DISTANZ, Hallesches Ufer 78, Berlin (2026)

13/05/2026

TAKE OVER⁠
COMMUNITY. FOTOGRAFIE UND GEMEINSCHAFT⁠
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Diese Woche widmen wir unseren Instagram-Kanal der Publikation und Ausstellung COMMUNITY. Fotografie und Gemeinschaft. ⁠
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„Ist Gemeinschaft einmal zum Bild geworden, könnte man meinen, sie sei stabilisiert und langfristig gesichert. Doch Fotografien können überarbeitet und Gemeinschaft darin beständig editiert werden. Die visuellen Eingriffe können emotional, pragmatisch oder politisch motiviert sein – und ebenso brachial wie unauffällig erfolgen. Zerbricht eine Ehe, kann die Braut durch einen beherzten Riss im Hochzeitsporträt ihre Unabhängigkeit auch visuell zurückerlangen. ⁠
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Bildnachweis: Unbekannt, Familienporträt, Silbergelatineabzug, ca. 1950er-Jahre

12/05/2026

TAKE OVER⁠
COMMUNITY. FOTOGRAFIE UND GEMEINSCHAFT⁠
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Seit der Erfindung der Fotografie hält das Medium Zugehörigkeit nicht nur fest, sondern kann sie ebenso befeuern oder infrage stellen. Diese Woche widmen wir unseren Instagram-Kanal der Publikation und Ausstellung COMMUNITY. Fotografie und Gemeinschaft. ⁠
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„Von starren Formationen im Fotostudio bis zum spontanen Group-Selfie unterwegs: Kaum ein fotografisches Genre ist besser geeignet, sich der eigenen Zugehörigkeit zu vergewissern und sie anderen vor Augen zu führen, als das Gruppenbild. Seit den Anfängen des Mediums stellen sich Menschen gemeinsam für die Kamera auf. Das kollektive Posieren in Erwartung des entscheidenden Moments, in dem der Auslöser gedrückt wird, ist ein Ritual, das Gemeinschaft nicht nur bestätigt, sondern auch verändern oder erst hervorbringen kann. (…) Die Fotografien des Künstlers Neal Slavin lassen ihren aufwendigen Entstehungsprozess zumindest noch erahnen. Motiviert durch ein soziologisches Interesse lud Slavin in den 1970er- Jahren Vereine und Berufsgruppen in den USA ein, mit ihm gemeinsam ein Bild zu entwickeln. Die Clubmitglieder und Kolleg*innen durften den Aufnahmeort bestimmen, Requisiten mitbringen und ihre Posen wählen und schufen so mithilfe des Fotografen ein Porträt, das ihr Selbstverständnis als Gemeinschaft widerspiegelte.“⁠
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Bildnachweis: Neal Slavin, The Star Trek Convention. Star Trek Associates, A Division of Tullerian Enterprises, Inc., Brooklyn, New York

11/05/2026

NEW ON OUR SHELVES⁠
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Zhanna Kadyrova represents Ukraine at the 61st Venice Biennale. This first monograph of the artist is published as part of a sustained collaboration that emerged out of a joint exhibition project between Kunstverein and PinchukArtCentre.⁠
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One of the most acclaimed Ukrainian artists of her generation, Zhanna Kadyrova has produced a fascinating body of work engaging with the transformations of her country since the early 2000s and its Soviet-imperialist legacy. Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, she has become one of the strongest artist voices on the international stage, foregrounding her country’s cause through her compelling work.⁠
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This first monograph is published as part of a sustained collaboration that emerged out of a joint exhibition project between Kunstverein and PinchukArtCentre.⁠
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Edited by curators Christoph Platz-Gallus and Björn Geldhof, the publication brings together contributions by Oleksii Arunian, Kateryna Botanova, Pascal Gielen, Shubigi Rao, Daria Shevtsova, Pavel Sterec, and Paula Toppila, offering a range of critical perspectives on the artist’s practice. These are interwoven with Kadyrova’s own commentaries on current and past works, related with her characteristic ironically intoned humor and sharp insight.⁠
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For more information about the book, visit our website.⁠
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.arunia ⁠
Design by Denys Ruban

07/05/2026

NEW ON OUR SHELVES⁠
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On the occasion of the 61st Venice Biennale, the catalogue for the German Pavilion is released today! ⁠
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The artists Henrike Naumann and Sung Tieu will be showcased in the German Pavilion at the 61st Venice Biennale. The curator, Kathleen Reinhardt, nominated two artists whose oeuvres engage with systems of social and bureaucratic order, subjecting them to critical scrutiny.⁠
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Henrike Naumann’s oeuvre reflects on socio-political issues at the level of design and interior design, exploring the friction between opposing political opinions in relation to taste and personal everyday aesthetics. In her installations, furniture and objects are arranged to create scenographic spaces into which video, sound, and performance are integrated.⁠
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Sung Tieu combines sculpture, found objects, sound, video, photography, writing, and archival materials in dense installations. Having grown up between political systems, she develops her art amid the tensions of biography and geopolitics. The artist’s works grapple with the lingering effects of the Cold War, colonial entanglements, and the subtle mechanisms of institutional violence, examining the social and psychological impact of migration, bureaucracy, and control.⁠
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The catalogue “Ruin” includes texts by Bakri Bakhit and Clemens Villinger, Sabeth Buchmann, Kathleen Reinhardt, and Kerstin Stakemeier.⁠
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For more information about the book, visit our website.⁠
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.reinhardt .de .visualarts ⁠
Design by

04/05/2026

NEW ON OUR SHELVES⁠
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Riccardo Banfi’s photography revolves around a probing examination of humans’ relationships with their environment, as reflected in their interactions with nature, landscape, technology, and residential and urban spaces. The photographs in the series were taken over the course of ten years, in Italy as well as other European countries and America.⁠
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The book “Ho chiamato solo per dirti che ti amo” (the title pays homage to the Stevie Wonder hit “I Just Called to Say I Love You”) contains an essay by Giovanna Manzotti as well as a conversation with the photographer by Saul Marcadent.⁠
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BOOK LAUNCH⁠
With Riccardo Banfi in conversation with Giovanna Manzotti⁠
May 6, 2026, 9:45 am⁠it .bruno⁠
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For more information about the book, visit our website.⁠
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.manzotti ⁠
Design by .barbon

30/04/2026

NEW ON OUR SHELVES⁠
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Klara Liden’s creative vocabulary ranges from architectural interventions to performative and often contrarian actions and videos that interrogate the urban public sphere’s social warp and weft. Another central component of Liden’s practice is the material appropriation of the urban fabric: reprising the tradition of the readymade and minimal art, she pilfers objects from the city’s inventory and transplants them into the exhibition space. Emptied of their original meaning, her works look like bodies or protagonists with whom she confronts the audience. Their existence, however, never ties in only with the public space of the city, but can always also be read with a view to institutional structures and boundaries. ⁠
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With essays and literary contributions by Kirsty Bell, Diedrich Diederichsen, Emma Enderby, Hendrik Folkerts, F***y Hauser, Calla Henkel, Ruba Katrib, John Kelsey, and others, the comprehensive monograph provides extensive insight into Klara Liden’s practice, closing a gap in the publicly accessible documentation of the artist’s multifaceted oeuvre. ⁠
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Do not miss the exhibition at , open until May 10, 2026.⁠
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For more information about the book, visit our website. ⁠
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Design by Studio HIT

30/04/2026

NEW ON OUR SHELVES⁠
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Vuslat is a multidisciplinary artist working across drawing, sculpture, ceramics, and installation. Her practice explores themes of trust, interconnectedness, memory, and collective consciousness, drawing on mythological narratives, storytelling, nature–culture relations, and philosophical inquiry.⁠
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“May We Meet In The Silence Of Our Souls” is the first monograph of Vuslat bringing together over 3 years of artistic research and practice on her concept of Emanet—a layered notion of trust, care, guardianship, and entrusted knowledge. Bringing together image, text, and material thinking, the publication invites the reader into a contemplative space.⁠
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Through a dialogue between three exhibitions developed around this concept, the publication offers a comprehensive introduction to her multifaceted practice. It features essays by Rüstem Aslan, Paolo Colombo, Andrew Graham-Dixon, and Chus Martínez, as well as a conversation between Lewis Hyde and the artist.⁠
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For more information about the book, visit our website. ⁠
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Design by and

29/04/2026

TONIGHT
Klara Liden and friends⁠
Concert, Performance⁠
April 29, 2026, 7–11 pm⁠
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The new monograph on Klara Liden’s oeuvre is available from today! With essays and literary contributions by Kirsty Bell, Diedrich Diederichsen, Emma Enderby, Hendrik Folkerts, F***y Hauser, Calla Henkel, Ruba Katrib, John Kelsey, and others, the comprehensive monograph provides extensive insight into Klara Liden’s practice, closing a gap in the publicly accessible documentation of the artist’s multifaceted oeuvre. ⁠
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Find the book on our website or at KW’s event at Pogo Bar, featuring a live concert, two readings, and a playlist by and with Klara Liden’s longtime collaborators K8 Hardy, Karl Holmqvist, Paul Sigerhall, Emily Sundblad, and Stefan Tcherepnin. ⁠
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Credit: Klara Liden, Grounding, video still, 2018. Courtesy the artist (detail).

27/04/2026

OUR BOOKS FOR GALLERY WEEKEND BERLIN⁠
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On the occasion of the upcoming Gallery Weekend Berlin 2026, we would like to inspire you with selected publications by participating artists.⁠
Enjoy the art weekend!⁠
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CONSTANTIN BRANCUSI “Brancusi”⁠
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STEFANIE HEINZE “Your Mouth Comes Second”⁠
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Book Presentation with Readings⁠
May 3, 12 pm⁠
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Q***R ART IN THE GDR?⁠
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JOSEPH MARR ⁠
Book launch and film screening ⁠
@ Kantine am Berghain, RSVP ⁠
May 3, 6–22 pm⁠
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MARC BRANDENBURG “20th Century Debris”⁠
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KLARA LIDEN “(0, 0, 0)”⁠
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SYLVIE FLEURY “My Life on the Road”⁠
GERWALD ROCKENSCHAUB “percolated / accelerated (leisure) pursuit &”, “reappropriation (allure / construct)”⁠
CHARLOTTE POSENENSKE “Manifesto”⁠
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MARTA DJOURINA “Foxfire”⁠
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MARIA LASSNIG “Maria Lassnig”⁠
ALBERT OEHLEN ”Computer Paintings”⁠
BRUCE NAUMAN ”ON/WITH”⁠
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KLARA LIDEN “(0, 0, 0)”⁠
HANNAH QUINLAN & ROSIE HASTINGS “Tulips”⁠
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ILIT AZOULAY “Queendom–مَلِكوت–מַלְכּוּת”⁠
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PHILIPP GUFLER “Dis/Identification”⁠
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DÖRTE EISSFELDT “Stehen Liegen Hängen”⁠
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JULIA SCHER “R.S.I.”⁠
@ HOUSE, Halle am Berghain
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STEFAN KNAUF “Forever Again”⁠
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For more information about the artists and books, visit our website.⁠
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⁠gufler .heinze .rockenschaub

23/04/2026

NEW ON OUR SHELVES⁠
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Marc Brandenburg has won international acclaim as an outstanding graphic artist. His defining genre are pencil drawings after photographic sources, whose tonality he inverts as in photographic negatives. Brandenburg captures his sources as he travels the world or samples them from magazines, films, and books. The freehand translation of the inverted and distorted originals yields haunting and pensive renditions of the contemporary world. Brandenburg’s motifs originate from urban everyday life: protest marches, homeless people, snippets of subculture, but also portraits of celebrities that have become symbols of pop culture. His drawings grapple with society’s ills as well as the extravagance and consumerism that are concomitants of late capitalism. ⁠
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Released on occasion of Marc Brandenburg’s comprehensive retrospective at Berlinische Galerie, the publication gathers around 150 works, including recent drawings and rarely shown works from the 1990s as well as photographs and videos. With writings by Ilka Voermann, Thomas Love, Lynette Roth, and Franziska Ziegler.⁠
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Don’t miss the exhibition “20th Century Debris” at Berlinische Galerie , open until September 14, 2026!⁠
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For more information about the book, visit our website. ⁠
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Design by Fabienne Alexopoulos, faible graphic design and Marc Brandenburg

21/04/2026

NEW DUAL LEADERSHIP IN PUBLISHING MANAGEMENT ⁠
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Starting May 1, DISTANZ will introduce a dual leadership structure: Rebecca Wilton will join the management team and assume co-leadership of the publishing house alongside Matthias Kliefoth. ⁠
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„By appointing Rebecca Wilton as co-head of the publisher, we are taking a decisive step in the further development of our activities. Together, we will continue to strengthen our publishing program in the interest of the artists, editors, and museums we work with, and position it clearly within the art book market,“ says Matthias Kliefoth, publisher and managing director, looking forward to the collaboration.⁠
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Rebecca Wilton (born 1979 in Berlin) has been part of the DISTANZ team since 2017, where she heads the photography program. In addition to her independent artistic practice, she served as editor of the magazine Camera Austria International from 2011 to 2015. As a curator, she has organized exhibitions at the Kupferstichkabinett Dresden and for the European Month of Photography Berlin, for which she developed the format Photos in Books in 2025. She is also a co-founder of Lighting the Archive, a discussion platform on photographic archives and practices established in 2020.⁠
„With our long-standing colleague Rebecca Wilton, we now have another expert on our leadership team who will work with us on the transformations—and the opportunities they hold—in art publishing,“ explains publisher and founder Christian Boros.⁠
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„I have accompanied DISTANZ’s remarkable development for nearly ten years and value the it as a place that takes artistic publishing genuinely seriously. I am very pleased to now bring this experience into the leadership of the publishing house together with Matthias Kliefoth, and to be part of shaping the continued relevance of the art book,“ says Rebecca Wilton, publisher & head of photography program.⁠
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