substanz. performance art issues is a new project by Maricruz Peñaloza with an old idea, focusing on performance art and considering other connections between different media.
The inspiration for substanz. performance art issues came from the idea of documenting performance art, and the question of how to do so. One way of doing this is to write about it, perhaps not in a very specific way, but trying to record the works and ideas in writing. ‘Substanz’ aims to present and explore ideas, and to facilitate the exchange of research and knowledge, with a particular focus on the study of performance art and its history. ‘Substanz’ invites artists, curators and writers from across Switzerland to contribute to this ambitious project.
The idea to publish zines also comes from the challenges involved in covering performance art. It’s an ongoing and exciting conversation, especially since we’re looking at a growing number of artists who have been active in performance art in Switzerland over the past 20 years. We are also witnessing the fact that more and more museums and galleries are committed to presenting performance artists.
The launch of substanz. performance art issues took place in November 2018 on the occasion of Volumes. Independent Publishing Art Fair at the Kunsthalle in Zurich. We were pleased to have a lot of friends of the performance art scene but also friends of the publishing affairs.
All editions are limited. For further information and/or to place an order, please send a message to substanz@yahoo.com.
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substanz. performance art issues No. 11 – issue dedicated to the Special Edition 11. PERFORMANCE REIHE-NEU OERLIKON 2020.
Launch Saturday 8. Mai 2021 | Oerliker Park. Come along!
- substanz. performance art issues No. 10 – issue dedicated to EXTRA! Festival Internacional de Performance. Mexiko City.
Launch Saturday 9. November 2019 | VIA, Amerbachstrasse 55a, 4057 Basel. Come along!
- substanz. performance art issues No. 9 – this issue is dedicated to the first edition of the Performance Open-Air St. Gallen 2018. With all documentation of the performances and the participants.
Launch: Saturday, 17 August 2019 | 12 pm | Frauenpavillon. This will be part of the 2. Performance Open-Air St. Gallen. Performance Open-Air St. Gallen. Come along!
- substanz. performance art issues No. 8 – will be dedicated to Judith Huber/ Lucern and her performance “2x Fichte”. Judith Huber is the winner of the Performance Prize Switzerland 2018:
Launch: Thursday, 6 June | 7 pm | (ORT) studio: Judith Huber | Gerliswilstrasse 23 | 6020 Emmenbrücke Judith Huber. Come along!
- substanz. performance art issues No. 1 – No. 7
The first 7 fanzines are colourful publications about individual performances which took place last year (2017) in Madrid on the occasion of the Acción!Mad17 -XIV Encuentro de Arte Acción Festival, where Maricruz Peñaloza was invited as curator for Switzerland, the festival guest country. In this sense, the first zines are dedicated to the following artists and their showed performances at the festival:
Substanz No. 1 – Gisela Hochuli. Untitled
Substanz No. 2 – Lilian Frei / Lara Buffard. Meat 2017
Substanz No. 3 – Pascal Lampert. Orbit
Substanz No. 4 – Saskia Edens. La naissance de la Langue
Substanz No. 5 – Marc Mouci. TOP
SubstanzNo. 6 – Adela Picón / Maricruz Peñaloza. Chocolate amargo
- Substanz No. 7 – Interview mit Nieves Correa / Abel Loureda The issue number seven is an interview with the Spanish performance artist couple, Nieves Correa / Abel Loureda, who are at the same time the artistic director and the production manager and photographer respectively of the Acción!Mad17 -XIV Encuentro de Arte Acción Festival/ Madrid.
Some images about the launching of substanz. performance art issues at Volumes. Independent Publishing Art Fair, Kunsthalle, Zürich.
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