Kategorie: Exhibition

the exhibition of „burning of books“

Today is the 88th anniversary of the book-burning of the Nazis on May 10, 1933. „Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.“ (Jorge Augustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana) has been the motto for the Mail Art Campaign „Burning Of Books“ by Peter Schubert.

The response testifies to the unbroken importance of the topic:
Over 100 contributions from all over the world reached the Mail Art Artist in physical form, who has thus become the curator of an art collection that was born as an idea in the virtual space and spread through the mailbox of the initiator into our real world.
Starting today, the works can be seen in the Public Library of Geislingen, but due to covid actually only digital.

Although the official call for „Burning Of Books“ is over since March 2021, it is still possible to participate for this call with no limitations in time. No need to remain silent, never again is now.

To the catalog in PDF format click here

Mail Art Call: Burning Of Books – Update

title:
Burning Of Books

submission due date:
2021-03-31

exhibition open date:
2021-04-30

exhibition end date:
2021-05-31

exhibition address:
Stadtbücherei (Public Library) Geislingen, Schillerstraße 2, D-73312 Geislingen/Steige

submission address:
Mail Art, Burning Of Books, Schillerstraße 2, D-73312 Geislingen/Steige

full description:
Call for mail art representing the Burning of Books by the Nazis in Germany during May 1933 and also all other demonstrative destruction of books, other writings or objects by fire from the early and middle ages until the 21st century. Never again.

extra details:
No jury, no selection, no money, no sale, no return.
Online exhibition via https://gxggxxg.wordpress.com/
Catalog for Paritcipation after the exhibition online

curator:
Peter Schubert

info email:
peter@auvikogue.org

info website:
https://gxggxxg.wordpress.com/

theme:
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

media:
free

kid friendly:
false

maximum dimensions:
210x297mm

minimum dimensions:
105x148mm

10-5-33-20

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10-5-33-20 from auvikogue on Vimeo.

This is my intended work for the cancelled exhibition about „Burning Of Books“ in May 2020.

Thanks for all the participants until today and I hope, there will be plenty more due to the call closes now in March 2021.

First dialogues for possible places for an exhibition has been held and it looks like we have the chance to present our work during a 3 week art event.

More tba.

Exhibition Burning Of Books in 2020 is cancelled

Regarding the current international health issue, the intended exhibition has been cancelled and postponed to May 2021.

It is currently difficult to make predictions for further exhibition options.
Therefore I extend the submission date for the call „Burning Of Books“ to 2021-03-31.
I hope for your understanding.

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