Matt Keegan ==, 2012
Specifications
Slipcase, 31.4 x 23.4 x 3.6 cm
Contains a book and 5 multiples
1 book,29,3 x 22,8 cm, 108 pages
Printed by Arte-Print
Bound by Taelemans
5 multiples:
Liz Deschenes: printed rhodoïd (21.6 x 28 cm)
Nikolas Gambaroff: lino print (29.2 x 22.2 cm)
James Richards: printed plate in plastic bag (plate: 19.7 x 12.7 cm - bag: 25.4 x 15 cm)
Kay Rosen: mixed media: cardboard, plastic and photograph ( 18.9 x 11.4 cm)
Erika Vogt: ink-jet print on matt poster board paper (12.6 x 10.1 cm)
Production
Edition of 150 numbered and signed copies and 50 artist's proof
Produced and published in 2012 by mfc-michèle didier
©2012 Matt Keegan and mfc-michèle didier
NB: All rights reserved. No part of this edition may be reproduced in any form or by any means without written permission of the artist and the publisher.
== is a work by New York based artist Matt Keegan and features newly commissioned essays, interviews between artists and editioned works. It consists of a book and five multiples by internationally known artists such as Liz Deschenes, Nikolas Gambaroff, James Richards, Kay Rosen and Erika Vogt.
The ten critical texts regarding the five artists are from:
- Sarah Charlesworth and Carter Mull for Liz Deschenes
- Chris Kraus and Nora Schultz for Nikolas Gambaroff
- Ed Atkins and Steve Reinke for James Richards
- Alejandro Cesarco and Cary Leibowitz for Kay Rosen
- Math Bass and John Miller for Erika Vogt
The publication includes interviews by:
- Ajay Kurian & Sreshta Rit Premnath
- Caleb Considine & Caitlin MacBride
- Josh Tonsfeldt & Uri Aran
- Alex Kwartler & Michele Abeles
- Paul Lee & Jacob Robichaux
Although it looks like it, == is not the catalogue of an exhibition. It is exactly the opposite, it is an independent project, conceived ahead of an exhibition. In fact, Matt Keegan has devised an exhibition from the publication, rather than the traditional reverse. Even more, an illimited number of venues may be produced. Emphasizing the wall as a page, each one provides a temporary container for ==’s various parts, allowing Matt Keegan to act as the protagonist for the fictive curatorial project.
The first proposal for the exhibition is held from May 12 to June 30,2012 at mfc-michèle didier gallery.
The enigmatic title of this publication refers to html programming and the double equal sign is used to creat equivalent fields. Open to various pronunciations, this symbol points to the plurality of this edition and its future life as a computer file.