Archive Artist Publications

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The Archive Artist Publications (AAP for short) collects, archives and documents international artist publications . It was initiated in the 1980s by Hubert Kretschmer, publisher, art educator and artist, who still privately runs the archive today. It is located in Munich , not far from the art area .

Interior view of the archive (partial view)

In contrast to classic libraries, the archive primarily collects artist books and artist magazines , as well as a wide range of different media, including so-called gray literature : publications produced with the simplest means, such as flyers, copied magazines or magazines reproduced with stencil prints (see also fanzine ), in small editions produced editions, book objects , object magazines and the like. Such publications by artists are often only accessible to a small group and are not archived permanently or in a central location. The Archive Artist Publications makes this area of ​​artistic production publicly accessible, for example with exhibitions in large public libraries and institutions such as the Central Institute for Art History in Munich, the Art and Museum Library of the City of Cologne , the Regensburg State Library , the Kassel Art Temple or in the archive Gallery 2018/19 in the Haus der Kunst in Munich. In 2020, the archive organized the artist book fair Super Books in cooperation with Haus der Kunst, fructa space and the Academy of Fine Arts Munich .

Focus of the collection

The main focus of the archive is on publications from the 1970s and 1980s, as well as from 2000. The international holdings come from 75 different countries, mainly from Western Europe and North America. The collection includes artist books, multiples , posters, invitations, various sound carriers, photocopies, artist stamps , videos, zines , CDs, delivery directories, magazines, websites, secondary literature and exhibition catalogs that reflect the art movements of the last forty years: the offshoots of the flux , the happening and action art , mail art , stamp art, the Neue Wilden , concrete poetry and visual poetry , conceptual art , appropriation art , copy art , zines and current trends in artistic print production. To a small extent, everyday publications are also deliberately included in the collection, such as mail-order catalogs, fashion and lifestyle magazines that document the respective zeitgeist.

Publications by over 10,000 different artists are represented, including Roberta Allen , Anna Banana , Christian Boltanski , James Lee Byars , Albert Coers , Robin Crozier , Katharina Gaenssler , Jochen Gerz , Jürgen Klauke , Berengar Laurer , Anna McCarthy , Stephanie Müller aka. rag * treasure , Jürgen O. Olbrich , Timm Ulrichs , Gerhard Richter , Dieter Roth , Reiner Ruthenbeck , Joachim Schmid , Guy Schraenen , Annegret Soltau , Klaus Staeck , Alexander Steig , Erik Steinbrecher , Endre Tot and Lawrence Weiner . The archive currently has over 51,000 items. The entire collection can be viewed and researched publicly via an OPAC on the website.

About a third of the stock comes from donations; the largest donors include, among others. a. Klaus Groh , Joachim Schmid , Christoph Mauler, Horst Tress , Jürgen O. Olbrich , Annegret Soltau , Reinhard Grüner, Beatrix La Charité, HJ Kropp, Walther E. Baumann, Berengar Laurer , Alexeij Sagerer , Klaus Staeck and Timm Ulrichs .

Exhibitions

  • 2018: Christoph Mauler - Geste Film Figur - Works from the Archive Artist Publications in the Art and Museum Library of the City of Cologne , November 17 - January 13, 2019, with works from the 18970s to the present day
  • 2018: Archives in Residence: AAP Archive Artist Publications in the Archive Gallery 2018/19 at Haus der Kunst Munich, October 5, 2018 - June 9, 2019, with 4 temporary exhibitions.
  • 2018: Object magazines from the Archive Artists Publications in the Kunsttempel Kassel, May 4, 2018 - June 10, 2018. With over 100 issues of object magazines that were published from 1965 to 2016.
  • 2017: "We keep on fighting… Two collectors, two concepts for a true artist book". Panel discussion with Hubert Kretschmer and Reinhard Grüner as part of the exhibition "SHOWCASE" in the Bavarian State Library , November 7, 2017.
  • 2017: "GEGENKULTUR - Münchner Independent Magazine", PLATFORM Munich, July 2nd - 28th, 2017. Exhibition with self-published magazines and zines from Munich from the 1960s to the present day.
  • 2015: "Art book works. Artist books of the 70s and 80s from the Archive Artist Publications, Munich - Hubert Kretschmer Collection". Exhibition in the Regensburg State Library , September 22nd - November 20th, 2015.
  • 2015: "The Archive Artist Publications - Collecting with Passion" Lecture Hubert Kretschmer and one-hour exhibition, Salon for Art Book 21er Haus Vienna, October 22, 2015.
  • 2015: "Zines #three - the early 80s. Artist magazines from the Hubert Kretschmer Collection, Munich (Archive Artist Publications)", Central Institute for Art History Munich, February 6, 2015 - March 31, 2015.
  • 2013/2014: "Zines # 2 1976–1979. Artist magazines from the Hubert Kretschmer Collection, Munich (Archive Artist Publications)", Central Institute for Art History, Munich, December 6, 2013 - January 31, 2014.
  • 2013: "Zines # 1 1971–1975. Artist magazines from the Hubert Kretschmer Collection, Munich (Archive Artist Publications)", Central Institute for Art History, Munich, February 1 - April 5, 2013.
  • 2011: "Versatile" exhibition with artist books from the Artist Publications archive, kunstraum t27, Berlin.
  • 1986: "Instant Media 1 & 2", exhibition at the Goethe-Institut, Paris with artistic magazines, tapes and records, April 10th - May 15th 1986.
  • 1982: "book objects artist books object books", exhibition in the Hessische Landesbibliothek Darmstadt, June 4th - July 4th 1982.
  • 1981: "The book as an art object", exhibition in the Swiss National Library in Bern, July 6th - August 29th 1981.
  • 1980: "Artist books, part 3, book objects", exhibition of 128 works by 74 artists in the producer gallery Adelgundenstrasse, Munich, November 7, 1980 - January 24, 1981
  • 1980: "Artist books, part 2, object books", exhibition of 175 works by 94 artists in the producer gallery Adelgundenstrasse, Munich, May 16-26. July 1980
  • 1979: "Artist books, part 1", exhibition of 253 exhibits by over 100 artists in the producers' gallery Adelgundenstrasse, Munich, October 5 - November 30, 1979

literature

  • The Shadowland Newsletter No. 93 January 2019 - 93.1 A visit to Archive Artist Publications and its exhibition in Haus der Kunst (Munich), pp. 3–8 / 93.2. The [next] century of the archive, pp. 8-11, by Jürgen Wegner, Canberra, Australia
  • Kunstforum International, Volume 256 - publish! Publishing as an artistic practice. Marlene Obermayer in conversation with Hubert Kretschmer about the AAP Archive Artist Publications, the archive as a research library. Cologne 2018
  • Christoph Mauler - GESTE FILM FIGUR - Works from the AAP Archive Artist Publications Munich. Accompanying publication to the exhibition in the Art and Museum Library of the City of Cologne , November 17, 2018 to January 13, 2019. With texts by Beatrice Hernad, Hajo Düchting and James Geccelli. icon Verlag, Munich 2018
  • ObjectMagazineObject - Object magazines from the Artist Publications archive. Catalog for the exhibition in the Kunsttempel Kassel, 04.05. – 10.06.2018. With texts by Béatrice Hernad, Jürgen O. Olbrich and Rainer Resch. icon Verlag, Munich 2018.
  • Marginalia, magazine for book art and bibliophilia, No. 227. Article on the exhibition KUNST BUCH WERKE - artist books from the 70s and 80s from the Archive Artist Publications in the State Library of Regensburg . Page 25 ff, 2017.
  • Bibliotheksforum Bayern 10th year issue 2. Article by Hubert Kretschmer on the exhibition KUNST BUCH WERKE - artist books from the 70s and 80s from the Archive Artist Publications in the State Library Regensburg , 2016.
  • Printed matter with explosive power. Article by Sabine Spindler in the online edition of the Handelsblatt , on the exhibition "Zines # 3 The early 80s - artist magazines from the Hubert Kretschmer collection" at the Central Institute for Art History .
  • Zines # 3 The early 80s - artist magazines from the Hubert Kretschmer collection, Munich Archive Artist Publications. Newspaper for the exhibition in the Central Institute for Art History in Munich. icon-Verlag Munich 2015.
  • so-VIELE.de Issue 36 2015 - KUNST BUCH WERKE - Artist books from the 70s and 80s from the Artist Publications archive. Catalog for the exhibition in the Regensburg State Library , 2015
  • Museum newspaper Stift Admont : Special exhibitions 2014, "Künstlerbücher_Artists' Books, international exhibits from 1960 to today". As part of Admont Guests 2014 artist books from 8 internationally oriented collections from Germany and Austria will be shown. Page 13.
  • "Works of art made of paper and cardboard. Hubert Kretschmer travels halfway around the world in search of artist books", in: LiteraturSeiten Munich LiteraturSeiten Munich, February 2014, p. 2.
  • Zines # 2 1976–1979 - artist magazines from the Hubert Kretschmer collection, Munich Archive Artist Publications. Newspaper for the exhibition in the Central Institute for Art History in Munich. icon-Verlag Munich 2013
  • Zines # 1 1971–1975 - artist magazines from the Hubert Kretschmer collection, Munich Archive Artist Publications. Newspaper for the exhibition in the Central Institute for Art History in Munich. icon-Verlag Munich 2013
  • "The phenomenon of artist books". A report by Iris Wehn ​​in Sueddeutsche Zeitung No. 287 of December 13, 2011, page R7.
  • "Rare books from concept art to political pop", article in Altbayerische Heimatpost No. 31 July 2009, by Birgit H. Alt.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Super BOOKS. Retrieved April 19, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Online catalog of the AAP Archive Artist Publications OPAC , accessed on July 16, 2018.