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This illustrated book is published on the occasion of the exhibition Sometimes As A Fog, Sometimes As A Tsunami by SUPERFLEX at Kunsthaus Graz, 26 November 2021 to 13 March 2022.
How much are you willing to pay for this book? € 9, € 28 or € 150? The buyers of the book become part of a process of value and value generation: Do they choose the bargain with the evaluative addition "cheap" on the cover, do they buy the book at the (subsidised) market price, or do they pay the honest price of its socially and ecologically fair production? The unusual and also radical concept follows the interest of the Danish artist group SUPERFLEX in value systems and the emergence shifting of valuations.
The exhibition Sometimes As A Fog, Sometimes As A Tsunami by SUPERFLEX at Kunsthaus Graz is focusing on the instability of capitalism inherent in the speculative nature of financial markets and instruments and is examining the dissolving factor of capitalist-oriented action on society. The illustrated book places the works on display in a larger discursive context and locates them in SUPERFLEX's artistic practice from its earliest works to the present.
With texts by Barbara Steiner, Martin Grabner, Dirk Raith and Steven Zultanski.
Edited by Barbara Steiner
Published by VfmK Verlag für Moderne Kunst
Languages: English and German
ISBN: 978-3-903572-78-2 (Cheap price) / 978-3-903572-79-9 (Market price) / 978-3-903572-80-5 (Honest price)
152 pages
Prices: € 9.00 / € 28.00 / € 150.00 €
Available from 23.02.2022
SUPERFLEX: We Are All In The Same Boat
SUPERFLEX
The catalog to first museum survey of the critically acclaimed Danish collective SUPERFLEX in the United States, this exhibition focuses on the group’s humorous and playfully subversive installations and films, which address the economy, financial crisis, corruption, migration, and the possible consequences of global warming. The exhibition’s title envisions passengers together in a ship at sea, and a set of shared risks that may put them in danger. Our own collective danger implies a collective responsibility and a need to collaborate so that our ship does not capsize.
Authors include: Jacob Fabricius, George Yúdice, Stephanie Wakefield, Gean Moreno, Mark von Schlegell
Hatje Cantz
Softcover, 191 pages
ISBN 9783775745109
SUPERFLEX: One Two Three Swing!
SUPERFLEX
Since Tate Modern opened in London in 2000, its Turbine Hall has hosted memorable installations; the way artists have interpreted this vast industrial space has revolutionized public perceptions of contemporary art. The annual Hyundai Commission, now in its third year, is by the Danish collective SUPERFLEX, founded in 1993 in Copenhagen by Bjornstjerne Christiansen, Jakob Fenger, and Rasmus Nielsen. Migration, alternative energy, and the power of global capital are just some of the motives behind their highly engaging and often humorous work; they are best known for their playfully subversive installation and films. Created in close collaboration with SUPERFLEX, this book features a fully illustrated survey of their work and an in-depth conversation between the artists and curator Donald Hyslop.
Donald Hyslop is head of regeneration and community for Tate.
The Hyundai Commission, Turbine Hall
Softcover, 160 pages
ISBN 1849764662
SUPERFLEX
The Corrupt Show and the Speculative Machine
This catalogue was published on the occasion of The Corrupt Show and the Speculative Machine, a survey exhibition of SUPERFLEX curated by Patrick Charpenel and Daniel McClean at Fundacion/Coleccion Jumex.
Book No. 1: The Corrupt Show (360 pages) Book No. 2: The Speculative Machine (Archive), Insert No. 1: Contracts (8 pages), Insert No. 2: Supergas (12 pages). Edited by Patrick Charpenel & Daniel McClean. Text in English and Spanish.
Publisher: Fundacion/Coleccion Jumex
Authors: Patrick Charpenel, Daniel McClean and SUPERFLEX
ISBN: 9786079584542
SUPERFLEX
An Artist With Six Legs
An artist with six legs, 253 works, 20 years, 8 curators, 1 exhibition is the catalogue of the exhibition Working Title: "A Retrospective Curated by XXXXXXXXX" held at Kunsthal Charlottenborg from 13 December 2013 to the to the 2nd of February 2014.
Author: Pernille Abrethesen (Ed.)
Publisher: Kunsthall Charlottenborg
ISBN: 8798788944976
Softcover, 355 pages
SUPERFLEX
SUPERKILEN
Superkilen, designed by BIG, TOPOTEK 1 and SUPERFLEX, is a one kilometer long urban space wedging through one most the most ethnically diverse and socially challenged neighborhoods in Denmark. The wedge (in Danish: kilen) is structured along three spatial zones (red, black and green) and populated by 108 objects and 11 trees from all over the world.
Since its inception, Superkilen has been widely and controversially debated. The book invites readers behind the scenes of its making through the reflections of its main protagonists. It discusses the implications of the project in relation to changes in conception of public space and to conflicts, and discusses the possibilities of a shared, yet heterogeneous space. By providing first hand and background information about Superkilen, the artists hope to further stimulate public discourse on the project.
Publisher: Arvinius + Orfeus Publishing, Stockholm / Oslo
ISBN 9789187543029
Softcover, 224 pages
Periodically, the Department of Prints and Illustrated Books embarks on a seemingly straightforward project: to present an exhibition reflecting on the state of contemporary printmaking. This catalog shows images from the work in the exhibition as well as several interviews, including Rirkrit Tiravanija.
Publisher: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
ISBN: 978-0-87070-825-1
IHME is an annual event dedicated to contemporary art. A key element of IHME is the commissioning of a work from an international artist to be carried out in public space. IHME's aim is to enhance the visibility of visual art and to improve the relationship between visual art and the public. This publication documents the IHME Contemporary Art Festival in 2011. It focuses on film and sculpture called Modern Times Forever (Stora Enso Building, Helsinki) by SUPERFLEX and curator and Director of Situations Claire Doherty.
This book is a special edition of a digital publication, print run 200 copies.
This publication gives an insight into SUPERFLEX's concept of FREE SOL LEWITT, discusses some key issues arising out of the project and includes essays by Charles Esche, Christiane Berndes and Daniel McClean.
ISBN: 978-3-86895-086-1
Free Shop Book documents the project Free Shop in Germany, Japan, Poland, Denmark and Norway. It contains interviews with customers and participating shop owners.
Publisher: Pork Salad Press
Format: paperback, 96 pages, 148x210cm
ISBN: 978-87-91409-41-7