KIOSK (XX): Modes of Multiplication
September 8, 2007 - October 27, 2007
Organized by Christoph Keller
Exhibition design by Mitchell Dose and Brian Jorgenson

KIOSK: Modes of Multiplication is a nomadic exhibition of artist books, catalogs, periodicals, video and audio projects that has been continually growing as it has traveled over the past seven years. It currently comprises approximately 6,000 titles from roughly 400 independent publishers from around the world. The project provides a rich overview of activities within the rapidly expanding field of independent publishing activities from the past ten years. Consequently, it offers a broad perspective on the various models of dissemination and distribution of artistic ways of working in printed media and an idea of the diverse strategies, motivations and programs of the participating publishers’ projects.

KIOSK was initiated by Christoph Keller, founder and former director of the highly acclaimed Frankfurt-based publishing house, Revolver - Archiv für aktuelle Kunst (Archive for contemporary art). The project's presentation at Midway Contemporary Art will be its twentieth stop since its inception in 2001. Following KIOSK's presentation at Midway, the project will travel to Galerie Art & Essai & École des beaux-arts in Rennes, France and then to the Kunstbibliothek, Stiftung Preußischer Kunstbesitz, Berlin (a branch of the German State Library in Berlin) where it will be permanently housed for future archival and scholarly research.

Additional Activities

Thursday, September 6th and Friday, September 7th
Organized by Midway Contemporary Art and co-sponsored by the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, this free symposium will offer an overview of the burgeoning field of independent contemporary art publishing as seen by some of the leading professionals in the field. Symposium participants include: Lionel Bovier (JRP|Ringier, Zurich), Matias Faldbakken (Artist and Novelist, Oslo), Brian Kennon (2nd Cannons Publications, Los Angeles), Michael Stevenson (Artist, Berlin), and Kathy Slade (Emily Carr Institute, Vancouver)
Location: Main Auditorium at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Saturday, September 8th at 4pm
Walk though tour of KIOSK led by Christoph Keller
Location: Midway Contemporary Art