HOW(EVER) – Portikus Art Book Festival
HOW(EVER) is an event dedicated to contemporary forms of art publishing. Taking place in conjunction with the Frankfurt Book Fair, HOW(EVER) offers a glimpse into the vibrant practices of over 200 publishing communities and showcases diverse approaches to book-making. The title of this inaugural program is inspired by the eponymous journal founded by US-American poet Kathleen Fraser (1935–2019), a radical platform that championed the work of women writers.
Rethinking ways of engaging with artist publications, the Barcelona-based architecture studio MAIO has been commissioned to create an installation in-situ, which displays a curated selection of art books and zines from all continents that are available for purchase. HOW(EVER) examines the poetic and political power of publishing—its ongoing exploration of alternative methods of cultural production and its possibilities as a form of resistance. Over the course of four days, Portikus turns into a site that highlights new editorial discourses and fosters the circulation of art books.
The Portikus Art Book Festival is accompanied by a series of conversations titled HOW(EVER) RADICAL OBJECTS curated in collaboration with Eina Idea (Barcelona).
Program HOW(EVER) RADICAL OBJECTS
Thursday, 20.10.2022
18.00–19.00h
Lumbung Stories
Reading with Jone San Martin · performer, Berlin
in collaboration with consonni, Bilbao
Friday, 21.10.2022
18.00–19.00h
Publishing as Feminist Practice
Susan Gevirtz · HOW(ever), San Francisco
Didem Yazıcı · curator and writer, Karlsruhe/Istanbul
moderated by Sarah Shin · Silver Press and Ignota Books, London
Saturday, 22.10.2022
14.00–15.00h
On Behalf of Artists
Carlos Copertone and Patxi Eguiluz · Caniche Editorial, Bilbao/Madrid
Anne König · Spector Books, Leipzig
moderated by Carina Bukuts · Portikus, Frankfurt and Manuel Cirauqui · Eina Idea, Barcelona
15.30–16.30h
The Poetics of Internationalism
Ariadna Serrahima · I.F Publications and L’Automatica, London/Barcelona
Laía Argüelles Folch · artist, writer and researcher, Zaragoza
moderated by Manuel Cirauqui · Eina Idea, Barcelona
17.00–17.30h
Cuir Decolonial
Río Parana · artists, Barcelona
moderated by Manuel Cirauqui · Eina Idea, Barcelona
18.00–19.00h
Reclaiming Space through Publishing
Mearg Neguss · Contemporary And (C&), Berlin
Pascale Obolo · AFRIKADAA, Paris
moderated by Vanessa Peterson · frieze magazine, London
19.00–21.00h
Copy Machine Residency #2
Zine Launch with Émilie Pitoiset · artist, Paris
Sunday, 23.10.2022
11.00–12.00h
Relay
Susan Gevirtz · HOW(ever), San Francisco
14.00–15.00h
Books, Conversations
Dora García · artist, Oslo
moderated by Manuel Cirauqui · Eina Idea, Barcelona
15.30–16.30h
I'm Sleeping in My Clothes Next to the Books
Stefan Marx · artist, Berlin
Sandra Doeller · graphic designer, Frankfurt
moderated by Yasmil Raymond · Portikus and Städelschule, Frankfurt
17.00–18.00h
Printing with Artists
Christophe Boutin · Three Star Books, Paris
moderated by Yasmil Raymond · Portikus und Städelschule, Frankfurt
Curated by Liberty Adrien & Carina Bukuts
Co-curator HOW(EVER) Symposium: Manuel Cirauqui
Assistant Curator HOW(EVER): Lucas Jacques-Witz
Assistant Curator HOW(EVER) Symposium: Mireia Molina Costa
Graphic Design: Alexandre Viladrich
HOW(EVER) – Portikus Art Book Festival is generously supported by Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst, Acción Cultural Española (AC/E), Institut français Deutschland, Institut français Paris, and Städelschule Portikus e.V.. Additional support is provided by Terranova. A heartfelt thanks to the Frankfurter Ruderverein von 1865.