So far, the work of Austrian artist Peter Friedl (*1960) has managed to elude stylistic classification. Investigating the social, political, and cultural realities at work in institutionalized practice, his projects have been called "conceptual, aesthetic acts"--usually they are subtle forays into institutional criticism with political insight. Four or Five Roses continues Friedl's exploration of the stereotypical language of the monologue genre. The book contains some 45 children's "monologues," edited by the artist from numerous interviews and conversations recorded on playgrounds in South Africa. Faithfully transcribed and translated into English from different South African languages (Afrikaans, Northern and Southern Suthu, Zulu, Xhosa...), the "edited monologue" then becomes a hybrid genre, both fictionalised speech and serious counter-voice. What is ultimately at stake is how discursive strategies operate as a political tool, endlessly reshaped and manipulated for the sake of persuasion. The texts are accompanied by color illustrations of the actual South African playgrounds.

Tiré du site Internet de Revolver: ""On one hand, this book is a catalog for an exhibition with pictures and academic discussions around the work of the artist. On the other hand, this is a publication of prose. Both of these formal threads are woven parallel to each other throughout the book. It is left up to the reader to decide whether to read the story first, to read the catalog first or to work straight through the book, alternating between prose and catalog text. [...] The artist's catalog and the booklet of prose represent two polar alternatives. Both distinguish themselves with their own characteristics. Released concurrently with an exhibition, the catalog presents a limited selection of works. It would not be presumptuous to assume that in the coming year, the artist will create new works, at which point this catalog will be outdated. Catalogs are always anchored to a moment in time, and over time their claims to offering a survey often remain unfulfilled. A literary story, however, remains formally timeless. Therefore, with the help of calculated graphic elements, Mandla Reuter offers the possibility to cut the book apart. The catalog can be - as it were - discarded like a scrap, leaving just the pocket-sized booklet of prose." (Jochen Volz). With a narrative text by Mandla Reuter and essays by Vanessa Joan Müller and Jochen Volz (German/English)."

Der Katalog erscheint anlässlich der Ausstellung"Nicole Wermers. Chemie" in der Secession, Wien (26.11.2004-30.1.2005). Detaillierte Dokumentation der Ausstellung und zahlr. weiterer Arbeiten, sowie zahlr. Essays.

Monographic catalogue by Caroline Achaintre (born 1969) on the occasion of the exhibition "Caroline Achaintre. Shiftings" at the Kunstmuseum Ravensburg (20 November 2021 to 20 February 2022) and at the Kunsthaus Pasquart in Biel (10 April to 12 June 2022). "Shiftings" is Anchaintre's first museum exhibition in Germany and Switzerland. The catalogue and exhibition give insight into the memorable work of the German-French artist, which is characterized by its precision, experimentation and unconventionality. Anchaintre's ceramics, watercolours and imposing, large-scale tapestries are invitations for the viewers' imaginations to run free. The title "Shiftings" not only alludes to the fact that Anchaintre transfers traditionally established techniques such as tapestry or ceramics to the present day but also to her constant sounding out of the boundaries between abstraction and representation.

Since 2009 Willem de Rooij (born 1969) has created a series of handwoven textiles: 24 individual works to date, which relate to each other in color, scale and material. About is a comprehensive catalogue of these works accompanied by an essay by curator and historian Vanessa Joan Müller.