- MEIN LAND
- 96 p., B/W, 14 x 20.5 cm, 2008
- In German
- Published by Unrast Verlag, Munster/DE
- Edition 1500
- ISBN 978-3-89771-478-6
- With
the implementation of drastic national and EU immigration policies,
life for undocumented migrants in Europe has become a daily nightmare.
Fueled by populistic discourse and translated into law, the fear of the
foreigner is reaching a new currency. With yearly figures as guideline,
there seems to be no other option than deport as many people as
possible, regardless of their situation.
- Inspired by daily reports of deportations of
'sans-papiers', Mein Land unravels the terrifying litany of destinies
crushed and lifes broken in the name of legality and democracy.
- CAPE TOWN - STOCKHOLM (ON THEMBO MJOBO)
- 210 p., B/W, 16 x 22 cm, with Audio CD, 2007
- Published by Mobile Art Production & Propexus, Stockholm/SE
- Edition 1200
- ISBN 978-91-87952-46-3
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- MAKE EVERYTHING NEW. A PROJECT ON COMMUNISM.
- Bookworks, London/UK
& Project Arts Center, Dublin/IRL
- Edited by Grant Watson,
Gerrie van Noord & Gavin Everall, 2006
ISBN
1 870699 93 9
- Communism is routinely
defined as defeated and its conquest the subject of regular
celebration. Caught in the disappointment and negative connotations of
the past, it has become all but unthinkable. Make Everything New seeks
to rescue the idea of Communism from this trap. Collaborating with
artists, writers and collectives, this project has commissioned and
collected counter-narratives, abstract and unrealistic ideas, engaged
political commentary and satirical work, that presents neither an
historical or comprehensive overview nor a requiem for the past. It is
a collection of partial and subjective accounts of various creative
practices, an experimental platform for ideas and an attempt to see in
what ways the communist imagination can be materialised as art.
Contributors
include: 16Beaver, Gopal Balakrishnan, Michael Blum, AA Bronson, Maria
Eichorn, Factotum, Dmitry Gutov, Wu Ming, Aleksandra Mir, Sarah
Pierce/The Metropolitan Complex, CK Rajan, Raqs Media Collective, Dont
Rhine, Martha Rosler, Rob Stone, Alberto Toscano, and Klaus Weber.
- LA DERNIERE BREVE
- 72 pages, B/W,
16
x 22,5 cm, 2005
- Centre d'art contemporain La synagogue de
Delme/F
- Revolver-Archiv für aktuelle Kunst,
Frankfurt/D
- Edition
700
- ISBN 3-86588-190-4 (Revolver)
- ISBN 2-9522123-1-7
(Synagogue de Delme)
- A documentation of the project carried out in
the pages
- of regional daily Le Republicain Lorrain,
Metz/F.
- MONUMENT TO THE
BIRTH OF THE 20TH CENTURY
- 224 pages, B/W, 15 x 18 cm, 2005
Edition 1000
ISBN
3-86588-047-9
Revolver-Archiv für aktuelle
Kunst, Frankfurt/D
A project about history, memory discourse, commemoration culture,
heritage management, city-branding, controversy and more. Includes
contributions by (a.o.) Arahmaiani, Brett Bloom, Erhard Busek, Yves
Chaudouet, Jean-Francois Chevrier, Jacques Chirac, Noam Chomsky,
Kimberley Cornish, Carola Dertnig, Thomas Duschlbauer, Stephen
Feinstein, Robert Fleck, Karl Iro Goldblat, Erich Haider, Daniela
Hammer-Tugendhat, Frank Hartmann, Thomas Hirschhorn, Detlef Hoffmann,
Nabila Irshaid, Willibald Katzinger, Susan Kelly, Pierre Leguillon, Ken
Lum, Thomas Michelon, Simon Morris, Sina Najafi, Marylene Negro, Gregor
Neuerer, Jenny Perlin, Olivier Poivre d’Arvor, Wolfgang
Preisinger,
Franz Prieler, Elsa Prochazka, Josef Puehringer, Paul Rajakovics,
Gerald Raunig, Julian Samuel, Christine Schoepf, Wolfgang Schuessel,
Esther Shalev-Gerz, Erich Watzl, Lawrence Weiner, Lesley Young; as well
as an essay by Stella Rollig and an interview of Michael Blum by Steven
Nyanga.
- '400 JAAR ZONDER GRAF, DEN
HEB JE LANG
GEZWEGEN' (400 YEARS WITHOUT A GRAVE IS A LONG TIME TO SHUT UP)
- Audio-CD and
booklet 8 pages, color-B/W, 2002
- Edition 500
- Published by Michael Blum & Amsterdams
fonds voor de kunst, Amsterdam/NL
- Soundtrack and documentation of the public
installation.
- POTLATCH.DOC
- 64 pages, full color, 24 x
29 cm
- 1st
run 2001, 2nd run 2002
- Edition 2 x 1000
- ISBN 2-9515349-1-4
- Published by Michael Blum &
Rijksakademie
van beeldende kunsten, Amsterdam/NL
- A visual exploration of the paradigm of
loss. Free distribution in waiting-rooms worldwide, on-going.
- HOMO OECONOMICUS
- 48 pages, full
color, 16 x 17,5 cm, 2000
- Edition 1000
- ISBN 2-9515349-0-6
- Published by Michael Blum
- Distributed by De Balie,
Amsterdam
(Netherlands & Belgium) and IDEA books, Amsterdam/NL
'An amazing journey into corporate
culture' - The Financial Times
'A moving testimony about the future of mankind' - The New
York
Times
'La renovacion de la economia política ya tiene su
monumento' - El Pais
'Un livre a diffuser d'urgence dans les ecoles et les
entreprises' - Le Monde
'A beautifully illustrated glimpse of transglobal life-style'
- Vanity Fair
'Ein herrlicher Blick auf den Kapitalismus' - Bild Zeitung
'When free-trade becomes a fairy tale' - South China Morning
Post
'Le liberalisme mis a nu. Rudement epatant !' - Le Nouvel
Observateur
'Een zonderlinge reis naar de beurs' - NRC Handelsblad
'The shareholder's Bible' - Newsweek
'The best since Marx' - Amazon.com
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- LA SALLE DES TEMPS PERDUS
- Booklet 8
pages, B/W, 21 x 16 cm, 1997
- Edition 700
Published by Michael Blum
& Le Grand
Wazoo,
Amiens/F
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