Out of Ink | KALEIDOSCOPE #12 – THE STATE OF THE ART BOOK

Kaleidoscope #12 the issue features a 30-pages survey on the topic of the artist books, including a conversation between JRP|Ringer director Lionel Bovier and Printed Matter’s AA Bronson, an essay by Kaleidoscope Editor-at-Large Chris Sharp on the role of the book in contemporary artistic practices, a conversation between London-based graphic design studio Åbäke and Birmingham Eastside Project’s director Gavin Wade, an interview with Tate Modern director Chris Dercon on his book archive, and a special project by Berlin-based artist Nina Beier.

Collected essays on post-digital publishing practices

By Miriam Rasch, November 15, 2017

For those who read Brazilian Portuguese, check out this newly published collection of essays on post-digital practices in the arts and cultures, edited by Pablo Gobira & Tadeus Mucelli: Configurações do pós-digital: Arte e cultura tecnológicas. The collection features translated articles by both the INC and PublishingLab: Miriam Rasch wrote about the concept of Hybrid [...]

Theory on Demand: A Hands-on Approach to Learning How to Publish

By Leonieke van Dipten, June 29, 2017

By Inga Luchs After three months of working on publishing a manuscript, I understood that today in the Digital Age, publishing is not reserved to traditional publishing houses anymore but, to the opposite, it can be achieved by anybody, with a few digital tools, a carefully curated workflow, and only small experience in coding required. [...]

State of the Art: The Phase of the Post-digital in Publishing

By Miriam Rasch, June 28, 2017

Book publishing is one of the largest creative industries in Europe, deeply rooted in European history, thinking, and identity and in the different cultures, languages, and national markets across the continent. The European cultural industry of publishing nowadays has a still strong market value worldwide (FEP 2017). However, while disruptive technological developments have led to [...]