Two independent publishers from Taiwan, Shen Shen Books and nos:books, have arrived in Berlin to showcase their exceptional works and publications at “The Calabash Show”, to take place at Motto Berlin from July 31 to August 30.

At The Calabash Show, the two publishers come to Berlin together with several of their artists. The show takes inspiration from an ancient mythical story about people entering the calabash for one day for spiritual practice. They left the calabash after many ordeals, without achieving immortality. When returned to the real world, one year had passed. At Motto Berlin,  the two mortal publishers and their artists present their latest works and publications, and share their thoughts behind the many ordeals of art and publishing.

Participating artists include Chihoi, Eva Lin, Ling Yu Tai, Pei Yu Shen, Son Ni and Ting Cheng.

The show is supported by the National Culture and Arts Foundation, Taiwan, and The Arts Development Fund of the Home Affairs Bureau, the Government of Hong Kong SAR.

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Specifications
26cm × 37 cm, poster size 52 cm × 37 cm,
28p + 7 hidden pictures covered by silver print,
black and silver offset, unbound
Limited 350 copies,
Taipei, Taiwan, 2013 Jun.
€19.00

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Catalogue of Petrit Halilaj’s solo exhibitions at Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn 2015, Kölnischer Kunstverein, Köln 2015 and Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, Sankt Gallen 2012.

With contributions from Giovanni Carmine, Elena Filipovic, Rein Wolfs and Moritz Wesseler

Published by Verlag der Buchhandlung Walter König, Köln 2015. Designed by Dan Solbach.
ISBN: 9783863357344

€29.80

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Things I lost is a photography book by Chien-Wen Lin

Chien-Wen Lin was born in 1987 Taipei, Taiwan.
He graduated from Shih Chien University Department Communications of Design.
He is a Taipei based photographer, specialized in fashion photography and has continued to document
his daily life in photos.” Things I Lost” is his first published book. It’s an experimental project which collected photos taken during his trip to Europe in 2011.

Photographer | Chien-Wen Lin
Editor | Pei-Yu Shen
Publisher | 脳神経衰弱 のうしんけいすいじゃく
96 pages
Black and White prints
Adhesive Binding
Book Cover as Poster

Video here

€22.00

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Pink Freud is a collection of drawings by Hong Kongese artist Chihoi.
Each drawing can be ripped off the all bloc.

Published by nos:books

Edition of 500

€26.50

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CRU (Contemporary Radical Underground), is the annual magazine that documents what’s happening at La Plaque Tournante, a non commercial artist space in Berlin and run by French composer Frédéric Acquaviva and English mezzo-soprano Loré Lixenberg.

This first issue of Frédéric Acquaviva and La Plaque Tournante’s audio / video hybrid magazine, includes a CD with music by Frédéric Acquaviva and Phill Niblock, a DVD with performances by Tomomi Adachi, Bernard Heidsieck, Katherine Liberovskaya, Jacques Lizène, Alvin Lucier, and Alex Mincek. Packaged in 12“ sleeve with postcards, posters, and various documents.

CD with Phill Niblock ‘V & LSGH’ (2015) performed by Loré Lixenberg (voice) and Guy de Bièvre (lapsteel guitar). Frédéric Acquaviva‘Loré Ipsum’ performed by Loré Lixenberg (voices) and Frédéric Acquaviva (dead electronics), Berlin version. 

DVD with Tomomi Adachi, Loré Lixenberg, Alex Mincek, Jacques Lizène, ‘Silver streetcar for Orchestra’ from Alvin Lucier, ‘Vaduz’ from Bernard Heidsieck, a film from Katherine Liberovkaya with a music from Phil Niblock.

Paper cover in plastic sleeve, 33 x 33 cm., containing:

2 folded posters, 60 x 80 cm. each
2 folded posters, 42 x 59 cm each.
2 postcards, 10,5 x 14,5 cm. each
1 loose printed sheet, 452 x 29,5 cm.
2 press realese, 4 mimeographed pages each, 29,5 x 21 cm.
2 DVD

Published by Editions Acquaviva.

€20.00

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