26.11.2021—10.12.2021

SPRINT 2021

Kunst, Messe, Milano - spazio Maiocchi

Istituto Svizzero in collaboration with SPRINT—Independent Publishers and Artists’ Books Salon

Dates
26.11.2021
10.12.2021
Location
Milano - spazio Maiocchi
Category
Kunst, Messe
Information

Istituto Svizzero in collaboration with SPRINT—Independent Publishers and Artists’ Books Salon

SPRINT—Independent Publishers and Artists’ Books Salon

9° edition
26–27–28 November 2021

Locations: Spazio Maiocchi (Via Maiocchi 7), Artifact (Via Maiocchi 5), spacciomaglieria (Via Battaglia 27).
Free entry.

SPRINT-Independent Publishers and Artists‘ Books Salon is an international exhibition dedicated to independent publishing and artists‘ books born in 2013 from an idea of O‘ non-profit association and curated by the artist Dafne Boggeri. A transversal and sustainable platform for cultural debate since its inception, this year SPRINT inaugurates its 9th edition confirming the partnership with Spazio Maiocchi and Istituto Svizzero.

For this ninth edition, SPRINT presents a selection of small self-produced experiences and more structured publishing houses, all with a common root: the freshness of the projects and the research of contents, formats, languages, insights and attitude.

The 2021 edition will take place from 26 to 28 November in the spaces of Spazio Maiocchi – Artifact (via Maiocchi 5/7) and spacciomaglieria (via Battaglia 27) – an experimental space dedicated to knitwear processing -, with the aim of expanding the number of collaborations and experiences, and to enhance ideas, people and paths. The access to the non-profit fair and to the side events is free for the public (except for the Risograph workshop and the Fundraising event).

The full schedule of activities is available on the website of SPRINT.

In accordance with current regulations, the public is required to present a Covid Green Certificate at the entrance in order to access the event. This includes one of the following:

  • • You have received the anti-COVID-19 vaccination, with proof that you have received the first dose of vaccine at least 15 days previously or that you have completed the vaccination cycle;
  • • Recovery from COVID-19 within 6 months prior to the date of the event;
  • • Present a rapid antigenic or molecular test with a negative result within 48 hours prior to admission.

Istituto Svizzero supports the organization of a number of initiatives featured as part of SPRINT, specifically:

Risograph Workshop
13-14.11.2021 H10:00-18:00
Risograph print workshop curated by Swiss designers Eilean Friis-Lund (art director and graphic designer, Lausanne) and Alice Vodoz (graphic designer).

Rosa & Louise – A Feminist Manifest in Dialogues
26.11.2021 H17:00 & H20:00
Spazio Maiocchi
Performance by the artists Ariane Koch and Sarina Scheidegger, with the participation of Anna Christen Bloom & Marzella Ruegge. On the occasion of the opening of the exhibition The Most Beautiful Swiss Books.

The Most Beautiful Swiss Books
26.11.2021-10.12.2021
Spazio Maiocchi & Artifact
Exhibition displaying the nineteen titles awarded as The Most Beautiful Swiss Books in the annual competition organized by the Federal Office of Culture.

Memory: The Origins of Alien
02.12.2021 H20:00
Cinema Beltrade
Screening of the documentary Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019) by Alexandre O. Philippe.

Unlocking Potentials – The Art of Publishing Books
10.12.2021 H18:00
Spazio Maiocchi
Meeting with Dimitri Bruni (NORM, Zurich) and Francesco Spampinato (art historian, GMM book and vinyl curator) to investigate the concept of ‚limit‘. In the context of the symposium Take the Book – Spaces for Art and Science, promoted by Zurich University of the Arts.