Fehras publishing practice, soapy postmodern bathwater, 2017. This talk and book launch is part of fehras publishing practices residency at ashkal alwan. The historical fiction series will reconsider and rearrange the events of the cold war era, as refracted in the publishing archive, and will create probable links and relationships between individuals and institutions, blurring the lines between what is and is not historical fact. The library was emerges from oomks future library residency at open school east, supported by book works and arts council england. At the heart of our publishing is the love of outstanding writing from writers you, the reader, would have otherwise missed. Jul 06, 2015 fehras and rediscovering publishing practices. Hoperoad publishing is an exciting, independent publisher, vigorously supporting voices too often neglected by the mainstream. The talks, panels, and readings program is made possible with the support of. Contributors to the publication include zine specialist and librarian leila kassir. Dec 10, 2019 on display for the first time are hussein nassereddines the complete uncredited works. In a meaningful way, the title can be complemented with the names of the artists. How to reappear through the quivering leafs of independent publishing.
How to maneuver is not just an abstract reflection on the process of. Bilingual english arabic art publications, cover photos pasted on wood, various format collected by fehras publishing practices, 201516. For me, i share the perspective of publishing as art or books, but also as performance and literature and. It will be launched in the context of conceptual poetics day saturday, may 4th, 2019 at 3pm. Lawrence abu hamdans saydnaya the missing 19db 2017 also showed the productive effects that. So this weekend as i signed books and taught strangers about rv life, i let it sink in that i wrote a book. Hamdan used framing to make sense of the transformation of saydnaya a notorious syrian prison into a death camp, in an innovative sound piece and installation that. Christlikeness reminders in my spirits musings april 2, 2017. Naz cuguoglu is a curator and art writer, based in san francisco bay area and istanbul. Fehras publishing practices waiting trajectory lecture performance the movement and circulation of publications along parts of the hijaz railway can still be perceived from the train. Group exhibition exploring the political significance of books, libraries and archives. Fehras publishing practice archives biennial watch. Publishings poetic discovery of late authors damascus library. We have taken our decade of industry experience and bundled together the best production and marketing services for nonfiction books, ranging from selfhelp to autobiography, professionals, speakers, lifecoaches, howto, instructional manuals and more.
Dec 10, 2018 artist selfpublishers fair, institute of contemporary arts, london, 8th and 9th december 2018. Lectureperformance by fehras publishing practices the movement and circulation of publications along parts of the hijaz railway can still be. Installation and book presentation fehras publishing practices, disappearances. House of wisdom, 25 nov 2017 07 jan 2018 at framer framed.
We have taken our decade of industry experience and. Jan 17, 2018 hoperoad publishing is an exciting, independent publisher, vigorously supporting voices too often neglected by the mainstream. Jul 26, 2017 the three have long thought of setting fehras publishing practices, an artists collective and publishing house founded as a response to mounting questions concerning the history and presence of art and publishing in the eastern mediterranean, north africa and the diaspora, fehras explains in an interview. New and exciting stories transporting you to the age of the cold war in the eastern. Publishing house and space established in berlin in 2015. Their political significance, however, has at times been underestimated. The palm tree forest, print labor by ahmad makia, and borrowed faces. Senate department for culture and europe, berlin, germany ifa. Book works is a publisher of artists books and a bookbinding studio. The book was published by norgunk publishing house in turkey and its cover was designed by erinc seymen, who is also taking part in the house of wisdom exhibition.
From the author of ohio best books of summer 2018 selection in time, vulture, and the new york post comes a brilliant, hilarious, and deeply touching memoir that blows the roof off the genre fed up with the complicated quest of trying to get a book published, stephen markley decided to cut to the chase and simply write a memoir about trying to publish a. Hamburger bahnhof friends with books art book fair. We at fehras publishing practices began to look into the cold war era because we sensed there was a common denominator between cultural practices then and today. The research space, by fehras publishing practices. My book teaches people about something im an expert in. Im a real published author, with a real physical book.
The lebanese book industry exported 90% of its output, an indication of the pluralistic society. The founding coorganizer of miss read and editor of publishing manifestos surveys the vibrant landscape of art book publishing. Dave grohls mom pens book about raising rock stars. It was the same eric fehr, a forward on the capitals and now a published author of a childrens story about a bullying bulldozer. Legitimacy and institutions in yemen and lebanon library of modern middle east studies philbrick yadav, stacey on. Disappearances appearances publishing kampnagel, hamburg. Publishings poetic discovery of late authors damascus. Even after construction of the railway stopped following the first world war, the station was still operating, until it was transformed into a library and book museum. Sep 07, 2016 dave grohls mom pens book about raising rock stars rockers mother also interviewed parents of dr. The three have long thought of setting fehras publishing practices, an artists collective and publishing house founded as a. Warehouse421, abu dhabis homegrown arts and design center, is proud to present its latest exhibition, how to maneuver. Apr 26, 2018 fehras publishing practice, soapy postmodern bathwater, 2017. A few months ago, we at fehras publishing practices. My latest book of poetrymy spirits musingsreveals why reflecting.
For me, i share the perspective of publishing as art or books, but also as performance and literature and calligraphy, nicolas explains. The residency responded to the current open school east library collection and was structured to facilitate research and exploration into the future of the library. In the wake of the arab spring of 2011, the role of islamist parties in the middle east has taken on a new importance and significance. Fehras publishing practices presents in the conference the film soapy postmodern bathwater and will be in conversation with dima hamadeh on the published institutional language, specific to bilingual art publications issued in the last decades in eastern mediterranean and north africa. Art book fair berlin 2015 takes place on the weekend of 11 december, 2015, at hamburger bahnhof museum fur gegenwart berlin as europes premier event for contemporary artists books and periodicals by artists and art publishers. The main component of our work are archival materials such as books. We are promoters of literature with a special focus on africa, asia and the caribbean. A few months ago, we at fehras publishing practices began looking at a phenomenon of the past decade we refer to as the transformation of modern arabic in the context of the rise of arab cultural institutions. By fehras publishing practices thursday, march 1st, 2018 arabic with simultaneous english translation when the library was stolen is a book that. Fehras publishing practices, ali meer azimi, and rasha salti and christoph terhechte. The unbelievable true story of how i wrote, sold and published this very book markley, stephen on. One of the most notorious book migrations, fehras notes, took place during lebanons civil war, when many of the countrys publishers and books found their way to damascus, most notably. It will be launched in the context of conceptual poetics day saturday.
Kenan met omar in 2008 in damascus and sami in 2014 in berlin and founded together in 2015 the artist collective fehras publishing practices. Even after construction of the railway stopped following the first world war, the station was still operating, until. In 2017, the ams acquired the publishing program of the maa press, adding its innovative textbooks and highquality monographs to our list. Over the weekend, the book will be available at miss read.
The three young men came together in berlin in october 2014. Eric fehr wrote an antibullying childrens book called. My latest book of poetrymy spirits musingsreveals why reflecting gods image is the best way for believers in christ to demonstrate their genuine christlikeness. The talks, panels, and readings program is made possible with the support of sharjah art foundation. See more of fehras publishing practices on facebook. Manager of warehouse421, faisal al hassan, commented. Publishing manifestos features key texts of critical engagement with publishing from protagonists of the field. Dave grohls mom pens book about raising rock stars rolling.
Amazons kindle direct publishing kdp is a fast, easy and free way for authors and publishers to keep control and publish their books worldwide on the kindle and kindle reading apps. Through fehras, the artists hope to focus on four main issues, the first being the problem of disappearance. Opening in an austeritystricken future in which all public libraries have closed, it goes on to. Publication launches and commissions, with mirene arsanios and maryam monalisa gharavi, dubailand and ahmad makia, fehras publishing practices, ali meer azimi, and rasha salti and christoph terhechte. Apr 28, 2019 in a meaningful way, the title can be complemented with the names of the artists.
These commonalities are particularly striking if we consider how this era witnessed the dawn of the globalization of culture in the arab region, which had become entwined in. The ams book program began with our colloquium series, which has its roots in the famous 1894 lectures of felix klein. Fehras publishing practices kenan darwich, omar nicolas, and sami rustom a publisher and space established in berlin in 2015 by a group of syrian researchers, artists, and book. The characters drawn by fehras publishing practices travel through an international network of academic and cultural institutions and move between opposing. Fehras publishing practices kenan darwich, omar nicolas, and sami rustom a publisher and space established in berlin in 2015 by a group of syrian researchers, artists, and book designers for their project when the library was stolen, in which they document and research the partially stolen private library of syrian author and. The library was sees oomk reimagining the function, aesthetic and user culture of the library. For sure, through many scriptures, god daily calls us to christlikeness. Fehras publishing practices waiting trajectory lecture performance the movement and circulation of publications along parts of the hijaz railway can still be perceived from the train station in damascus, which was built in 1907. She is the cofounder of collective cukurcuma, experimenting with collaborative thinking processes through its reading group meetings and international collaborative exhibitions. Having explored social media and other ways of promoting and disseminating work online, and building a profile, it was good to explore critical alternatives at the these ica events. How to proudly say hey, i wrote this book, its an amazon bestseller and it will teach you all these things and realize that all that stuff is true. They tell me that fehras was born out of their conversations about arab archives, from photographs to radio spinets, to films and books and television series. The case of munifs library seemed to touch on the collectives interest in archiving and book. Mar 05, 2018 it was a trial by fire, but the best way for me to finally learn how to confidently talk about my book.
But in contrast with the commonlyheld belief in the west. Dave grohls mother virginia hanlon grohl penned a new book that examines what its like to raise a rock star from a parents perspective from cradle to stage. In line with mdpis values, we publish all content in open access, promoting the exchange of ideas and knowledge in a globalized world. The world of wanderlust book a little over a year ago i opened the most exciting email of all. Fehras publishing practices kenan darwich, omar nicolas, sami rustom, an artist collective and publishing house established in berlin in 2015, presents on thursday june 21 at 17. A little over a year ago i opened the most exciting email of all. Mathematical surveys followed, as well as conference proceedings, volumes from summer workshops, and regular translations, especially from russian. Lawrence abu hamdans saydnaya the missing 19db 2017 also showed the productive effects that framing can have. Disappearances appearances publishing sharjah art foundation. This project will ultimately take the form of a photo roman that we at fehras will publish in a magazine series. He holds an undergraduate degree from the institute of fine arts in baghdad.
Publishing and the book when the library was stolen examine the private library of the wellknown modern arab novelist abd alrahman munif and reread its holdings. A photo novel on publishing culture after one year and a half of archival research and work between beirut, damascus and berlin, fehras publishing practices is glad to present you with the first issue of borrowed faces, a photonovel on publishing culture. His work explores the complex relationships between community and politics using different media such as video, p. Hamburger bahnhof friends with books art book fair berlin.