Kunstverein (Amsterdam, NL) is directed by Krist Gruijthuijsen and Maxine Kopsa. It is a space for presentations of contemporary art practice, including, but not limited to, lectures, performances, and screenings. They have also organized an office in the support of independent publishing, producing both original content and supporting like-minded works in various forms, including, but not limited to, distribution. Their curatorial practice maintains an ethos of critical examination both inward and out, and aims to provide some disruption of the traditional avenues of cultural administration.
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A grey-blue grain by Adam Pendleton. Design by Marc Hollenstein, Jaan Evart. 7" x 4.75", 80 pages. Edition of 250. $18. Add to cart
B Ginger & Piss #2: Gay. Eds. Maxine Kopsa, Krist Gruijthuijsen. With Alvaro Coelho de Athayde II (Apology, Apologia, about shame, ethics, libraries), Lylah Clare (My Body: Design and Architecture, about dressing and desire), Harrison Haymarket (James, about a cute 19 y.o.), Coco de Moll (The Princess and the Peas, about female egos), Meredith Morris (What is contemporary art?, about communications), R.J. Vanderhorst (a letter about banks). 5.5" x 8", 32 pages. Edition of 200. $21. Add to cart
C False Friends by Garamond Press. Based on the plot of “Murders at the Rue Morgue” (1841) by Edgar Allen Poe, Garamond takes on the first detective story every recorded. This contemporary account is set in Antwerp, Belgium, and is split into three languages: Dutch (Flemish), French and English. The reader's challenge is to understand and interpret - get your translator handy. 4.5" x 7.25", 48 pages. $25. Add to cart
D High Level Margins With A Catalog by Nedko Solakov. Commissioned by Kunstverein on the occasion of its first anniversary and the artist's exhibition. Solakov (Sofia, BG) has handwritten comments in apparently empty spaces, at weird levels that require movement and seeking on the part of the viewer. The catalogue functions as key to the physical presentation, but gives any reader a different way "in"; an imagined space, at a different time. 8" x 6.5", 32 pages. Edition of 100. $32. Add to cart
