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PLAY (EN)

2018
SC / 160 pages / 26,5 x 19,5 cm
Published by
MER. Paper Kunsthalle
Languages
NL, EN
Authors
Patrick Ronse, Hilde Teerlinck, Luk Lambrecht and Rutger Bregman.
Print
MER. Paper Kunsthalle
ISBN
978 94 9232 198 5
Price
24.00 euros

PLAY is een eigenwijs stadsfestival, dat van 23 juni tot 11 november 2018 het kloppende hart van Kortrijk inpalmt met hedendaagse kunstwerken. Op diverse binnen- en buitenlocaties in de stad kun je je onderdompelen in de unieke wereld van internationale beeldende kunst. Tijdens PLAY dient de stad niet enkel als canvas, maar wordt tegelijk onze relatie met 'spelen' beetje per beetje ontleed. Hoe beïnvloedt spelen ons sociaal gedrag? Hoe weerspiegelt 'het spel' de evolutie van onze maatschappij? Hoe belangrijk is spelen voor onze motorische en cognitieve ontwikkeling?

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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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