“False Friends” by Garamond Press
6 March – 9 May 2010
Antonio Pigafetta’s questionable travelogue from 1591, titled Regnum Congo, was based upon stories from Duarte Lopez, a Portuguese explorer who supposedly visited the Congo. The travelogue introduces an estranged vision of European landscape in which fantastic creatures are presented. South-African artist Ruth Sacks re-contextualizes these historical interpretations by re-appropriating them in contemporary conditions in which she juxtaposes its characteristics. Hence the logo of her fictional publishing house, Garamond Press, is based upon a description of one of the possible animals from Regnum Congo.
Kunstverein is proud to present and produce the press’ first publication False Friends. The narrative of the book is derived from the storyline of Edgar Allen Poe’s Murders at the Rue Morgue from 1841, which is generally agreed to be the first detective story ever written. The contemporary version is set in Antwerp, Belgium and is split into 3 languages: Dutch (Flemish), French and English. To follow the story’s plot, one has to maintain fluency in all three languages.
ISBN: 978-94-90629-02-1
€ 7,50
