Anlässlich des 175. Geburtstages der Fotografie huldigt ab dem 19. August 2014 eine international ausgerichtete Expo im Carlswerk in Köln-Mülheim dem Fotobuch als künstlerischer Ausdrucksform. Zur Premiere des PhotoBookMuseum erscheint im Verlag Kettler die PBM_Catalogue Box - optisch angelehnt an die traditionellen Schiffscontainer, in denen sich die Ausstellungen in den Hallen der ehemaligen Kabelfabrik größtenteils präsentieren. Sie enthält 39 als Leporello, Broschüre oder Plakat gestaltete Einzelpublikationen, die jeweils einem Projekt gewidmet sind. Inhaltlich spannt sich der Bogen von inzwischen legendären Nachschlagewerken zur Geschichte der Fotobuchkultur, den experimentierfreudigen Anfängen des Genres in den 1950er-Jahren, über aktuelle künstlerische Positionen bis hin zu Spezialgebieten wie der Photonovel.
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On the occasion of the 175th anniversary of the birth of photography, an internationally oriented Expo starting on the 19th of August 2014 in the Carlswerk in Cologne-Mülheim pays homage to the photo book as a form of artistic expression. For the premiere of the PhotoBookMuseum the Verlag Kettler has published the PBM_Catalogue Box - visually reminiscent of the traditional ship containers in which the exhibitions in the halls of the former cable factory are mostly presented. It contains 39 individual publications designed as fanfold flyers, booklets or posters, each dedicated to one project. The content ranges from the now legendary works of reference on the history of the photo book culture, the experimental origins of the genre in the 1950s, through current artistic positions to special areas such as the photographic novel.
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On the occasion of the 175th anniversary of the birth of photography, an internationally oriented Expo starting on the 19th of August 2014 in the Carlswerk in Cologne-Mülheim pays homage to the photo book as a form of artistic expression. For the premiere of the PhotoBookMuseum the Verlag Kettler has published the PBM_Catalogue Box - visually reminiscent of the traditional ship containers in which the exhibitions in the halls of the former cable factory are mostly presented. It contains 39 individual publications designed as fanfold flyers, booklets or posters, each dedicated to one project. The content ranges from the now legendary works of reference on the history of the photo book culture, the experimental origins of the genre in the 1950s, through current artistic positions to special areas such as the photographic novel.