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Sammlung Philara - - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Sammlung Philara - - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

The Sammlung Philara and Verlag Kettler are pleased to present a resource-saving and affordable art book series in pocket format, aimed at mobile readers. In them, discursive exhibitions of the Philara Collection are documented and complemented with socio-critical voices from theoretical, journalistic or writing perspectives. As an opener, the publication Attempts to Be Many poses the question of how dynamic concepts of identity can be formulated in opposition to rigid constructs of foreign attribution and ideological one-dimensionality. The exhibition of the same name with works by Nara Bak, Jana Buch, Donja Nasseri, Arisa Purkpong, Anys Reimann and Theresa Weber in the Philara Collection 2021/2022 also negotiated the plurality of identities and new narrative forms in relation to learned narratives. The renowned cultural scientist and writer Mithu Sanyal opens up a very personal approach with her text to the exhibition by breaking through identity-political regulatory discourses that flatten into the categories of origin, ethnicity, religion, or gender. Text in English, German and Thai.

DKK 272.00
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Matheus Rocha Pitta - Bethanien Kunstlerhaus - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Matheus Rocha Pitta - Bethanien Kunstlerhaus - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

The KfW Foundation and the cultural centre Künstlerhaus Bethanien are collaborating on a studio programme offering a twelve-month residency in Berlin to young artists from Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. Verlag Kettler presents the artistic work of the grant holders in an ongoing book series.Matheus Rocha Pitta (born 1980 in Tiradentes, Brazil, lives and works in Rio de Janeiro) has created a new group of works entitled For the Winners the Potatoes. At the time of publication, this work an be found at the exhibition room of Künstlerhaus Bethanien, as well as in two of Berlin''s underground stations, Hermannplatz and Gesundbrunnen, and in a showcase at SOX in Berlin''s Oranienstraße.Rocha Pitta''s performative installations at Künstlerhaus Bethanien and in the underground stations allow him to interact with the public. He presents trophies that are made of plastic bags or concrete instead of gold, silver or bronze, and invites visitors to take along potatoes as victory trophies. His work deconstructs the concept of victory and the hierarchy of winners and losers, creating a dense network of historical references going back to Ancient Greece and asking fundamental questions about the meaning of gestures, the community and its value.Rocha Pitta portrays his trophies with a mocking sense of humour. By connecting glory with mundane, everyday objects, he aims to subvert the hierarchy of winners and losers and invites the spectator to rethink the meaning of victory and defeat.Text in English and German.

DKK 205.00
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Archipielago - - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Archipielago - - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Hugo Alcol spent a long time on the music scene before being commissioned to photograph exclusive events and parties. His photos capture more than just the ''look'' - they capture the mental state of his subjects, and the atmosphere of the party. "This enigmatic book is both a puzzle and a delight at the same time. As the photos show anything from a Spanish social event, to a weird woman with a rabbit and a dead rat floating upside down in a green pool. Although difficult to quite see what is going on, we are constantly drawn back in to try and understand the narrative and we are wanting to come back for another view. It gets under our skin, and that is a rare attribute." - Martin Parr, Magnum Photos

DKK 268.00
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further 03 - - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

further 03 - - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Fotobus Society is a network of photographers founded by Christoph Bangert. Its more than 800 members are studying at universities and photography schools across Germany and Europe and benefit from the association’s broad cultural and social programs. At the heart of this community is a 30-year-old bus that acts as a mobile photography school and regularly takes members to photography festivals, symposia, and professional events. This book is the third volume in a series that introduces selected works of the association’s members and offers a fascinating glimpse into the contemporary scene of young European photography. Telling stories about everyday life and the boundless excesses of our time, it features pictures that are marked by violence: directed against oneself, against others, and against the planet. There are poignant snapshots that reveal personal stories of individuals, groups, or communities who are grappling with ever-new challenges. The photos show freedom, hope, and love – as well as their absence. They do what photography does best: opening people''s eyes to a world that would otherwise remain hidden from them.

DKK 244.00
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Pizza is God - - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Pizza is God - - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Whether pizza is served as high-end cuisine or a poor man''s food, this global product transcends the boundaries of culture and social class. The circular piece of dough has long become an established superfood. It is so much more than just something we eat. Aside from culinary considerations, the preparation, consumption and ubiquity of pizza involves at least as many social aspects. These must be taken into account in order to understand the entirety of this phenomenon. For instance, in sociology the "pizza effect" refers to reciprocal processes of reception and exchange and thus to the constant transformation of cultures. Only recently did the UNESCO in Paris allow Italy to formally register the preparation of pizza as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity. That''s iconic!The collection "Pizza is God" accompanies the eponymous international group exhibition. Situating a cultural phenomenon in the world of contemporary art, the exhibition will be staged by NRW-Forum Düsseldorf in 2018. This feast for the eyes, which combines painting, photography, net art, as well as video and performance, is complemented in the book by texts and essays written by renowned experts from the fields of food history, culture and science.Text in English and German.

DKK 337.00
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Pneumopteria - Roland Boden - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Pneumopteria - Roland Boden - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

This publication is devoted to an academic description of the pneumopteria, a species which is considered extinct as a result of human action. Pneumopteria are also referred to as aerial creatures, cloud whales or cloud sponges, and occasionally, in scientific language, as pneumospongia. Often, in older treatises, they have been termed celestial leviathans. These gigantic, cloud-like creatures, which seem to float in the air without movement or stimulation, can reach several hundred metres in size. They were frequently observed and described, especially in historical times. With his fictional research on actual or imaginary persons, situations, and objects, Roland Boden provides the first thorough introduction to the nature, appearance, and behaviour of pneumopteria. He elaborates on aspects of the history of the exploration, specification, and classification of the species. In his treatise, Boden presents photographs, reproductions, prints, reconstructive drawings, and computer-generated images, combining numerous real scientific and historical facts with completely fictitious elements to create a parallel reality that cleverly questions contemporary perceptual processes. Text in English and German.

DKK 347.00
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Peripheren - Katja Stuke - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Peripheren - Katja Stuke - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

In their works, Katja Stuke and Oliver Sieber address questions about the structure of cities and the links between urban and social boundaries. Their photographs reveal a particular interest in areas and neighbourhoods that are marginalised or carry a certain stigma in the eyes of society. Instead of focusing on individual images, Stuke and Sieber prefer to create series and sequences, layering, mixing, and connecting elements to create wide-ranging associations. Their most recent work links the French capital with the Ruhr and its imagined centre, the Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, which is often referred to as the ''Eiffel Tower of the Ruhr.'' However, neither the Eiffel Tower nor the Zollverein complex feature in the photos. Rather, Stuke and Sieber’s experimental work juxtaposes snapshots taken along the périphérique ring road in Paris and photos of places associated with the Ruhr. The locations are seemingly chosen at random in this system, but it is precisely their haphazard, fragmentary arrangement that highlights unexpected parallels and ingenious connections between places, actions, events, and individuals that are separated from each other in space and time. Text in English and German.

DKK 470.00
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Deeply Human - Dominic Hauser - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Deeply Human - Dominic Hauser - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Launched in 2009 as the first festival of its kind in Germany, Queer Festival Heidelberg has evolved into a notable fixture in the queer scene (and well beyond). As a platform for queer culture celebrating sexual and gender diversity, its mix of concerts, art shows, performances, readings, film screenings, and panel discussions attracts more than 10,000 visitors from across Germany and Europe every year. Since 2021, Germany’s largest and oldest queer festival has enjoyed the support of the city of Heidelberg in the context of its membership in the Rainbow Cities Network. A comprehensive book on the annual photo competition that is held alongside the festival will be published this year to mark the event’s 15th anniversary. It includes an extensive range of pictures and brief portraits representing a selection of the best entries of recent years. Thanks to the competition’s changing focus and international appeal, the book offers a culturally and thematically unusual spectrum of photographic positions and perspectives that transcend established norms, codes, and visual imageries.

DKK 285.00
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Salwa Aleryani - Kunsterhaus Bethanien - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Salwa Aleryani - Kunsterhaus Bethanien - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

The sculptures and installations by Salwa Aleryani, born 1982 in Yemen, prompt a vast range of associations in the viewer. Her works are evocative of arte povera, then again of American minimal art, but defy any categorisation. The artist places strong emphasis on the material that is of fundamental importance to her. In general, she uses basic everyday materials and devices available in any hardware store, thus conjuring up an aura of domestic DIY. Although the shapes she creates remain essentially abstract, they nevertheless trigger memories of streets, buildings, cities - situations we encounter in public places day in, day out. By intentionally giving her works an imperfect, unfinished look, Aleryani refers to the production process and at the same time to the decay of all things. Does the result satisfy expectations, will it last? Even if her works inevitably seem reminiscent of the war-ridden towns of her native country, this is merely suggested; it never becomes specific. Aleryani provides no direct clues and ultimately creates universally valid images.Text in English and Arabic.

DKK 198.00
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Bogomir Ecker: - Gerhard Finckh - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Bogomir Ecker: - Gerhard Finckh - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

German sculptor Bogomir Ecker is well-known for his room-sized installations and thought-provoking, enigmatic, objects. He has collected anonymous press photos for many years, from which he assembles large-scale associative tableaux. These images are seen outside their frame of reference and their original function as conveyors of news. Ecker paints over and tears individual photos or entire newspapers, and isolates and distorts particular motifs in order to contest the veracity of the picture or to highlight the selectivity of press coverage. This show of 16 of his photographic panels and a selection of smaller sculptures is presented by the Von der Heydt Kunsthalle in Wuppertal (Germany), and accompanies a sister show of sculpture in a nearby sculpture park.Text in English and German.

DKK 300.00
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Leiko Ikemura - Simon Kaner - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Leiko Ikemura - Simon Kaner - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

With her diverse oeuvre, Leiko Ikemura has created a rich cultural universe that mediates between Western and Asian culture; it includes not only paintings, watercolours and drawings, but also sculptures made of ceramic, bronze and glass. The artist gained international renown primarily through her sculptural works. Ikemura’s seemingly archaic hybrid creatures oscillate between human, animal and plant forms. Her figures suggest childlike or feminine shapes and have a very distinctive physiognomy, evoking moments of inner reflection and movement. At times, they give an impression of vulnerability and pain, then again of happiness and reverie. This publication documents Ikemura’s first solo exhibition in the UK. Numerous new texts situate the artist in a broad, transnational perspective and elaborate on her special, mystical cosmos of images.

DKK 358.00
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Exat 51 - Krefeld Kunstmuseen - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Exat 51 - Krefeld Kunstmuseen - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Starting in Autumn 2017, Kunstmuseen Krefeld will take a fresh look at the legacy of the Bauhaus in the context of the former Eastern Bloc in the postwar period. With exhibitions in the two villas by Mies van der Rohe and a focus on ''Ideology, Abstraction and Architecture'', Kunstmuseen Krefeld are carrying out pioneering work in reappraising a unique artistic movement and raising public awareness. In Haus Lange, an exhibition will be devoted to EXAT 51, an interdisciplinary association of artists and architects who aspired to synthesise the fine and applied arts, supporting non-representational art in socialist ''50s Yugoslavia. EXAT 51 was built upon the ideals of pre-war modernism: Bauhaus, Constructivism and De Stijl.By presenting a selection of representative works and collaborative projects, the exhibition and book show the interdisciplinary outlook of the group and their attempt to position their ideals in everyday life under socialist rule. They designed pavilions for World''s Fairs as well as trade fairs, furniture, tapestries, magazines, objects, sculptures and animated films. In addition, this volume contains numerous essays, shedding light on the artistic statements in view of the socio-political context in Yugoslavia in the 1950s and 1960s, and many primary sources which are published in translation. For the first time, this movement and its positions have been scientifically researched and are now presented in Germany.Exhibition Kunstmuseum Krefeld: October 1st, 2017 - January 14th, 2018Text in English and German.

DKK 337.00
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Visual Vinyl - Heerlen Schunk - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Visual Vinyl - Heerlen Schunk - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Collects some of the most visually stunning and evocative album covers from the 20th Century Features homages to numerous important designers and artists, such as Damien Hirst, Yoko Ono and Raymond Pettibon Up until the 1940s, records were sold in plain, uniform jackets. In the post-war years, musicians and record companies discovered that graphically designed record covers had the potential to boost sales. Significantly, in the 1960s contemporary artists began to create record jackets that became an inspiration for others on account of their radical, groundbreaking designs. Many of them have become symbols recognized not only by fans but by the wider public, symbols of an era where artistic freedom, experimentation, and innovation were encouraged. This book is the first-ever comprehensive introduction to these resplendent album covers. They have been taken from the extensive archive of the Dutch designer Jan van Toorn, one of the most active collectors and a leading expert in the field. The book includes surrealist designs by Salvador Dali; covers by famous pop artists such as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg and Jean-Michel Basquiat; works by the Vienna-based group 'Wiener Aktionismus'; and contemporary designs by Jeff Koons, Damien Hirst, Banksy, and Ai Weiwei. Special importance is given to the designs from the circle of Fluxus artists, a radical sixties group who often produced music during their multimedia performances. The Fluxus artists frequently published their artwork on records, as did John Cage and Yoko Ono. Another focus of the book is Raymond Pettibon, who shot to fame when his legendary cover for the punk band Black Flag exploded into the record stores. Full of famous names and artists deserving of greater recognition, this book is the perfect gift for any vinyl-lover."

DKK 338.00
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Queer Tattoo - Andrew Burford - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Queer Tattoo - Andrew Burford - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

In recent years, having received a considerable boost by social media, a young and dynamic scene has emerged that is dedicated to what has become known as queer tattooing. This special community, which is growing steadily, has been born out of a desire to break with the hierarchies and patriarchal structures of traditional tattoo art. It aims to create safe, tolerant, and inclusive spaces where queer, nonbinary, and trans people can experiment away from the mainstream and develop their own individual styles and techniques. In their work, many tattoo artists break free from the destructive, heteronormative, and capitalist ideals of beauty, creating a visual language that subverts the long tradition of cultural appropriation which characterises the traditional tattoo scene. Their designs reveal a unique creative flair for queer iconography. This book is the first comprehensive introduction to this vibrant and diverse queer tattoo community. It presents 50 international tattoo artists with the help of extensive portraits, texts, and series of images.

DKK 535.00
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Bavid Dowie - Tal R - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Bavid Dowie - Tal R - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Owing to their achievements as radical and unique innovators of the painting tradition, Jonathan Meese (* 1970 in Tokyo), Daniel Richter (* 1962 in Eutin, Germany), and Tal R (* 1967 in Tel Aviv) have won international recognition over the last decades. In their work, the three artists refer to established ways of seeing, while at the same time distorting, expanding, or challenging them. The humorous aspect of their art always opens the door for contemporary topics, ranging from politics, society, and self-presentation, to questions about the general significance of painting. For the exhibition Bavid Dowie , Jonathan Meese, Daniel Richter, and Tal R have teamed up for the first time, in order to work and exhibit their art together. This catalogue presents the works the artists developed jointly, as well as new pieces that were created individually. It thus not only provides a glimpse into this one-of-a-kind collaboration, but gives a good insight into where each one of the three outstanding artists stands at present. Text in English and German.

DKK 377.00
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Gunter Valda - Gunter Valda - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Gunter Valda - Gunter Valda - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

For nearly two years, hospital staff and nurses have been working at the limit of their capacity on hermetically sealed COVID wards. Struggling with worsening physical and mental health, having to wear protective equipment for hours on end and being constantly worried about contracting the virus and passing it on to family members, they have endured ordeals that are hard for outsiders to appreciate. With his new project, the photographer Günter Valda – himself working as a hospital nurse – aims to give frontline healthcare workers a voice and put a face to their experience. He asked hospital staff to send him self-portraits from work and to jot down their thoughts and feelings. The result is a collection of snapshots showing faces that are marked by the dramatic scenes that unfold before them every day, with furrows, dents, and red lines caused by tightly fitting masks and protective gear. Who are the people behind these masks? What keeps them motivated? What are their thoughts? Valda’s book is a deeply emotional testimony to our time. With its powerful images, it stands in solidarity with those on the frontline of the fight against the pandemic. Text in English and German.

DKK 544.00
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Matthias Wittig - Frank Hilberg - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Matthias Wittig - Frank Hilberg - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Matthias Wittig turns pictures into brainteasers. A photo that at first glance looks like a casual snapshot, a frozen moment in time, sometimes conceals an entire storyline. Wittig evidently has an eye for the comically grotesque. Ambiguity seems to hold a fascination for him, as do the odd details that do not quite fit into the picture, thereby turning it into a story. This kind of ambiguity can be spooky and unsettling, but also imbued with humour and comical undertones. However, it is not only individual photos that seem enigmatic, but also the order in which they appear in the book. For what at first looks like a hidden connection often reveals itself to be an arrangement of surfaces and strange, unexpected colour gradients that unravel into random chaos. Text in English and German.

DKK 465.00
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Nasan Tur - Berlinische Galerie - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Nasan Tur - Berlinische Galerie - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Nasan Tur (*1974) explores the political and social conditions of our time. His works are experiments that bring to light ideologies, social norms, and behavioural codes and open up new possibilities for individual action. To this end, the artist examines statements, gestures, and images that he finds in the media and in the public sphere. Tur transforms them into miniatures of current social crises and discourses. The question of how predetermined role models influence us is at the heart of his art: he investigates what drives us to cross boundaries when faced with oppression, powerlessness, and manipulation and to actively change the social order. The catalogue is published to accompany the exhibition at Berlinische Galerie and presents new works addressing questions of power and its legitimacy. Why do human beings kill each other? What is the nature of the violence that we witness in ourselves and how and under what circumstances is it triggered? By arranging his works in a specific way, Tur creates images that express an ambivalent attitude towards death and life. The artist confronts us with our inner demons, asks hunters about the act of killing, and carefully arranges lifeless animals in the exhibition space. Text in English and German.

DKK 436.00
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Cosmic Culture - Dieter Seitz - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Cosmic Culture - Dieter Seitz - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Since the dawn of time, people have been fascinated by the idea of travelling to the stars, which is vividly illustrated by utopian and dystopian works of architecture, the visual arts, and cinematography. In many ways, the designs and symbols associated with space travel also found their way into popular culture in the former Soviet Union and its satellite states. Often spurned as propaganda by the West, they informed the design of mass-produced consumer goods and public art works in the USSR. While in our part of the world space travel largely turned into a political race as a result of the Cold War, its appeal found an aesthetic expression in everyday life in the East.This book presents the results of in-depth research and extensive travels through a total of seven countries. Its prime focus is the impact of space exploration on everyday life in its pioneering age between the late 1950s and the 1980s and the persistence of related concepts and utopian ideas in today''s society. Told as a visual story, it combines artistic and documentary photography, portraits of contemporary witnesses, landscape snapshots, and historical documents. It is in part an historical investigation since many of the pioneers of the space age are no longer alive and many of the formerly ubiquitous items have disappeared.Text in English and German.

DKK 534.00
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Silke Schonfeld - Inke Arns - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Silke Schonfeld - Inke Arns - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

The film works of Silke Schönfeld (*1988) oscillate between installation, staged settings, and documentary. She engages with social media and the omnipresent flood of images: in this context, the artist highlights ambiguities, questions the authenticity of moving images, and thus situates the viewers in a vague space between staged and documented film. Schönfeld is especially interested in places and situations so ordinary that we don’t (or no longer) notice them – places we pass by without a second thought. These initially inconspicuous locations and situations serve as launch pads for the artist to reflect on larger, socially relevant topics. Schönfeld skillfully interweaves personal stories with historical and societal contexts, subtly directing attention to social phenomena, rituals, ideologies, and processes. The publication is being issued on occasion of the eponymous solo exhibition at the HMKV Dortmund and showcases five large-scale video installations. Numerous photo spreads and introductory texts are accompanied by a detailed interview with the artist.

DKK 205.00
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Analog Total - Silvia Gaetti - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Analog Total - Silvia Gaetti - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Analogue photography is enjoying a revival. Whereas digital photography is predominantly used for documentary and everyday purposes, its analogue counterpart is becoming increasingly popular as an artistic and experimental medium. This catalogue showcases the wide variety of contemporary trends in analogue photography as exemplified by individual and serial works, as well as photographic installations. Produced by 24 artists from German-speaking countries, the works are grouped into four thematic sections that illustrate different facets of this art form, all with a distinct focus on the material and experimental uses of light, chemical ingredients, and technique. The publication highlights contemporary takes on photograms, chemigrams, and lumen printing, which all hark back to the early days of photography. Silver daguerreotypes and ambrotypes of modern-day sceneries create a disturbing anachronistic effect. Yet other artists employ very different forms of photography that go beyond simple cameras. The catalogue also includes artistic positions that blur the boundaries between analogue and digital photography, e.g., by interacting with artificial intelligence, collaborating with digital machines, and transposing digital images into analogue pictures. The show includes work by: Sylvia Ballhause, Eun Sun Cho, Günter Derleth, Jana Dillo, Tine Edel, Alexander Gehring, Spiros Hadjidjanos, Alexander Kadow, Georgia Krawiec, Martin Kreitl, Antje Kröger, Ute Lindner, Lilly Lulay, Harald Mairböck, Florian Merkel, Falk Messerschmidt, Elisabeth Moritz, Taiyo Onorato and Nico Krebs, Helena Petersen, René Schäffer, Karoline Schneider, Regina Stiegeler, Claus Stolz, Ria Wank. Text in English and German.

DKK 374.00
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Painting Forever! - Berlinische Galerie - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Painting Forever! - Berlinische Galerie - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

The thematic focus of this five-volume catalogue is on painting in Berlin. With artists like Franz Ackermann, Martin Eder, Jeanne Mammen, Frank Nitsche, Katrin Plavcak and Thomas Scheibitz, it opens up a wide range of positions and artistic procedures. Traditional concepts meet highly location-specific and installation-like works, providing a comprehensive, multi-perspective view of current practice within this medium. All five volumes of the catalogue have central issues in common. These can be phrased through open-ended questions, which are negotiated here by a number of expert voices.What possibilities and impulses emanate from painting in Berlin today? What is the role of this medium that is constantly being reformulated, particularly in contemporary art discourse? These volumes attempt to provide an answer.

DKK 278.00
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Leiko Ikemura - Leiko Ikemura - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Leiko Ikemura - Leiko Ikemura - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Renowned Japanese-Swiss artist Leiko Ikemura’s multifaceted oeuvre comprises paintings, watercolours, drawings, as well as terra-cotta and bronze sculptures. She has created a diverse cultural universe that acts as an intermediary between Western and Asian culture. Ikemura is known, above all, for her sculptural works. Her hybrid creatures, seemingly archaic, oscillate between human, animal and plant like shapes. Sometimes childlike or feminine in appearance, the figures and their peculiar physiognomy evoke moments of calm reflection and deep emotion; at times they gesture towards vulnerability and pain, at others they symbolise bliss and dreaminess. This title introduces Ikemura’s most recent installation: six sculptures displayed in the open air at Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences, an ensemble of buildings and parkland designed by Santiago Calatrava. Large-format photographs bear witness to the unreal, almost dreamlike dialogue between the sculptures and Calavatra’s iconic architecture, while the inclusion of works unrelated to this project offers a comprehensive introduction to Ikemura’s unique visual universe. Text in English, German and Spanish.

DKK 387.00
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Daniel Lie - Christoph Tannert - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Daniel Lie - Christoph Tannert - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

A central pillar of Daniel Lie’s artistic practice is time – ranging from age-old memories to the beginning of the world, from the life span of a human being to the geological time of the elements. Lie’s art explores concepts such as life, death, and decay, as well as biographical relationships and heritage, with an approach that centres around personal memories, family stories, cultural objects, and natural products that survive for a long time and are linked to memories of the past. Taking a lifetime as a comparative measure, the works are inspired by developmental processes and the transition from one state to another. Installations, sculptures, and a combination of different media reveal the performative qualities of the referential objects – time, transience, and presence. Lie turns a spotlight on these three aspects by creating complex installations and giving pride of place to organic elements that grow and age and have life cycles of their own, such as plants and fungi. Engaging in an interdisciplinary exchange with mycologists, archaeologists, and environmental specialists, Lie addresses the fault lines in binary thought patterns such as science and religion, past origins and present existence, life and death, while attempting to subvert them.

DKK 268.00
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Berit Schneidereit - Berit Schneidereit - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Berit Schneidereit - Berit Schneidereit - Bog - DruckVerlag Kettler - Plusbog.dk

Ever since its invention, the medium of photography has been in competition with the previously dominant genre of painting. Photography as a means of capturing the real world at first seemed to obviate the need for painting. Later, impressionists, cubists, and eventually abstract painters moved away from figurative imagery, until artists such as Richter or Polke transferred photography back into painting. These conflicting challenges are at the heart of Berit Schneidereit''s work, who creates hybrids through analogue editing of digital images and joins together photographic methods with techniques used in painting, graphic art, and collage. Schneidereit mostly takes photographs in botanical gardens. In the darkroom, she then superimposes a grid or net-like structure over her motifs, which become blurred, ambiguous, and hazy. The artist thus achieves something that is close to painting once again. Like invisible curtains, her manipulations distort or obscure our view of the real image. Her work in this way questions the relationship between visibility and invisibility (also as a result of the media) and illustrates how the visual media, that are available today, force themselves between our gaze and the world. Text in English and German.

DKK 288.00
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