Editors:
Valérie Knoll and Hannes Loichinger

With contributions by:
Valérie Knoll and Hannes Loichinger
Elisabeth Lebovici

This book is devoted to a reflection and the reinstallation of a single artwork, Tobias Kaspar's installation "Bodies in the Backdrop," which was conceived as a site-specific installation for Halle für Kunst in Lüneburg.

Kaspar worked with material from Peggy Guggenheim’s autobiography Confessions of an Art Addict and photographs taken at Guggenheim’s palazzo in Venice in 2011. The body of work referred to the self-portrayal of a collector and the entanglement with personal relations in the process of building a collection: love and money.

Publication on occasion of the exhibition „Bodies in the Backdrop“ at Halle für Kunst Lüneburg
(18. February 18th – April 1rst 2012)

Graphics: HIT
Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Koenig, Köln 2012
ISBN: 978-3-86335-237-0
Softcover, 64 pages
18,00 / 14,00 EUR

Editors: Valérie Knoll, Hannes Loichinger and Magnus Schäfer

With contributions by :

Andrea Fraser
Manfred Hermes
Karl Holmqvist and Tobias Kaspar
Isla Leaver-Yap
Jackie McAllister
James Meyer and Christian Philipp Müller
Magnus Schäfer
Axel John Wieder
Phillip Zach
Conversation between Colin de Land, Josef Strau and Stephan Dillemuth
Introduction by Hannes Loichinger and Magnus Schäfer

The New York gallery American Fine Arts, Co.–whose name today is largely syonymus with that of its gallerist, Colin de Land (1955-2003)–represents a gallery practice in which a decided deviation from conventionals models overlaps with successful activities within the frameworks of the art market. Today, American Fine Arts, Co. and de Land figure as uncontested projection screens for the desire for independence from or bohemian resistance against the dictate of the market. Particularly in retrospect, a consistent image of the gallery is not discernible. faced with the obvious risk of romanticization, it appears all the more important to pursue an understanding of how Amercan Fine Arts, Co. functioned as a gallery.

This book is published on the occasion of the exhibition „Dealing with—Some Books, Visuals, and Works Related to American Fine Arts, Co.“ at Halle für Kunst, Lüneburg and Kunstraum of Leuphana University of Lüneburg
(May 28 – July 7, 2011)

Design: HIT, Berlin
English / German
Sternberg Press, Berlin 2012
ISBN: 978-3-943365-28-3
Softcover, 80 pages
Illustrations: 18 b/w
16,00 / 12,00 EUR

Editors: Valérie Knoll and Hannes Loichinger

With contributions by:
Mathieu Carmona
Vanessa Desclaux
Valérie Knoll
Benoît Maire
Catherine Malaboux
Barbara Preisig
Benjamin Thorel

Mit der Werkserie „Geschichte der Geometrie“ reflektiert Benoît Maire über die spezifischen epistemischen Vermögen und Praxen der Kunst, die ein nicht-thetisches Wissen visualisieren. Im Raum stehen Fragen nach den Ordnungen des Wissens, nach Formalisierungsprozessen von Ideen, von Theorien, von (unbewusstem) Wissen; von unmessbaren Affekten, Denkprozessen, dem Nicht- Antizipierbaren.

With his series of works, "History of Geometry", Benoît Maire reflects on the specific epistemic capacity and practices of art aimed at visualizing a non-thetic knowledge. Up for debate are questions related to the orders of knowledge, processes of formulating ideas, theories, (subconscious) knowledge; to immeasurable affects, processes of thought and that which cannot be anticipated.

Publication on the occasion of the exhibition „Benoît Maire – History of Geometry“ at Halle fuer Kunst Lüneburg
(April 2nd – May 15th, 2011)

Layout: Thomas Petitjean – Hey Ho
Archive Books, Berlin 2012
ISBN: 9783943620030
Softcover, 60 pages
18,00 / 16,00 EUR

Editors: Valérie Knoll and Hannes Loichinger

Die Geschichte der Philosophie ist geprägt von einem Denken in Gegensätzen – dazu zählt auch das Oppositionspaar von Aktivität und Passivität. Die dabei bislang unbezweifelte Bevorzugung der Aktivität gerate zunehmend in Verruf, und es scheint, als antwortete man auf philosophischer Seite mit einem gesteigerten Interesse an Phänomenen des Passivischen auf ein Unbehagen am Vorrang des Tuns. Die Appelle und Ansprüche an das eigenverantwortliche Tätigsein sind im Alltag in einer Weise angewachsen, dass sie mit Unmut, wenn nicht mit Verweigerung oder krankhaften Störungen beantwortet werden. Das heutige Subjekt ist als „unternehmerisches Selbst“, wenn es sich verweigert, nicht deviant und gesetzesbrecherisch, sondern es versagt, ist ausgebrannt und kann nicht mehr.

Die Publikation erscheint anlässlich des Vortrags „Potentia Passiva“, den Kathrin Busch im Rahmen des 2010/11 von der Halle für Kunst realisierten Projekts „Off the Record“ gehalten hat.

Volume 6 of the series „Kleiner Stimmungsatlas in Einzelbänden“ published by Jan-Frederik Bandel and Nora Sdun
Textem Verlag, Hamburg 2012
Softcover, 80 pages
ISBN: 978-3-941613-85-0
12,00 / 9,00 EUR

Editors: Valérie Knoll and Hannes Loichinger

With contributions by:

Guy Brett
Maeve Connolly
Mathieu Copeland
Hannes Loichinger
Olivier Michelon
Charlotte Moth
Sadie Murdoch
Francesco Pedraglio
Alice Peinado

The texts assembled in this book began their formation during Charlotte Moth's residency in Bleckede in 2009. Founded on the basic principle to comment and react on events, images, or situations, different artists, writers, and curators have since then been invited to respond on material chosen by Charlotte Moth. The book collects a selection of those responses that have recently been part of the artist's projects or are yet to become a part of it. Taking these different approaches of collaborative praxis as a starting point, Charlotte Moth conceived this book as a further elaboration of her artistic practice, linking different projects that have been realized since 2009.

This book is published on the occasion of the exhibition “The Absent Forms” at Halle für Kunst, Lüneburg
(September 4 to October 17, 2010)

Exhibition and publication were generously funded by: Land Niedersachsen, Niedersächsische Sparkassenstiftung, Stiftung der Sparkasse zur Förderung der Kunst, Institut français, Lüneburgischer Landschaftsverband, Hansestadt Lüneburg, Marcelle Alix, Département de l’Art dans la Ville, Ville de Paris

Grafik: HIT
English / German
Sternberg Press
ISBN: 978-1-934105-68-9
Softcover, 110 x 180 mm
112 pages
Illustration: b/w
12,00 / 10,00 EUR