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Lucas Jacques-Witz & Ryder Morey-Weale TALKS WITH Alice Dusapin ABOUT Giselle’s, 20.10.2024, organized by Fondation Pernod Ricard, Paris Internationale · Paris

Lucas Jacques-Witz & Ryder Morey-Weale TALKS WITH Alice Dusapin ABOUT Giselle’s

Lucas Jacques-Witz & Ryder Morey-Weale TALKS WITH Alice Dusapin ABOUT Giselle’s

20.10.2024 – 3pm

Organized by Fondation Pernod Ricard, Paris Internationale · Paris

Artistic practice, publishing and curating in “non-institutional” environments and spaces - curated by Alice Dusapin

Cycle of talks organised by Fondation Pernod Ricard at Paris Internationale
from the  16th to the  20th of october 2024

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"Lucas Jacques-Witz (1993-) is an archivist and art director, and Ryder Morey-Weale (1994-) is an artist. Together in 2020 working out of Marseille, they launched Giselle’s, a research project dedicated to publishing editorial formats and that extends into public programs, exhibitions, residencies, an archive, and a book acquisition fund. Giselle’s is also a shared initiative of SYSTEMA, which every year promotes artist- and curator-run spaces and organizations, as well as not-for-profit collaborative projects at the Palais Carli in Marseille at the end of the summer. This conversation will provide an opportunity to revisit the activities of Giselle’s and their working methodology, which constantly redistributes the energy it generates, deploying a singularly autonomous identity."

Alice Dusapin is an editor, independent researcher and curator. She lives and works in Lisbon.

Co-founder and co-director of the magazine octopus notes and the publishing house Daisy, she also co-runs the project space Ampersand in Lisbon. She is the author of the first monograph on the video and performance artist Wolfgang Stoerchle (1944-1976). She is currently writing the first monograph on the American physicist, publisher and poet Bern Porter (1911-2004) and a book on the history of the Andy & Karen Stillpass collection in Cincinnati.

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Artistic practice, publishing and curating in “non-institutional” environments and spaces - curaté par Alice Dusapin

Cycle de talks organisé par la Fondation Pernod Ricard à Paris Internationale
du 16 au 20 octobre 2024

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"Lucas Jacques-Witz (1993-) est archiviste et directeur artistique, Ryder Morey-Weale (1994-) est artiste. Ensemble, ils initient à Marseille en 2020, Giselle’s, un projet de recherche dédié aux formats éditoriaux qui s’étend à travers des programmes publics, des expositions, des résidences, une archive et un fonds d’acquisition de livres. Giselle’s est également à l’initiative partagée de SYSTEMA qui tous les ans promeut les espaces et organisations gérés par des artistes ou des commissaires, ainsi que les projets de collaboration à but non lucratif au sein du Palais Carli à Marseille à la fin de l’été. Cette conversation permettra de revenir sur les activités de Giselle’s et sur leur méthodologie de travail qui redistribue sans cesse l’énergie qu’elle génère, déployant ainsi une identité singulièrement autonome."

 

Alice Dusapin est éditrice, chercheuse indépendante et commissaire d’exposition. Elle vite et travaille à Lisbonne.

Co-fondatrice et co-directrice de la revue octopus notes et de la maison d’éditions Daisy, elle co-dirige également le project space Ampersand à Lisbonne. Elle est l’autrice de la première monographie sur le vidéaste et performeur Wolfgang Stoerchle (1944-1976) et prépare actuellement la première monographie sur le physicien, éditeur et poète américain Bern Porter (1911-2004) et un ouvrage sur l’histoire de la collection Andy & Karen Stillpass à Cincinnati.

www.parisinternationale.com

www.fondation-pernod-ricard.com

 

Lucas Jacques-Witz & Ryder Morey-Weale TALKS WITH Alice Dusapin ABOUT Giselle’s
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SWARM – Inventory, 19.10.2024, The Salon by NADA & The Community · Paris

Giselle's Books - The Salon by Nada and The Community - Swarm, Inventory

SWARM

Inventory

19.10.2024
The Salon by NADA & The Community  ·  Paris

Giselle’s Books presents a reactivation of a historical work by the British collective Inventory. Swarm was first introduced as an installation in 1999 during CRASH! Corporatism & Complicity, a group exhibition at London’s Institute of Contemporary Art. It consists of a body of fifty adhesive prints of propaganda, rants and calls to protest, which are expected to be gradually removed from the exhibition space and scattered in the streets. 

Swarm is particularly representative of Inventory’s practice, which is concerned with discursive art forms, usually deployed through texts and essays, as in their eponymous journal published between 1995 and 2005.

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Giselle's Books présente une réactivation d'une œuvre historique du collectif britannique Inventory. Swarm a été présentée pour la première fois sous forme d'installation en 1999 lors de CRASH ! Corporatism & Complicity, une exposition collective à l'Institute of Contemporary Art de Londres. Il s'agit d'un ensemble de cinquante impressions adhésives contenant de la propagande, des râles et des appels à la protestation, qui progressivement retirées de l'espace d'exposition et dispersées dans les rues.

Swarm est particulièrement représentatif de la pratique d'Inventory, qui s'intéresse aux formes d'art discursif, généralement déployées par le biais de textes et d'essais, comme dans leur journal éponyme publié entre 1995 et 2005.

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Swarm, 1999-2024 by Inventory, presented by Giselle's Books at The Salon by NADA & The Community, Paris, 19.10.2024.
Swarm, 1999-2024 by Inventory, presented by Giselle's Books at The Salon by NADA & The Community, Paris, 19.10.2024.
Swarm, 1999-2024 by Inventory, presented by Giselle's Books at The Salon by NADA & The Community, Paris, 19.10.2024.
Swarm (detail), 1999-2024 by Inventory, presented by Giselle's Books at The Salon by NADA & The Community, Paris, 19.10.2024.
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Misc(1) – Giselle’s Books, 06.03–26.05.2024, Le Magasin CNAC · Grenoble

Misc (1), Giselle's Books - Le Magasin CNAC, Grenoble

Misc(1)

Giselle’s Books

06.03 – 26.05.2024
Le Magasin CNAC · Grenoble

Miscs is a fictional structure, its launching issue activates the experimental gallery at Le Magasin (Grenoble) and dives into its publishing history. Since the art center's creation in 1986, their activities brought together an eclectic panorama of books and other printed materials. Rather than taking the approach of an anthology, Misc(1) proposes a selection of 73 excerpts bootlegged and available to take away. 

After a residency in Grenoble, we became interested in the singular history of piracy in the region’s printing industry. The 19th century saw the development of miscellanies, composite collections combining a variety of excerpts from popular literature, historical anecdotes and cooking recipes. As forerunners to magazines, these artefacts bear witness to a locality and alternative editorial productions. 

Misc(1) reactivates this forgotten publication format in an installation that stretches across the gallery, giving a central place to reading and editing. In this gallery turned printing annex, pages can be manipulated in a way that renews the experience of these books and reactivates their circulation. 

Miscs est une structure fictive, son numéro de lancement active la galerie expérimentale du Magasin (Grenoble) et plonge dans son histoire éditoriale. Depuis la création du centre d'art en 1986, ses activités rassemblent un panorama éclectique de livres et autres imprimés. Plutôt que d'adopter une démarche anthologique, Misc(1) propose une sélection de 73 extraits facsimilés à sélectionner et à emporter.

Après une résidence à Grenoble, nous nous sommes intéressés à l'histoire singulière de la piraterie dans l'imprimerie de la région. Le XIXe siècle voit se développer les miscellanées, recueils composites réunissant divers extraits de la littérature populaire, des anecdotes historiques et des recettes de cuisine. Précurseurs des magazines, ces objets témoignent d'une localité et de productions éditoriales alternatives.

Misc(1) réactive ce format de publication oublié dans une installation qui s'étend sur toute la galerie, donnant une place centrale à la lecture et à l'édition. Dans cette galerie transformée en annexe d'impression, les pages peuvent être manipulées de manière à renouveler l'expérience de ces livres et à réactiver leur circulation.

Giselle’s Books, Misc(1), exhibition view at Magasin CNAC, Grenoble; 6 March–26 May 2024 © Magasin CNAC; Courtesy of Giselle’s Books Documentation: Pascale Cholette
Giselle’s Books, Misc(1), exhibition view at Magasin CNAC, Grenoble; 6 March–26 May 2024 © Magasin CNAC; Courtesy of Giselle’s Books Documentation: Pascale Cholette
Giselle’s Books, Misc(1), exhibition view at Magasin CNAC, Grenoble; 6 March–26 May 2024 © Magasin CNAC; Courtesy of Giselle’s Books Documentation: Pascale Cholette
Giselle’s Books, Misc(1), exhibition view at Magasin CNAC, Grenoble; 6 March–26 May 2024 © Magasin CNAC; Courtesy of Giselle’s Books Documentation: Pascale Cholette
Giselle’s Books, Misc(1), exhibition view at Magasin CNAC, Grenoble; 6 March–26 May 2024 © Magasin CNAC; Courtesy of Giselle’s Books Documentation: Pascale Cholette
Giselle’s Books, Misc(1), exhibition view at Magasin CNAC, Grenoble; 6 March–26 May 2024 © Magasin CNAC; Courtesy of Giselle’s Books Documentation: Pascale Cholette
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Reading: Rediscovering traditional values beaches leisure time arelaxed attitude by Shanzhai Lyric, 03.09.2023, SYSTEMA · Marseille

Rediscovering traditional values beaches leisure time a relaxed attitude

Shanzhai Lyric

03.09.2023
SYSTEMA, Palais Carli · Marseille


Reflecting on Marseille as a port-city, trade hub, and space of leisure fantasy, Shanzhai Lyric read a poem composed for the occasion from fragments of “Incomplete Poem,” a shifting archive of poetry-garments which they consider to form one long text moving across bodies and landscapes.

“Incomplete Poem (laundry line)” is on view in a purpose-built reading apparatus at Giselle’s through November, incorporating new poetry-garment acquisitions culled from the informal market places of Marseille.

Established in 2015, Shanzhai Lyric investigates global trade networks, informal economies, and the poetics of counterfeit goods. 山寨, or “shanzhai,” translates to “mountain hamlet,” but also means “counterfeit” in contemporary Chinese usage. The group takes inspiration from shanzhai t-shirts produced in China that circulate globally, often emblazoned with non-standard English phrases expressing a radical disregard for the norms of branding. Recent presentations include MIT School of Architecture and Planning, MoMA PS1, Henry Moore Institue, SculptureCenter, Amant, Canal Projects, Abrons Arts Center, Women’s Art Library, and Artists Space.


Se penchant sur Marseille en tant que ville portuaire, plaque tournante du commerce et espace de fantasmes et de loisirs, Shanzhai Lyric lira un poème composé pour l'occasion à partir de fragments de "Incomplete Poem", une archive mouvante de vêtements-poèmes considérés comme un long texte se déplaçant entre et à travers les corps et les paysages.

"Incomplete Poem (laundry line)" est exposé avec un appareil de lecture spécialement conçu à cet effet chez Giselle's jusqu'en novembre, incorporant de nouvelles acquisitions de vêtements-poèmes provenant des marchés informels de Marseille.

Créé en 2015, Shanzhai Lyric étudie les réseaux commerciaux mondiaux, les économies informelles et la poétique des produits contrefaits. 山寨, ou "shanzhai", se traduit par "hameau de montagne", mais signifie également "contrefaçon" dans l'usage chinois contemporain. Le groupe s'inspire des t-shirts shanzhai produits en Chine qui circulent dans le monde entier, souvent ornés de phrases en anglais non-standard, exprimant un mépris radical pour les normes de l'image de marque. Shanzhai Lyric ont présenter leur travail à MIT School of Architecture and Planning, MoMA PS1, Henry Moore Institue, SculptureCenter, Amant, Canal Projects, Abrons Arts Center, Women’s Art Library, and Artists Space.

Rediscovering traditional values beaches leisure time a relaxed attitude​ Shanzhai Lyric performing at Palais Carli, Marseille during SYSTEMA 2023.
Rediscovering traditional values beaches leisure time a relaxed attitude​ Shanzhai Lyric performing at Palais Carli, Marseille during SYSTEMA 2023.
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Incomplete Poem (Laundry line) – Shanzhai Lyric, 30.08.2023 – 31.10.2023, Giselle’s Books · Marseille

Incomplete Poem (Laundry line)

Shanzhai Lyric

30.08.2023 – 31.10.2023
Giselle’s Books · Marseille


Incomplete Poem by Shanzhai Lyric is a shifting archive of shanzhai t-shirts sourced from Hong Kong to New York, which they consider one long poem moving across bodies and landscapes. At Giselle’s, the installation weaves through the library and domestic quarters of the space and out onto the terrace, taking inspiration in part from the informal and wholesale markets in the neighbouring area and Marseille’s wider situation as a historic port city.

Shanzhai Lyric’s archive is often shared through purpose-built reading apparatuses, designed with architectural collective common room, that reference structures where text and textile trouble the borders of public and private space. Here, the structure is inspired by the form of a laundry line, which extends the domestic space out into public view, and by the subversive potential of “airing dirty laundry”—an idiom that refers to discussing personal, unpleasant matters in front of others.
The rest of the Incomplete Poem archive is currently on view at Henry Moore Institute in Leeds, UK, where Shanzhai Lyric has been pursuing research on textile industries, property, and theft— looking at the typology of the hedge as an original boundary marker across the landscape.

Established in 2015, Shanzhai Lyric investigates global trade networks, informal economies, and the poetics of counterfeit goods. 山寨, or “shanzhai,” translates to “mountain hamlet,” but also means “counterfeit” in contemporary Chinese usage. The group takes inspiration from shanzhai t-shirts produced in China that circulate globally, often emblazoned with non-standard English phrases expressing a radical disregard for the norms of branding. Shanzhai Lyric notes: “There is a delightful humour in the unexpected collisions of meaning, but what really resonates with us about these garments is how deeply we can be moved by apparent nonsense, how it actually seems to describe with poetic precision the experience of living in an utterly nonsensical world. With devoted irreverence, shanzhai poems highlight the arbitrary line between real and fake—designed to exploit and criminalize the many for the gain of the few.” Recent presentations include MIT School of Architecture and Planning, MoMA PS1, Henry Moore Institue, SculptureCenter, Amant, Canal Projects, Abrons Arts Center, Women’s Art Library, and Artists Space.


Incomplete Poem de Shanzhai Lyric est une archive de t-shirts shanzhai, provenant de Hong Kong à New York et considérés comme un long poème se déplaçant à travers les corps et les paysages. Chez Giselle's, l'installation se faufile à travers la bibliothèque et les espaces domestiques du lieu en s'étendant sur la terrasse, s'inspirant en partie des marchés de ventes informelles du quartier voisin et de la situation de Marseille en tant que ville portuaire historique.

Les archives de Shanzhai Lyric sont souvent partagées par le biais de dispositifs spécifiques, conçus avec le studio d'architecture belge common room, faisant référence à des structures où le texte et le textile troublent les frontières de l'espace public et de l'espace privé. Ici, la structure s'inspire de la forme du fil à linge, qui étend l'espace domestique à la vue du public, et du potentiel subversif de airing dirty laundry (laver son linge sale en public) - une expression qui fait référence à la discussion de sujets personnels et désagréables devant d'autres personnes.
Le reste de l'archive d'Incomplete Poem est actuellement exposé à l'Institut Henry Moore de Leeds, au Royaume-Uni, où Shanzhai Lyric poursuit ses recherches sur les industries textiles, la propriété et le vol, en s'intéressant à la typologie de la haie en tant que marqueur de frontière original dans le paysage.

Exhibition view: Incomplete Poem (Laundry line) by Shanzhai Lyric, Giselle's Books, Marseille
Exhibition view: Incomplete Poem (Laundry line) by Shanzhai Lyric, Giselle's Books, Marseille
Exhibition view: Incomplete Poem (Laundry line) by Shanzhai Lyric, Giselle's Books, Marseille
Exhibition view: Incomplete Poem (Laundry line) by Shanzhai Lyric, Giselle's Books, Marseille
Exhibition view: Incomplete Poem (Laundry line) by Shanzhai Lyric, Giselle's Books, Marseille
Exhibition view: Incomplete Poem (Laundry line) by Shanzhai Lyric, Giselle's Books, Marseille
Exhibition view: Incomplete Poem (Laundry line) by Shanzhai Lyric, Giselle's Books, Marseille
Exhibition view: Incomplete Poem (Laundry line) by Shanzhai Lyric, Giselle's Books, Marseille
Exhibition view: Incomplete Poem (Laundry line) by Shanzhai Lyric, Giselle's Books, Marseille

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Don’t be gay : J.D.’s (1985-1991), exhibition curated by Hugo Bausch Belbachir, 16.12.2022 – 14.02.2022, Giselle’s Books · Marseille

Don’t be gay : J.D.s (1985-1991)

Curated by Hugo Bausch Belbachir

16.12.2022 – 14.02.2022
Giselle’s Books · Marseille


In a text Bruce LaBruce sent to me, he recounts how he was hit in the face by an English man with a mohawk in the beginning of the 1980s, whilst he was out with a group of sissycore friends. Five years later, J.D.’s (for Juvenile Delinquents) was co-founded in Toronto by Bruce LaBruce and G.B. Jones.
Independently initiated by artists, sex workers, authors, and anonymous individuals close to the local punk movements, J.D.’s intervened as the first printed matter that belonged to a persistent movement; Homocore. Promptly rethought as Queercore, the zine provided a space for radical, pornographic queer literature and iconography to operate and allowed a forgotten generation - decimated by the AIDS epidemic - to develop a politico-structural criticism towards its own limits.
J.D.’s was a revenge.

— Hugo Bausch Belbachir


Don’t be gay : J.D.s (1985-1991) is the first retrospective exhibition on J.D.s in France. Formulated as an anthology, the project is curated by Hugo Bausch Belbachir.


Dans un texte que Bruce LaBruce m’a envoyé, il raconte s’être fait frapper au visage par un Anglais portant un Mohawk au début de l’année 1980, alors qu’il était accompagné par un groupe d’amixs sissycore. Cinq ans plus tard, J.D.s (pour Juvenile Delinquents) est co-fondé à Toronto par Bruce LaBruce et G.B. Jones.
Constitué en autonomie par des artistes, des travailleurxs du sexe, des auteurxs et des anonymes proches des mouvements punks locaux, J.D.’s intervient alors comme la première production imprimée d’un mouvement persistant; l’Homocore. S’il est rapidement repensé pour le terme Queercore et s’initie comme un espace d’exploitation radicale d’iconographie et de littérature pornographique queer, il permet à une génération oubliée -décimée par l’épidémie du Sida - de constituer une critique politico-structurelle sur ses propres limites. J.D.s était une revanche.
 
— Hugo Bausch Belbachir

 
Don’t be gay : J.D.s (1985-1991) est la première exposition de retrospective autour de J.D.s en France. Pensée comme un projet d’anthologie, elle est organisée par Hugo Bausch Belbachir.
Exhibition View: Don’t be gay : J.D.s (1985-1991) curated by Hugo Bausch Belbachir, Giselle's Books, Marseille
Exhibition View: Don’t be gay : J.D.s (1985-1991) curated by Hugo Bausch Belbachir, Giselle's Books, Marseille
Exhibition View: Don’t be gay : J.D.s (1985-1991) curated by Hugo Bausch Belbachir, Giselle's Books, Marseille
Exhibition View: Don’t be gay : J.D.s (1985-1991) curated by Hugo Bausch Belbachir, Giselle's Books, Marseille
Exhibition View: Don’t be gay : J.D.s (1985-1991) curated by Hugo Bausch Belbachir, Giselle's Books, Marseille
Exhibition View: Don’t be gay : J.D.s (1985-1991) curated by Hugo Bausch Belbachir, Giselle's Books, Marseille
Exhibition View: Don’t be gay : J.D.s (1985-1991) curated by Hugo Bausch Belbachir, Giselle's Books, Marseille
Exhibition View: Don’t be gay : J.D.s (1985-1991) curated by Hugo Bausch Belbachir, Giselle's Books, Marseille. Excerpt from Bruce and Pepper Wayne Gacy's Home Movies by Bruce LaBruce and Candy Parker, 1988. Video courtesy of Bruce LaBruce.
Exhibition View: Don’t be gay : J.D.s (1985-1991) curated by Hugo Bausch Belbachir, Giselle's Books, Marseille
Selected excerpts from J.D.'s issues 1-8 (1985-1991)
Selected excerpts from J.D.'s issues 1-8 (1985-1991)
Selected excerpts from J.D.'s issues 1-8 (1985-1991)
Selected excerpts from J.D.'s issues 1-8 (1985-1991)
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SYSTEMA – Hervé Georges Hic & Loré Lixemberg, 26.08 – 28.08.2022, Palais Carli · Marseille

SYSTEMA 2022

Hervé Georges Ic, Loré Lixemberg

26.08 – 28.08.2022
Palais Carli · Marseille


Giselle’s Books is pleased to invite you to the first edition of SYSTEMA, from Friday the 26th to Sunday the 28th of August at Palais Carli, Marseille.

Giselle’s Books will showcase a duo presentation of Hervé Ic and Loré Lixenberg for the occasion.

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Giselle’s Books vous invite à la première édition de SYSTEMA, du Vendredi 26 au Dimanche 28 Août 2022 au Palais Carli, Marseille.

Pour l'occasion, Giselle’s Books exposera le travail d'Hervé Ic et de Loré Lixenberg.

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Hervé Georges Hic, Four Horns, 2007, Huile sur toile, 200 x 240 cm each Installation view, Systema, Palais Carli, Marseille
Hervé Georges Hic, Four Horns, 2007, Huile sur toile, 200 x 240 cm each Installation view, Systema, Palais Carli, Marseille
Hervé Georges Hic, Four Horns, 2007, Huile sur toile, 200 x 240 cm each Installation view, Systema, Palais Carli, Marseille
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Murmurations – Carte blanche to the project spaces of Marseille, 24.06 – 14.08.2022, Friche Belle de Mai · Marseille

Murmurations

Organized by Fræme
with : Agent Troublant, Belsunce Projects, Cabane Georgina, Giselle’s Books, Gufo, Loë Gang, MUFF – Marseille Underground Film Festival, SISSI Club, SOMA, Southway Studio, TANK Art Space, Thomas Mailander x Tuba Club, Voiture 14

24.06 – 14.08.2022
Friche Belle de Mai · Marseille


Giselle’s Books presents the second volume of All the books, a series of printed publications destined to classify the Giselle's Books's library collection in an evolutionary manner. Each new publication focuses on a particular indexing method, this second volume is based on chance.


All the books V.II, Giselle’s Books, 2022 
Double-sided prints


Drawings by Olga Chert Zavialoff 


Giselle’s Books présente le deuxième volume de All the books, une série de publications imprimées destinées à classifier le fond de la bibliothèque Giselle’s Books de façon évolutive. Chaque nouvelle parution s’intéresse à une méthode de recollement particulière, ce deuxième volume, au hasard. 


All the books V.II, Giselle’s Books, 2022 
Impression Recto-Verso


Dessins par Olga Chert Zavialoff 

All the Books vol II, Giselle’s Books Murmurations volet I, 2022, à la Friche la Belle de Mai Exposition produite par Fræme
All the Books vol II, Giselle’s Books Murmurations volet I, 2022, à la Friche la Belle de Mai Exposition produite par Fræme
All the Books vol II, Giselle’s Books Murmurations volet I, 2022, à la Friche la Belle de Mai Exposition produite par Fræme
All the Books vol II, Giselle’s Books Murmurations volet I, 2022, à la Friche la Belle de Mai Exposition produite par Fræme
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Success in Failure, Wolfgang Stoerchle, Exhibition curated by Alice Dusapin, 13.05 – 12.06.2022, Giselle’s Books · Marseille

Success in Failure, Wolfgang Stoerchle

Curated by Alice Dusapin

13.05 – 12.06.2022
Giselle’s Books · Marseille


On the occasion of the publication of the first monograph on Wolfgang Stoerchle's work written by Alice Dusapin, Giselle's Books presents a selection of his videos accompanied by previously unpublished documents.

Wolfgang Stoerchle (1944-1976) is a particularly influential artistic figure of the early 1970s who left a definite but discreet mark on a generation of Californian artists, notably through the production of videos and performances involving his body as raw material. His life story, as brief as it was eventful, is full of rumors, and his sudden death in 1976 probably further accentuated the myth surrounding him. His entire body of work was completed in eleven years, between 1965 and 1976. Forty-five years after his death, his name is still whispered in the West Coast art world, awaiting wider recognition.

Alice Dusapin has devoted extensive research on his life and work since 2017 and has organized several exhibitions on his work since then: Ampersand (Lisbon) Galerie overduin & co (Los Angeles), Galerie Air de Paris (Paris), Macro (Rome) and Le Crédac (Ivry sur Seine).

The monograph includes interviews with Daniel Lentz, Paul McCarthy, Matt Mullican, David Salle, and Helene Winer, as well as extensive documentation of his videos and performances, rare sculptures and paintings, and installations.

"He stood naked in front of us with eyes closed and tried and failed to get an erection. Such a bad idea and so good." William Wegman

The publication Wolfgang Stoerchle, "Success in Failure" (Daisy Editions, Christophe Daviet-Thery, 2022) was made possible thanks to the support of the CNAP, Terra Foundation for American Art, and Antoine de Galbert.

Giselle’s Books would like to thank Fraeme and Atelier Villeneuve for their technical support.


Conjointement à la sortie de la première monographie consacré au travail de Wolfgang Stoerchle écrite par Alice Dusapin, Giselle’s Books présente une sélection de ses vidéos accompagnés de documents inédits.

Wolfgang Stoerchle (1944-1976) est une figure artistique particulièrement marquante du début des années 70 qui a laissé une empreinte certaine mais discrète sur une génération d’artistes californiens, notamment grâce à la production de vidéos et de performances impliquant son corps comme matière première. L’histoire de sa vie, aussi brève que mouvementée, est chargée de rumeurs, et sa mort brutale en 1976 a probablement accentué davantage le mythe qui l’entoure. L’ensemble de son œuvre a été réalisé en onze ans, entre 1965 et 1976. Quarante-cinq ans après sa mort, son nom est toujours murmuré dans le monde de l’art de la côte ouest américain, dans l’attente d’une plus large reconnaissance.

Alice Dusapin a consacré des recherches approfondies sur sa vie et son oeuvre depuis 2017 et a organisé plusieurs expositions sur son travail depuis: Ampersand (Lisbonne) Galerie overduin & co (Los Angeles), Galerie Air de Paris (Paris), Macro (Rome) et Le Crédac (Ivry sur Seine).

La monographie rassemble des entretiens avec Daniel Lentz, Paul McCarthy, Matt Mullican, David Salle Helene Winer, accompagnés d’une large documentations sur ses vidéos et performances, ainsi que de rares sculptures, peintures et installations.

“He stood naked in front of us with eyes closed and tried and failed to get an erection. Such a bad idea and so good.” William Wegman

La réalisation de la publication Wolfgang Stoerchle, "Success in Failure" (Daisy Editions, Christophe Daviet-Thery, 2022) a été rendue possible grâce au soutien du CNAP, Terra Foundation for American Art, et Antoine de Galbert.

Giselle’s Books would like to thank Fraeme and Atelier Villeneuve for their technical support.

Success in Failure, Wolfgang Stoerchle. Curated by Alice Dusapin. Exhibition View, Giselle’s Books, Marseille
Wolfgang Stoerchle, Success in Failure, edited by Alice Dusapin (Daisy, Christophe Daviet-Thery, 2022) Interviews with David Salle, Helene Winer, Matt Mullican, Paul McCarthy and Daniel Lentz. Designed by Coline Sunier and Charles Mazé.
Success in Failure, Wolfgang Stoerchle. Curated by Alice Dusapin. Exhibition View, Giselle’s Books, Marseille
Success in Failure, Wolfgang Stoerchle. Curated by Alice Dusapin. Exhibition View, Giselle’s Books, Marseille
Success in Failure, Wolfgang Stoerchle. Curated by Alice Dusapin. Exhibition View, Giselle’s Books, Marseille
Crawling out of cloth, Wolfgang Stoerchle, Video, black and white, sound, 2:09 min., c. 1970-72. Courtesy Karen Couch Wieder.
Dodging, Wolfgang Stoerchle, Video, black and white, sound, 3:24 min., c. 1971. Courtesy Karen Couch Wieder.
Success in Failure, Wolfgang Stoerchle. Curated by Alice Dusapin. Exhibition View, Giselle’s Books, Marseille
Untitled (Fictional News), Wolfgang Stoerchle, Newspaper print, 43.5 x 56.5 cm, 1970. Courtesy Karen Couch Wieder.
Shoe Piece, Wolfgang Stoerchle Video, black and white, sound, 4:32 min., c. 1971. Courtesy Karen Couch Wieder.
Shoe Piece, Wolfgang Stoerchle Video, black and white, sound, 4:32 min., c. 1971. Courtesy Karen Couch Wieder.
Poster, 43 x 28 cm, for Artists’s Performances, Pomona College Art Gallery, March, 2, 6, 13, 20, 1972. Courtesy Karen Couch Wieder.
Untitled (Mexico drawing), Wolfgang Stoerchle, pen on paper, 28 x 21.5 cm, 1975, Courtesy Karen Couch Wieder.
Untitled (Mexico drawing), Wolfgang Stoerchle, pen on paper, 28 x 21.5 cm, 1975, Courtesy Karen Couch Wieder.
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TOP STORIES: New York City in 1979/1981, photographs by Anne Turyn and ephemera of the TOP STORIES era. Organized by Sophie T. Lvoff, 17.04 – 08.05.2022, Giselle’s Books · Marseille

TOP STORIES: New York City in 1979/1981, photographs by Anne Turyn and ephemera of the TOP STORIES era.

Organized by Sophie T. Lvoff

17.04 – 08.05.2022
Giselle’s Books · Marseille


TOP STORIES was a prose periodical published from 1978 to 1991 by the artist Anne Turyn in Buffalo, New York, and New York City. Over the course of twenty-nine issues, it served as a pivotal platform for experimental fiction and art through single-artist issues and two anthologies.

Top Stories primarily featured female artists, though in Turyn’s words a few men “crept in as collaborators”.
Although primarily “a prose periodical” (as its byline often stated), the issues varied in form and aesthetics, pushing the boundaries of what prose could be and, from time to time, escaping the genre altogether. In fact, the only parameters required for participants were that the periodical’s logo and issue list be included on the front and back covers, respectively.

New York City in 1979/1981 is an presentation of Anne Turyn’s black & white photographs, made on the occasion of Kathy Acker’s TOP STORIES issue. Acker wrote to Turyn regarding the edition, “Why not making it AMAZING as long as we’re making it?” The photographs depict the street scenes of a New York slightly forgotten, but undeniably recognizable, like the gleaming of the Statue of Liberty.

The 29-issues reprint of TOP STORIES magazine includes contributions by Kathy Acker, Laurie Anderson, Sheila Ascher, Douglas Blau, Lisa Bloomfield, Linda L. Cathcart, Cheryl Clarke, Susan Daitch, Constance DeJong, Jane Dickson, Judith Doyle, Lee Eiferman, Robert Fiengo, Joe Gibbons, Pati Hill, Jenny Holzer, Gary Indiana, Tama Janowitz, Suzanne Jackson, Suzanne Johnson, Caryl Jones-Sylvester, Mary Kelly, Judy Linn, Micki McGee, Ursule Molinaro, Cookie Mueller, Peter Nadin, Linda Neaman, Glenn O’Brien, Romaine Perin, Richard Prince, Lou Robinson, Janet Stein, Dennis Straus, Sekou Sundiata, Leslie Thornton, Kirsten Thorup, Lynne Tillman, Anne Turyn, Gail Vachon, Brian Wallis, Jane Warrick, Jenny Holzer with Peter Nadin, and Donna Wyszomierski.

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On the occasion of the opening,  voices of the art and writing scene of Marseille will read a selection of TOP STORIES with a sonic presence by Elia David, that will also be broadcast live on Duuu Radio.

Readers: Carisa Bledsoe, Bea Bottomley, Madison Bycroft, Fëlix Pap, Brontë Scott, Aki Yamouridis.

Anne Turyn is a photographer based in New York as well as the former editor of TOP STORIES magazine. Turyn’s work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Kunsthalle Bern, Denver Art Museum, Walker Art Center, and Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Sophie T. Lvoff is an artist based in Marseille. She has organized exhibitions in New York, New Orleans, and Grenoble. She is currently in residence at the Ateliers de la Ville de Marseille.

The re-edition of TOP STORIES is published by Primary Information.


TOP STORIES était un périodique de prose publié de 1978 à 1991 par l'artiste Anne Turyn à Buffalo, New York, et à New York City. Au cours de ses vingt-neuf numéros, il a servi de plateforme à la fiction et à l'art expérimental, par le biais de parutions Top Stories mettait principalement en vedette des artistes femmes, bien que, selon Turyn, quelques hommes "s'y soient glissés comme collaborateurs".
Bien qu'il s'agisse avant tout d'un "périodique en prose" (comme l'indique souvent sa signature), les numéros variaient en termes de forme et d'esthétique, repoussant les limites de ce que la prose pouvait être et, de temps à autre, échappant complètement au genre. En fait, les seuls paramètres exigés des participants étaient que le logo et la liste des numéros du périodique figurent respectivement sur les couvertures avant et arrière.

New York City in 1979/1981 est une présentation des photographies en noir et blanc d'Anne Turyn, réalisées à l'occasion du numéro TOP STORIES de Kathy Acker. Acker a écrit à Turyn à propos de cette édition : "Pourquoi ne pas la rendre AMAZING tant qu'on la fait ?". Les photographies représentent les scènes de rue d'un New York un peu oublié, mais indéniablement reconnaissable, comme le scintillement de la statue de la Liberté.

La réédition des 29 numéros du magazine TOP STORIES comprend des contributions de Kathy Acker, Laurie Anderson, Sheila Ascher, Douglas Blau, Lisa Bloomfield, Linda L. Cathcart, Cheryl Clarke, Susan Daitch, Constance DeJong, Jane Dickson, Judith Doyle, Lee Eiferman, Robert Fiengo, Joe Gibbons, Pati Hill, Jenny Holzer, Gary Indiana, Tama Janowitz, Suzanne Jackson, Suzanne Johnson, Caryl Jones-Sylvester, Mary Kelly, Judy Linn, Micki McGee, Ursule Molinaro, Cookie Mueller, Peter Nadin, Linda Neaman, Glenn O'Brien, Romaine Perin, Richard Prince, Lou Robinson, Janet Stein, Dennis Straus, Sekou Sundiata, Leslie Thornton, Kirsten Thorup, Lynne Tillman, Anne Turyn, Gail Vachon, Brian Wallis, Jane Warrick, Jenny Holzer avec Peter Nadin, et Donna Wyszomierski.
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À l'occasion du vernissage, des voix de la scène artistique et littéraire de Marseille liront une sélection de TOP
STORIES avec une présence sonore d'Elia David, qui sera également diffusée en direct sur Duuu Radio.
Lecteurs : Carisa Bledsoe, Bea Bottomley, Madison Bycroft, Fëlix Pap, Brontë Scott, Aki Yamouridis.

Anne Turyn est une photographe basée à New York ainsi que l'ancienne rédactrice en chef du magazine TOP STORIES. Les œuvres d'Anne Turyn ont été exposées au Museum of Modern Art, au Metropolitan Museum of Art, à la Kunsthalle de Berne, le Denver Art Museum, le Walker Art Center et le Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Sophie T. Lvoff est une artiste basée à Marseille. Elle a organisé des expositions à New York, à la Nouvelle-Orléans et à Grenoble. Elle est actuellement en résidence aux Ateliers de la Ville de Marseille.

La réédition de TOP STORIES est publiée par Primary Information.

TOP STORIES: New York City in 1979/1981, photographs by Anne Turyn and ephemera of the TOP STORIES era. Organized by Sophie T. Lvoff. Exhibition View, Giselle's Books, Marseille, 2022.
New York City in 1979, shot in 1981 (Top Stories #9 by Kathy Acker), Anne Turyn 20 digital prints, 21,5 x 27,5cm Exhibition View, Giselle’s Books, Marseille, 2022.
TOP STORIES: New York City in 1979/1981, photographs by Anne Turyn and ephemera of the TOP STORIES era. Organized by Sophie T. Lvoff. Exhibition View, Giselle’s Books, Marseille, 2022.
New York City in 1979, shot in 1981 (Top Stories #9 by Kathy Acker), Anne Turyn 20 digital prints, 21,5 x 27,5cm Exhibition View, Giselle’s Books, Marseille, 2022.
TOP STORIES: New York City in 1979/1981, photographs by Anne Turyn and ephemera of the TOP STORIES era. Organized by Sophie T. Lvoff. Exhibition View, Giselle’s Books, Marseille, 2022.
New York City in 1979, shot in 1981 (Top Stories #9 by Kathy Acker), Anne Turyn 20 digital prints, 21,5 x 27,5cm Exhibition View, Giselle’s Books, Marseille, 2022.
TOP STORIES: New York City in 1979/1981, photographs by Anne Turyn and ephemera of the TOP STORIES era. Organized by Sophie T. Lvoff. Exhibition View, Giselle’s Books, Marseille, 2022.
TOP STORIES: New York City in 1979/1981, photographs by Anne Turyn and ephemera of the TOP STORIES era. Organized by Sophie T. Lvoff. Exhibition View, Giselle’s Books, Marseille, 2022.
New York City in 1979, shot in 1981 (Top Stories #9 by Kathy Acker), Anne Turyn 20 digital prints, 21,5 x 27,5cm Exhibition View, Giselle’s Books, Marseille, 2022.
TOP STORIES: New York City in 1979/1981, photographs by Anne Turyn and ephemera of the TOP STORIES era. Organized by Sophie T. Lvoff. Exhibition View, Giselle’s Books, Marseille, 2022.
New York City in 1979, shot in 1981 (Top Stories #9 by Kathy Acker), Anne Turyn 20 digital prints, 21,5 x 27,5cm Exhibition View, Giselle’s Books, Marseille, 2022.
New York City in 1979, shot in 1981 (Top Stories #9 by Kathy Acker), Anne Turyn 20 digital prints, 21,5 x 27,5cm Exhibition View, Giselle’s Books, Marseille, 2022.
New York City in 1979, shot in 1981 (Top Stories #9 by Kathy Acker), Anne Turyn 20 digital prints, 21,5 x 27,5cm Exhibition View, Giselle’s Books, Marseille, 2022.
TOP STORIES: New York City in 1979/1981, photographs by Anne Turyn and ephemera of the TOP STORIES era. Organized by Sophie T. Lvoff. Exhibition View, Giselle’s Books, Marseille, 2022.
New York City in 1979, shot in 1981 (Top Stories #9 by Kathy Acker), Anne Turyn 20 digital prints, 21,5 x 27,5cm Exhibition View, Giselle’s Books, Marseille, 2022.
New York City in 1979, shot in 1981 (Top Stories #9 by Kathy Acker), Anne Turyn 20 digital prints, 21,5 x 27,5cm Exhibition View, Giselle’s Books, Marseille, 2022.
TOP STORIES: New York City in 1979/1981, photographs by Anne Turyn and ephemera of the TOP STORIES era. Organized by Sophie T. Lvoff. Exhibition View, Giselle’s Books, Marseille, 2022.
New York City in 1979, shot in 1981 (Top Stories #9 by Kathy Acker), Anne Turyn 20 digital prints, 21,5 x 27,5cm Exhibition View, Giselle’s Books, Marseille, 2022.
TOP STORIES: New York City in 1979/1981, photographs by Anne Turyn and ephemera of the TOP STORIES era. Organized by Sophie T. Lvoff. Exhibition View, Giselle’s Books, Marseille, 2022.
Facsimile of correspondance and research material for the TOP STORIES issues, 1978-1991. Exhibition View, Giselle’s Books, Marseille, 2022.
On the occasion of the opening: readings of a selection of TOP STORIES with a sonic presence by Elia David, also be broadcast live on Duuu Radio. Readers: Carisa Bledsoe, Bea Bottomley, Madison Bycroft, Fëlix Pap, Brontë Scott, Aki Yamouridis.
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