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A KIND OF A ‘HUH?’* - Talks on artists' publications

A KIND OF A ‘HUH?’*  
Artists' publications, a manual  

What are artists' publications and what does one recognise them by?
Bibliographers, librarians, archivists and collection managers of visual arts museums are regularly confronted with this question.

At the request of the Middelheim Museum, artist Nico Dockx and art historian Johan Pas (from the ArchiVolt research group of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp) undertook a physical screening of the museum library's collection of monographic art books and artists' publications.

Through conversations with artists, designers, publishers and collectors, they will examine the phenomenon of the artists' publication from various perspectives. The series will result in a symposium and a book presentation.

*I realized that for the first time this book had an inexplicable thing I was looking for, and that was a kind of a ‘Huh?’. That’s what I’ve always worked around. All it is is a device to disarm somebody with my particular message. A lot of artists use that.
(Edward Ruscha in a conversation with Willoughby Sharp, Avalanche nr.7, New York, Winter-Spring 1973, p.30-39)  


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Thu 24 Nov

A KIND OF A ‘HUH?’* #1: Talk with Johan Pas and Nico Dockx

What are artists' publications and what does one recognise them by? Johan Pas and Nico Dockx introduce the phenomenon of the artists' publication. In collaboration with the Middelheim Museum.

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Thu 30 Mar

A kind of a 'huh?'* #2: debate with Dennis Tyfus, Luc Derycke and Posture Editions

Nico Dockx and Johan Pas engage in a dialogue with Posture Editions, Luc Derycke and Dennis Tyfus on the designing, publishing and distribution of artists' publications. In collaboration with Middelheim Museum.

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Wed 19 Apr

A kind of a 'huh?'* #3: Lecture by gerlach en koop

Gerlach en koop will talk about artists' publications and their residency at the Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Den Haag. In collaboration with the Middelheim Museum.

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