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Initial fanzines were reproduced by means of a Hectograph, or a spirit duplicator. After that, carbon copies were used for a short while but not for long. The impermanencefragility of carbon copies adds on to the appeal. Due to the improvement of printing techniques, fanzines became an easy way to reproduce faithful versions of artists' works and a natural way of creating artists books. They were first used as pamphlets because it was a simple way of passing on literary texts and political messages without having to do it through the established channels. Some publications have now evolved into highly collectible objects of art and, in many ways, commodities.
Rui Tenreiro of Soyfriends and Bell-Roberts jointly curate the exhibition, titled Carbon Copy Commodity. Soyfriends is an independent publisher based in Norway, dedicated to printing and distributing works of selected scandinavian and international artists. Carbon Copy Commodity is a mix of the object as a fragile and impermanent piece of art, and its value as commodity.
This exhibition runs concurrently with the inaugural PRINT 07, Bell-Roberts' annual print exhibition in association with UCT's Michaelis School of Fine Art, Stellenbosch University Visual Arts Department of Rhodes Universitiy Fine Art Department. PRINT 07 will take the form of an extensive educational print exhibition that celebrates the medium. Carbon Copy Commodity compliments this exhibition by exploring other possibilities of the print medium.
PARTICIPATING PUBLISHERS
Bongoût, Farewell Books, Hassla Books , Nieves, Soyfriends, Used Future
SOUTH AFRICAN ARTISTS PARTICIPATING INDEPENDENTLY
Several South African artists have been invited to participate in the exhibition by contributing some of their work. This is important not only because they will get an opportunity to exhibit together with their international peers it highlights a little celebrated artistic output in our country. Participating local artists include Cara Snyman and Jonah Sack.
SELECTED ARTIST BOOKS ON SHOW
'Partie de Campagne by Rui Tenreiro, 'Late Winter, Early Spring' by Magnus Gyllensten, 'Darkness' by Magnus Voll Mathiassen (Grandpeople), 'On The Edge of Mesa' by Luke Best, 'Hotel Kalifornia' by Daniel Jensen, 'Ghost' by Nick Cortese, Untitled by Ron
Regé Jr., 'Nihilism, Emptiness, Nothingness & Nonsense' by Kalle Runeson, Untitled by Martin Skauen. 'Drawings' by Dan McCarthy, Untitled by David Schoerner. 'Amen Karol', 'Pot-Pourri de Bongoût', 'Gone Fishing', 'Wallpaper (& Treehouse?)', 'Sunday 01' and 'ÖL' by Bongoût, 'Let's Have Some Fun' by Guso Gaki and 'Acmeat 2: Fucking Symphonies' by Sylvain Gérand & Hironori Kikuchi. 'Palm Wine And The Grass Cutter' by Nick Neubeck, 'Abandon Ship' by Dave Schubert, 'Don't Trip' by Brad Staba, 'Hug The Gray' by Matt O'Brien.
'Fight Manual' by Kim Hiorthøy. Also included are zines by Tobias Kaspar, NEVER, Tobias Madison, Emanuel Rosetti, David Henry Brown, Rosemarie Fiorie, Jeroen Jongeleen, Nadja Solari, Fuck The Buff, Stefan Burger, Kaspar Müller.
LIST OF ARTISTS ON SHOW
Magnus Gyllensten, David Schoerner, Dan McCarthy, Bongoût, Guso Gaki, Sylvain Gérand & Hironori Kikuchi, Kalle Runeson, Martin Skauen, Robert Prinsloo, Daniel Jensen, Rui Tenreiro, Kristoffer Kjølberg, Magnus Voll Mathiassen (Grandpeople), Nick
Cortese, Jonah Sack, Cara Snyman, Luke Best, Brent Wadden, Nick Neubeck, Dave Schubert, Brad Staba, Matt O'Brien. Kim Hiorthøy, Tobias Kaspar, NEVER, Tobias Madison, Emanuel Rosetti, David Henry Brown, Rosemarie Fiorie, Jeroen Jongeleen, Nadja Solari, Fuck The Buff, Stefan Burger, Kaspar Müller.
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