For the Venice Biennale 2009 catalogue, 25 different screen printed covers with the deconstructed flags were printed on recycled grey paper. The flags appear also on tracing paper inside the book.
Director Daniel Birnbaums - “Making Worlds” presented, apart from all participating countries, artists like André Cadere, Gilbert & George, Nathalie Djurberg, Gutai, Yoko Ono, Miranda July, Carsten Höller, Lygia Pape, Wolfgang Tillmans, Gordon Matta Clark, Philippe Parreno and Tomas Saraceno.
The concept and inspiration for Making worlds was laid out on the floor in a large studio. An overall image was shot from above and then zoomed in and cropped for each page. Content ranging from Moderna Museet - Transform the world catalogue from 1969, Yoko Onos Instruction Pieces, Gutai images. Seth Price Dispersion, Aaltos Paimio No. 41 chair to Carsten Höller in real life.
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The 61st Venice Biennale runs from 9 May to 22 November 2026.
Done in collaboration with 1:2:3; Axel von Friesen and Petter Törnqvist.
See the updated full case, link in the bio