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A large architectural model, based on the Musée
du quai Branly, a museum for non-western cultures in Paris, is floating at eye level, lit, against the backdrop of a monochrome wall. A label-like flatscreen is playing press clippings referring to
the planning of the Paris museum, as of 1996.
Museum (merveilleux, amazing, einfach schön)
2007
An auction of the copyrights of 14 digitised Basque „Euskara“ typefaces is announced using a press conference. It is mentioned that these rights are with a private owner, who has digitised the recognised, widely employed, traditional typefaces during the mid-90s. A media debate begins.
The related symposium „On City development and Typography“ fuels the debate, which circles around folklore, Basque identity and the changing situation in the realm of copyright.
International Auction of the Basque Typefaces
2000–2001
A magazine published on the occasion of…
[continue reading]Muttersprache. Ein Projekt im Hamburgischen Museum für Völkerkunde
1994
Die Bildrechte
1991
A canvas sewn the size of the foresail on the historical ship San Ignacio de Loyola is installed in the museum’s permanent collection…
[continue reading]No hay puntada sin hilo / Ez du pausorik debalde ematen / There’s No Such Thing as a Free Lunch / On n’a rien sans rien
2023
A poster, a flyer, and newspaper ads announce an evening of public discussion. The invited participants of the panel are a heartsurgeon, a canyoning professional, a self-employed architect, and a sociologist, who debate risks, and the concept of risk in their respective activities and fields.
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