture—Tactic #1 Snejanka Mihaylova, Practical Training in Thinking – bruno + Metricubi @ Metricubi. 13.09.2013

Posted in Events on September 11th, 2013

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Bruno presents:

Friday 13 September 7 pm
Snejanka Mihaylova (BG/NL)
Practical Training in Thinking
(book and performance)

Free entrance

@Metricubi
Campiello delle Erbe
2003 San Polo 30125 Venezia

OFF THE MAP. Kasper Andreasen @ Motto Berlin. 18.09.2013

Posted in Events on September 11th, 2013

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OFF THE MAP
Kasper Andreasen

19 Sep – 10 Oct 2013
Opening reception: Wednesday 18 Sep at 19:00

On the occasion of the exhibition, a new book and edition will be presented
A short essay by Matthias Weichelt accompanies the book.

In this exhibition, Kasper Andreasen presents drawings, collages and artists’books that investigate acts of printing, writing, and collecting.

Fukt #12. Björn Hegardt (Ed.)

Posted in magazines on September 5th, 2013
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The annual Berlin-based magazine was founded 1999 in Trondheim, Norway and focuses on drawing as an independent research and artistic practice. FUKT intends to uncover the potential forces of a medium such as drawing and its possibility to reach innumerable conceptual and expressive directions. The Norwegian/Swedish artist Björn Hegardt is the founder and editor of the magazine.

FUKT is an international magazine, inviting the most interesting artists and writers to present their views on contemporary drawing. The 12th issue of the magazine comprises works of 23 artists from 9 countries, as well as essays and interviews by invited authors and curators.

Fukt is in constant transformation with all issues in different size and layout, made by the designer Ariane Spanier.

Language: English
Pages: 136
Size: 21,5 × 28
Binding: Softcover
ISBN: 9783868953220

Price: €16.00

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One Minute. Isabel Markus. Loose Joints.

Posted in photography, Zines on September 3rd, 2013

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Three 24-page zines housed in an A5 document wallet
One-colour riso on 80gsm Cyclus Offset

Published by Loose Joints / LJ001
Printed in the UK by Hato Press
First Edition
March 2013
100 Copies

7.50 €

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