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MUSEUM III .1

2018
SC / 168 pages / 27,9 x 21,6 cm
Published by
MER. Paper Kunsthalle
Languages
English, Dutch
Authors
Stefan Banz, Hugo De Greef, Louis De Mey, Hans De Wolf, Joris D’hooghe, Lieze Eneman, Luk Lambrecht, Frederik Leen, Ali Moraly, Dieter Roelstraete, Adam Szymczyk, Dorian van der Brempt, Denys Zacharopoulos
Design
Studio Luc Derycke
Print
Graphius, Ghent
ISBN
978 94 9232 185 5
Price
20.00 euros

This publication is the first of a series of notebooks that documents the various projects and exhibitions that were on view at Cc Strombeek. Covering the exhibition year of 2017, this edition includes texts by authors such as Frederik Leen, Joris D’hooghe, Louis De Mey and Hugo De Greef (with whom the museum set up an artist-in-residence module this year in the context of The Gaasbeek School). Furthermore, the publication also includes an extraordinary set of artists’ pages that were realised with great passion and dedication by the artists themselves. With contributions by Hans Haacke, John Knight, les gens d’Uterpan, Christoph Fink, Wang Bing and others.

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MER. Paper Kunsthalle foundation was established in 2005 in order to examine the possibilities and position of books as places to exhibit art. Since their incipience, art books often developed as rigid catalogues or aide-mémoires. They were seldom considered as genuine spaces to exhibit living art. However, from Dada onwards artists have always thought of books as independent exhibiting spaces. From its creation onwards, MER keeps building further on this specific artistic practice.

One of MER. Paper Kunsthalle’s main focuses therefore is to provide this singular exhibiting space to artists, by creating an institutional platform that publishes art books in a different fashion. MER. calls itself a Paper Kunsthalle; because it initiates, develops and supports art exhibiting within the medium book.

Since its launch MER. Paper Kunsthalle has produced, curated and published over 300 books with and by underserved to established artists. MER has also experimented with exhibiting artists' books as independent works of art, in artistic spaces. These nomadic, curatorial exhibitions go by the name MER. Station, and have been presented in a wide range of national and international artistic venues.

In 2018 MER. Paper Kunsthalle entrusted its book publishing activities to Borgerhoff & Lambrigts NV, where it continues its programme under the MER. Imprint.

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