Motto Bookstore @ Witte de With, Rotterdam

14 – 19 September 2010 , 11 AM – 6 PM

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Motto is a Berlin and Zürich-based bookstore and distributor with a growing stock of printed matter – ranging from rogue photocopied zines to rigorous philosophical treatises, with a diverse selection of artistic publishing experiments in between. A unique and much demanded opportunity to access the latest in independent publishing, Motto’s temporary market space will also serve as a site of exchange for unchartered initiatives in the arts.

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Alexis Zavialoff

DISCUSSION 14 September 2010, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Motto‘s Alexis Zavialoff; Antonia Hirsch and Jeff Khonsary (Fillip, Berlin/Vancouver); Boy Vereecken (MONITOR MEMEX, an imprint of MER. Paper Kunsthalle, and Slavs & Tatars); Remco van Bladel and Freek Lomme (Onomatopee, Amsterdam/Eindhoven), Mats Stjernstedt (INDEX, Stockholm); Dorothea Jendricke (NAK. Neuer Aachener Kunstverein); and Krist Gruijthuijsen (Kunstverein, Amsterdam) have been invited to introduce their production platforms, which combine design, distribution, publishing and exhibition. Following introductions, an open discussion about the value of operating in institutional gray zones will ensue. This discussion also serves as a preliminary phase for the symposium Rotterdam Dialogues: Morality, the penultimate act of Witte de With’s ongoing “morality” program.