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(Version française en commentaire) The Plaque Découpée Universelle or Universal Stencil Plate was created by the engineer Jonathan A. David in 1876 and sold at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1878, hence the French name. This lettering stencil was designed to draw all upper and lower case letters as well as all possible ornaments one can imagine using its numerous lines. I had the pleasure of discovering this item while reading the amazing book On Letters published by @domain______ , in which @prem_krishnamurthy discusses and examines On Kawara's lettering in his famous Date Painting series. Little is known about its creator, except that he probably lived in New York, where he patented the object almost 150 years ago. The scope of the project, shown in general public main events, suggests that it was made by someone who wasn't a type designer and therefore perhaps not in dialogue with the type world of his time. This may explain why it was long forgotten until Eric Kindel's 2007 article on how he came across it. I realised that it would be quite easy to cut copies with a laser and thought it would make an edition that graphic design enthusiasts would love. Then I thought that the object should be accompanied by some explanation. My solution was to reprint the original broadsheet with which it was sold, trying to recreate the entire typographic composition with today's means. The plates I cut out are made from cardboard scraps left over from previous projects, their sizes therefore depend on the pieces I come accross. Jonathan A. David, Plaque Découpée Universelle, 2023 (1876), 103 x 180 mm for the plate & 475 x 662 mm for the broadside Keaycolor 450g cardstock lasercut & digital newsprint, 200 copies. Click on the link in bio to purchase https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnzv0K0IBD4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Website update Check the link in bio #72 — ARTZINES #16, Housewife Special, 2022, 21 x 29,7 cm, 32 pp. colour photocopy, 100 copies. – This 16th issue of ARTZINES is dedicated to the French zine Housewife created in Paris at the turn of the millennium by Axelle Le Dauphin and Dana Wyse for the cult lesbian club Le Pulp. I first met the artist Dana Wyse (p. 4-7) and was very intrigued by her art and wondered what kind of person could have created this hilarious body of work. But it is only years after I first interviewed her that she told me about the publication she made a long time ago. She introduced me to Axelle Le Dauphin and the three of us wondered if it should be considered as a zine, a fanzine or a magazine. (p. 8-16) Obviously, this kind of interogation ends up being even more confusing. But meeting the two creators together, can help to understand the kind of craziness that was at play in Housewife. In her brilliant article Housewife, La Redistribution du sensible (p. 24-31) translated as Housewife, Tongue in Chick (p. 18-23) by Amy Lay-Pelletier, Elisabeth Lebovici manages to retraces the series of event that led to the creation of Housewife, which forever changed the way lesbians are perceived in France. (à 本 \hon\ books) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci2vP3Jjz4B/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Website update Check the link in bio #71 — Joanna Wong, L’année du Chat, 2022, 13,5 x 19,5 cm, 20 pp. colour photocopy, 100 copies. – Dans L’année du chat, l’artiste Hongkongaise Joanna Wong opère une rencontre entre son histoire personnelle et familiale et la situation politique des dernières années Sur la quatrième de couverture, on lit “Ce fanzine n’aurait pas pu exister si ma mère comprenait le français.” Ce fanzine a été produit lors d’une résidence Copie Machine au FRAC PACA à Marseille. (à 本 \hon\ books) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci2RoTAoznx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Website update Link in bio #70 — Katsushika Hokusai , La Manga #6, Paris, 2022, 14 x 20 cm, digital print, 56 pp., 100 copies. – This photocopied version of Hokusai’s Manga vol. 6 was made using an original 1876 edition directly on a copier during Copie Machine @ Shmorévaz, Paris. While the paper of the 19th century is so thin you can see through it, I pushed the contrast on the machine so the printing looks a lot more black and graphic than the original. – Cette version photocopiée du 6e volume de la Manga d’Hokusai a été réalisé en photocopiant directement une édition original de 1876 lors de Copie Machine @ Shmorévaz, Paris. Alors que le papier de l’original est si fin qu’il laisse entrevoir les pages suivantes par superposition, j’ai poussé le contraste pour que la copie fasse ressortir la dimension graphique des dessins. (à 本 \hon\ books) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci1qHbxIC7l/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Website update #69 — ARTZINES #15, Print It Yourself, Strasbourg/Nîmes, 2021/2022, 21 x 29,7 cm, First printoing: 12 pp. colour photocopy, 50 copies, Second printing: 24 pp. colour photocopy and Riso, 50 copies. Download / Télécharger – This issue shows an on-going research about projects present on line to be printed by the readers. The first version was published in an edition of 50 for Book Brutality curated by Emma Cozzani and Mathieu Tremblin at Syndicat Potentiel in Strasbourg in December 2021. Taking a candid shot at reinventing the outdated model of the art book or zine fair, Book Brutality invited mostly artists publishers who question the supposed dichotomy between IRL and URL, for workshops, discussions, exhibitions and talks; transforming the event into a lively moment of production and conviviality. The second version includes a 12 page web to print contribution created by the artist and cyberwitch Lucile Olympe Haute. – Ce numéro présente une tentative d’inventaire de projets en ligne à imprimer soi-même. La première version a été publié en 50 exemplaires lors de Book Brutality organisé par Emma Cozzani et Mathieu Tremblin au Syndicat Potentiel à Strasbourg en décembre 2021. Cet évènement autour de la dichotomie supposée entre édition URL et IRL tentait de repenser le format habituel du salon d’édition en proposant des workshops, conférence, expositions dans une atmosphère conviviale et productive. La seconde version de ce numéro contient une contribution artistique en web to print de 12 page par la cybersorcière Lucile Olympe Haute (à 本 \hon\ books) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci0ZsiKr_N_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Website update Link in bio #68 — ARTZINES #14, Interviews, Paris, 2021, 21 x 29,7 cm, laser print, 218 pp., open edition. – This issue of ARTZINES was first imagined as a working document to help me put my thoughts in order. I gathered the transcripts of all the interviews done since 2015 in order to read them. As some people were interested in this blunt text only document, I started to print it on demand. This issue is destined to be forever a work in progress. It is different each time I print it because It depends on the advancement of my work. The printing and paper stock may also vary. Ce numéro d’ARTZINES a d’abord été pensé comme un outl de travail pour m’aider à mettre de l’ordre dans mes recherche. J’y ai rassemblé toutes les retranscriptions des interviews réalisées depuis 2015 dans le but de les lire. Alors que certaines personnes ont manifesté de l’intérêt pour cette publication purement textuelle, j’ai commencé à en imprimer des exemplaires à la demande. Ce numéro n’atteindra jamais de forme finale. Il est différent chaque fois qu’il est imprimé, car il témoigne de l’avancement de mon travail. Le type d’impression et le papier peuvent donc aussi varier. Avec/With: AA BRONSON, PHIL AARONS, ARCHIV DER JUGEND KULTUREN, LISA ANNE AUERBACH, B&D PRESS, MAHIEDDINE BACHTARZI (LE GROS MONSIEUR), MICHAEL BAERS, ALEXANDRE BELLENGER (MY PRECIOUS TRASH), BLACK PAGES, PAKITO BOLINO (LE DERNIER CRI), PAM BUTLER, RICHARD CASTOR, MAITE CLAVEAU (TIJUANA), DAVID DE BACA about TEEN ANGELS, JULIE DOUCET, STEPHEN DUNCOMBE, SAMUEL ETIENNE, EXPERIMENTAL JETSET, MARC FISCHER, MARC FISCHER about BRUNO RICHARD, RYAN FOERSTER, AUDE FOUREST, JENNA FREEDMAN, GFELLER + HELLSGÅRD, MORITZ GRUNKE (GLORIA GLITZER), LUCILE OLYMPE HAUTE, MASANAO HIRAYAMA, Housewife Dana Wyse & Axelle Le Dauphin, fumiko imano イマノフミコ, KOTARO INOUE, CHRISTOPHER KARDAMBIKIS, DARIN KLEIN, PASCALINE J. KNIGHT, ALISON KNOWLES, HUBERT KRETSCHMER, JOHAN KUGELBERG (BOO HOORAY), FORREST LAU (ZINECOOP), YEN-CHAO LIN, CARY LOREN (DESTROY ALL MONSTERS), LAURENT MARISSAL, MAYCEC, PAT MCCARTHY, MEB, FUTOSHI MIYAGI, LAURA MORSCH-KIHN, BOB NICKAS, OLIVIER NOURISSON, And many more (à 本 \hon\ books) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cizt3XEIwOa/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Website update Check the link in bio This special edition was conceived to look like a Sol LeWitt sculpture. The idea was to reveal that the margins of the original layout were drawing the same kind of shapes seen often in LeWitt 3D works. This work is hand-cut on demand. Delivery can therefore take up to a couple of weeks. The slipcase is an editions of 12 signed and numbered copies only. It contains a copy of 本の本の本 2016 – 2020 with a print and the book object. – (à 本 \hon\ books) https://www.instagram.com/p/CizEXlKo7Sx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Website update #64 – Livres Uniques / Unique Books antoine lefebvre editions, La Leçon, Paris, 2021, 21,8 x 49 cm, Charcoal, Lithography and collage on Vergé paper, 22 pp. _ I have always made unique books that felt more like experiments than finished objects. Since the pandemic and the absence of book fairs, I have been making more of them, repurposing never seen before lithographs into very pleasurable unique books. The books presented on this page are off-shoots of the project Absence Radicale. _ J’ai toujours fait des livres uniques, mais je les considérais plutôt comme des expérimentations. En l’absence de foire de livres d’artistes depuis le début de la pandémie, je ne me voyais pas publier en masse, j’ai donc commencé à créer plus de ces livres uniques à partir de mes lithographies, dont beaucoup n’ont jamais été exposées. Les livres présentés sur cette page sont une extension de mon projet Absence Radicale. (à 本 \hon\ books) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cix5b_iLbX4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Website update #XX — DYSFUNCTION Box Set Coffret DYSFUNCTION Limited edition by Farah Khelil 2017-2020, 23,3 x 33 cm, laser cut black cardstock, 70 copies Includes / Inclus: #32 — DYSFUNCTION #1, Paris/Copenhagen, 2017, 38 x 57,8 cm, Offset on newsprint, 12 pp., 1000 copies. #36 — DYSFUNCTION #2, MANIFESTO, Paris, 2017, 38 x 57,8 cm, inkjet on newsprint, 4 pp., 200 copies. #39 — DYSFUNCTION #3, Paris, 2017, 38 x 57,8 cm, Offset on newsprint, 12 pp., 1000 copies. #45 — DYSFUNCTION #4, Paris, 2018, 38 x 57,8 cm, Offset on newsprint, 12 pp., 1000 copies. #47 — DYSFUNCTION #5, Nantes, 2018, 35 x 50 cm, inkjet on newsprint, 4 pp., 200 copies. #52 — Anthony Kwame Harisson, DYSFUNCTION #6, White Reign, Paris, 2019, 38 x 57,8 cm, Offset on newsprint, 12 pp., 1000 copies. #59 — Marie-Pierre Duquoc, DYSFUNCTION #7, An Art History from the point of view of Human Activity, Nancy, 2019, 35 x 50 cm, digital newsprint, 4 pp., 200 copies. (à 本 \hon\ books) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ciw5pMNIz4C/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Website update! Check the link in bio #10 bis — Robert Smithson, Monuments of Passaic (second and improved version), Paris, (1967) 2015, 16 pp., 14,5 x 21 cm, digital print on glossy paper, 100 copies. — I first created this booklet for another publication. It is a bilingual bootleg version of the famous piece Monuments of Passaic published by Robert Smithson in ArtForum in 1967. I used the original design of Artforum, but as the proportions of my A5 booklet are very different from the square format of the magazine, I decided to split the lay out between the pages. In the first version, the fonts were completely wrong. This is the second and improved version using the right fonts and the exact Artforum original layout in a reduced and different format. Everything is readable, the cut columns are full on the next page. — J’ai créé ce livret pour la publication précédente #09. C’est une réédition pirate et bilingue du fameux article de Robert Smithson publié dans ArtForum en 1967. J’ai repris la maquette originale du magazine, mais les proportions de mon livret A5 étant très différentes du généreux carré d’ArtForum, j’ai décidé de répartir les trois colonnes de la maquette sur deux colonnes et de couper où la page finissait. Dans la première version de ce livrets, les polices ne correspondaient pas du tout. Celui-ci est la seconde version où la mise en page originale d’Artforum est entièrement respectée. Les colonnes coupées sont lisibles entières sur la page suivante. (à 本 \hon\ books) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiwgPvBoHFn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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On my way to Rotterdam! Sunday 17 July 2022 12.00-17.00 at the clubhouse of Streven naar Verbetering Roel Langerakweg 33, 3041 JK Rotterdam A playful Art Book Fest with over 25 international and local artist publishers, who present their new work and that of others at the site of the community gardens in Rotterdam-West. Join us for book tables, talks, music and workshops! With: Alauda Publications, Amy Suo Wu, Anahi Saravia Herrera, antoine lefebvre editions, backbonebooks, Chantal Garduño, Fucking Good Art, Futura Resistenza, Gloria Glitzer, Happy Potato Press, Jesse Presse, Johan Kleinjan, Knust / Extrapool, MonoRhetorik, No Libros, O Book Publisher, Onomatopee, OOMK, Other Forms, Pantofle Books, PrintRoom, Ruja Press, Sarmad Magazine, Sergej Vutuc, Temporary Services, Terry Bleu, Teuntje Fleur, The Eriskay Connection, The Nose, Valiz and more! + Workshop paper-making by Marieke de Hoop + Lecture by Esther Krop + Music by Futura Resistenza and Cengiz Mengüç + Soup for Ukraine by Yuliya Gwilym / Yufrukt Books Are Bridges Art Book Fest is organized within the scope of the Books Are Bridges Summit – a small-scale gathering for artist publishers with space for connection, exchange of ideas and DIY workshops, spread across locations in Rotterdam: from the gardens to the docks. From 15 to 17 July 2022, participants of the summit will reflect on collective practices and future models of gathering around publishing and zine making. How do we grow our roots, nourish the community, and host a wider public? The summit also includes a walk by artist Isolde Venrooy, a workshop on publishing and waste by Marc Fischer, dyi printing at our riso workshop space, and various talks at PrintRoom’s home-base. — Developed by PrintRoom (Karin de Jong and team) in collaboration with Eleanor Vonne Brown. The title Books Are Bridges is inspired by the publishing practice of Claudia de la Torre. Logo by José Quintanar (Ruja Press). Poster design by Dongyoung Lee. (à Rotterdam, Netherlands) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf8IcvIodX2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Aujourd’hui samedi Dernier jour! @copie.machine @shmorevaz https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc-ApVZoOuG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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22-30 AVRIL 2022 Shmorévaz invite COPIE MACHINE VERNISSAGE / OPENING 22 AVRIL 18h-21h / 6-9pm 8 rue Perronet, 75007 ***English version in the comments Du 22 au 30 avril, Shmorévaz devient une Zone de Reprographie Temporaire sous l'impulsion de Copie Machine, duo formé par Laura Morsch-Kihn et antoine lefebvre editions. Accueillant toutes les formes d’action par la photocopie, Copie Machine est un dispositif destiné à produire, interroger, et faire circuler des documents sous une multitude de formes : tracts, affiches, livres, fanzines... Basé sur les principes du copyleft et prenant la forme d'un magasin de proximité, Copie Machine transforme le public en acteur et en usager. Le temps d’une semaine, chacun·e peut venir librement s’emparer d’un ensemble de contributions venu d’artistes, penseureuses, poètes etc. pour composer sa propre édition ou photocopier ses documents « à partir de 0,00 € TTC ». Avec les nouvelles contributions de: Aalam Wassef, Adlene A. Armane, Aïda Bruyère, Björnsonova, David Horvitz, Editions Burn Août, Emma Rae Norton, Emma-Rose Bigé, Elisabeth Lebovici, Greta Rustttt, Ignota, Luis Juárez, Morgane Baffier, Samuel Alves de Jesus & Wisrah Villefort, Simon Juquois, Stella Zekri & more Commissariat : Salomé Burstein, Laura Morsch-Kihn et antoine lefebvre editions. 22 - 30 avril / 11h - 19h (fermé dimanche et lundi) 8 rue Perronet, 75007, Paris Réalisé avec le soutien de Carol BURO Gilles Blanchard (Pierre et Gilles) à Copie Machine Perpignan en 2018 (à Paris, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcNhWK0IA0z/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Last semester I started teaching @universitedenimes as I was invited by @luh2203 to imagine with the students a very complex piece of furniture to exhibit the #webtoprintlibrary Depuis octobre dernier, j’ai commencé à enseigner à @universitedenimes Notamment un cours consistant à imaginer un meuble modulable pour la #bibliothequewebtoprint imaginée par @luh2203 Merci aux etudiant.e.s qui m’ont aidé à la conception et à la fabrication : Mounia (et Houria) Ali, Nicolas Rios, Camille Baillet, Justin Monteiro, Beraka Gambudji et les autres (à Le FabLab de Nîmes) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaAzmx6LhCZ/?utm_medium=tumblr

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@copie.machine x @lebalbooks Du 24 au 28 novembre 2021, LE BAL Books investit LE BAL avec un événement entièrement dédié au livre Xerox et au Copy Art ! Depuis sa création dans les années 1960, la photocopieuse XEROX a été rapidement détournée par les artistes et les éditeurs comme un nouveau médium d'expérimentation. La possibilité de créer, modifier et reproduire à volonté images et livres, et de les diffuser à moindre coûts a élargi les champs de création et d'exploration de la reproduction. L’évènement explorera différentes lignes de réflexion autour de l’histoire, des usages politiques et des pratiques du Xerox et du Copy Art, à travers une exposition d’ouvrages historiques, une installation collaborative proposée par les artistes du projet « Copie Machine » @antoine.lefebvre.editions et @laura_morsch_kihn , des conférences, des rencontres ainsi que des workshops. Une manifestation en accès libre. Plus d'information sur la programmation : https://bit.ly/3nlDhAh Et plein de merveilleux invités! (à LE BAL) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWbuAwxoa_y/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Launching today @florenceloewy 14h-19h (à Florence Loewy gallery/books) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTronfJIJf3/?utm_medium=tumblr

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I need your help to achieve this long term project started in 2016 during a residency in Takasaki, Japan Your contribution to this subscription will allow the book to be printed! The book shall be printed in August and launched at gallery/bookshop @florenceloewy in September Follow the link in bio (à 本 \hon\ books) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQdvjiABULw/?utm_medium=tumblr