Super BOOKS 6

Press Release

Our annual independent art publishing fair is taking place for the sixth time. This weekend-long event brings together around 70 national and international artists, designers, publishers, and institutions, including universities, to present their latest productions at Haus der Kunst.

Super BOOKS focuses on publications that question and rethink the boundaries of the book medium and whose themes, formats, and techniques are constantly expanding. Advocating the ethics of accessibility, which is practiced through pricing and direct distribution, alternative publishing forms a counterweight to the conventional format of the publishing market. Through direct exchange with artists and producers, visitors get to know diverse forms of artistic practice, which also shape the understanding of art at Haus der Kunst. In addition to the book presentations, there are workshops for all ages, a programme of talks, performances, and sound events by Radio 80000 across the two days.

Super BOOKS is a cooperation project between Haus der Kunst, AAP Archiv Künstlerpublikationen, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Akademie der Bildenden Künste München, and Kunsthochschule Kassel. Curated by Sabine Brantl (Haus der Kunst) with Hubert Kretschmer (AAP Archiv Künstlerpublikationen), and Lilian Landes (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek).