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06.2024 [photofestival] GU.PHO. N°3 | Castello di Guilia (MO), Italy

The GU.PHO. festival, by its choice, does not assign a theme, a topic or a guideline to follow. It is an approach that allows a diverse range of works to be presented and leaves room for the artists’ ideas. This year, however, the proposals of guests and exhibitions lead us to explore the terrain of the fake, to answer the age-old question that has always nagged all photography enthusiasts: is photography truth? Is it a document? Is it a proof?

The manifesto of this third edition, born from the creativity of Luca Lattuga, starting from these reflections suggests that reality and fiction move on common ground, where the border is thin and not always explicit.


04.2024 [exhibition] 𝓖𝓻𝓮𝓮𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓼 𝓯𝓻𝓸𝓶… ARTisBOOK April 20th – May 11th

The exhibition 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮… kick starts ARTisBOOK’s new long-running mail art project of the same name. We distributed an open call via mail, inviting artists to explore the time-old relation between travel and the medium of the postcard. (…)

Through May 11, submitted cards will be exhibited with recent and older mail art by Francis Alÿs, Joseph Beuys, Hans Biezen, George Brecht, Thomas A Clark, Geurt van Dijk, Pier van Dijk/Robert Joseph, Chris Drury, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Chohreh Feyzdjou, Peter Foolen Editions, Hamish Fulton, Anne Geene, Klaas Gubbels, Marten Hendriks, Jenny Holzer, Harmen de Hoop, Esther Kokmeijer, Richard Long, Yoko Ono, Chantal Rens, Dieter Roth, Sophie Schmidt/Tanja Isbarn (HEFT COLLECT), Joachim Schmid, Klaas Staeck, Ulay, Wolf Vostell, herman de vries, Hans Waanders, Robin Waart and Luuk Wilmering


03.2024 [publication] 🐰 animals from the series YOU RUN AROUND TOWN… are featured in Society № 226 – EXTRAVAGANZA 🇫🇷


12.2023 [PhMuseum] Photobooks We Love From 2023

📚 As we approach the year-end, enjoy a curated selection of titles handpicked by PhMuseum’s team, contributors and masterclass professors…



This calendar lists 12 encounters with the funniest, weirdest and cutest cats and dogs in the window of 2023. From the ongoing ‘Cats and Dogs in the Window’ project (@catsanddogsinthewindow on instagram) that’s going on now for 10 years!
more info / order

10.2023 [new edition] Cats and Dogs in the Window • CALENDAR 2024

(first copies are wrapped in gift foil with little golden dots on it)

10.2023     [new edition] YOU RUN AROUND…. • sticker pack

Self-adhesive warning stickers (to mark precious parcels and packages)
1 design, 12 stickers in a pack, more info / order

07.2023     [limited edition] 2 editions from the exhibition at OneiroSpace梦办 Beijing have arrived and are available now in my webshop.

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2 designs available 🐿 squirrel and 🐍 snake
“你在胡同像傻瓜一样闲逛,而你认为这很酷” 合作产品
OneiroSpace梦办 ✖️ Chantal Rens 限时特价
2 designs available 🐴 horse and 🦎 reptile, size L & XXL

04.2023     [exhibition] 你在胡同像傻瓜一样闲逛但你认为这很酷 15.04 – 19.05

OneiroSpace梦办 • an alternative space of abC Art Book Fair • 北京市东城区赵府街20号 No.20 Zhaofu Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing.

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collage #92 from the series / book YOU RUN AROUND TOWN LIKE A FOOL AND YOU THINK THAT IT’S GROOVY 2

03.2023     Rekto:Verso Nr. 98 DIER | beeldbijdrage door het hele magazine. Speciaal voor dit nummer heb ik een reeks collages gemaakt met dieren in de hoofdrol.


02.2023     

     [exhibition] CHEERS! extended until March 19th | fotomuseum Den Haag – KM21

12.2022     [exhibition] CHEERS! | fotomuseum Den Haag – KM21 | Dec 09 — Febr 26.2023

The exhibition is located at the lounge of the museum and features blowups from the series YOU RUN AROUND TOWN LIKE A FOOL AND YOU THINK THAT IT’S GROOVY (2014/2022) as well as a selection of printed matter that I have made over the last 6 years.

12.2022     [reprint] Cats and Dogs in the Window • 2023 CALENDAR

thanks to all of you that bought a copy! the first edition is now sold out
reprint expected December 8 – 10th
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11.2022     [new edition] Cats and Dogs in the Window • 2023 CALENDAR

12 encounters with the funniest, weirdest and cutest cats and dogs in the window of 2022
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2022.09.20-09.26     [SVC Animals Week • Chantal Rens] at STUDIO.V.C, Osaka, Japan

various animal related works made are on display and for sale @studio.vcee
part of the proceeds from the fair will be donated to JAVA, a citizens’ organisation calling for the abolition of animal testing

(…) 彼女の作品からは、オランダらしいレンガの家のスペシャルケースに入ったポストカードセットや、お酒の入ったグラスを背中にのせた動物たちのポストカードセット、その他ステッカーやマグネット、ミニカードやバッジなど、ユーモラスで愛らしい動物アイテムたちを販売します。(…)フェアの売上の一部は動物実験の廃止を求める市民団体〈JAVA〉への寄付金として運用させていただきます。


2022.08.09-08.21 Featured 14: Chantal Rens UTRECHT / NOW IDeA, 5-36-6 Jingumae 2C, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0001, open 12:00-19:00 (closed on Monday).

オランダを拠点に活動するアーティスト、シャンタル・レンズによる作品集「You Run Around Town Like a Fool and You Think that it’s Groovy 2」の刊行を記念したフェアを開催します。(……) のほか、関連のポストカードやステッカー、クッションなども販売。ぜひこの機会に、シャンタル・レンズのユーモアあふれる世界観に触れてみてください。

a presentation of my latest book [YOU RUN AROUND TOWN LIKE A FOOL AND YOU THINK THAT IT’S GROOVY 2] along with various (book) related editions

2022.07.28-07.31 abC art book fair China, Beijing

various PANTOFLE BOOKS publications are available here

We are happy to announce that the 7th abC Art Book Fair · Beijing will be held at Beijing Quanyechang Cultural Arts Center from July 28th to July 31st, 2022. There will be 148 local publisher booths and 40 international publishers on a commissioned basis, bringing thousands of art publications this summer.


July 17th     Books Are Bridges Art Book Fest

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12:00 – 17:00 @clubhouse of community gardens SNV, Roel Langerakweg 33, Rotterdam.

A playful Art Book Fest with various international and local publishers, who present new publications and projects at the community gardens in Rotterdam-West. You’re kindly invited!

With: Alauda Publications, 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.


July 14th     ONE DAY YOU WILL GROW BACK YOUR THUMB @LocHal Tilburg 19:30hr Presentation of a new edition (leporello) made by Tamara Turliun, Andriy Liashchuk and Chantal Rens + artist talk [Tamara will give comments by video (recorded)]. Free entrance.

Part of the project From The Battlefield curated by Maria Vtorushina.


July 13  – 23     From the Battlefield @SEA Foundation Tilburg group exhibition curated by Maria Vtorushina.

With: Konstyantyn Doroshenko (UA), Nick J. Swarth (NL), Sasha Kurmaz (UA), Chantal Rens (NL), Roos Vogels (NL), Tamara Turliun (UA), Chikako Watanabe (JP/NL), Evelien van der Peijl (NL), Alevtina Kakhidze (UA), Yulia Protsyshyn (UA), Leo Trotsenko (UA), Katya Buchatska (UA).


May 20th     YOU RUN AROUND TOWN LIKE A FOOL AND YOU THINK THAT IT’S GROOVY 2 is now available at PANTOFLE BOOKS and in my webshop.


Ghent Art Book Fair | Kunsthal Gent
7-8 May 2022 / 11:00-18:00

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04.2022

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SEA Foundation
Tivolistraat 22, Tilburg

Exhibition opening times
Thu-Sat 1-5 pm
(or by appointment)


02.2022

Sea Foundation (Space for Art and Artist in Residence, Tilburg) | artist commission | February – April 2022 | exhibition 16.04.2022 – 08.05.2022

Opening Saturday April 16th 15:00 hr.

Sea Foundation has invited me to be part of [fold #03 on Happiness] more information here.

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11.2021

[new edition] YOU RUN AROUND TOWN LIKE A FOOL AND YOU THINK THAT IT’S GROOVY • 2022 CALENDAR レンダー

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Available online in my webshop and at PANTOFLE BOOKS • in store at BOEKIE WOEKIE (Amsterdam) doyoureadme?! (Berlin) Lendroit éditions (Rennes) Livius de Zevensprong (Tilburg) MATERIAL (Zürich) PrintRoom (Rotterdam) UTRECHT (Tokyo) • on the way to Printed Matter (New York)


10.2021   

TOKYO ART BOOK FAIR | happy to be part of the online venue again this year with PANTOFLE BOOKS !

The Online Venue will be home to approximately 260 different exhibitors from both Japan and abroad. When a visitor enters the online venue space, the first thing to come to view will be six vegetable icons – Potato, Carrot, Turnip, Onion, Garlic, and Radish – which represent the different zones of the Online Venue. When clicking on an icon of your choosing, the vegetable you clicked will pop out of the ground and you’ll be taken to the respective exhibitor zone.

オンライン会場で皆様にお会いできることを楽しみにしています。もう一度、「Potato」ゾーンに登場します

オンライン会場には、国内外から約260社の出展者が参加します。オンライン会場のスペースに入ると、まず目に飛び込んでくるのは、オンライン会場の各ゾーンを表す「Potato」「Carrot」「Turnip」「Onion」「Garlic」「Radish」の6つの野菜のアイコンです。好きなアイコンをクリックすると、クリックした野菜が飛び出してきて、それぞれの出展者ゾーンに移動します。

TOKYO ART BOOK FAIR  | ONLINE VENUE | Friday October 22 – Sunday, October 31, 2021 (free entree)

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09.2021

My work is featured on Tique | publication on contemporary art | artist features

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05.2021   

Dit boek bevat een fontein aan eigenzinnigheid (*****) — Sebastiaan Kort over Tat Tvam Asi van A.L. Snijders in NRC Boeken 21.5.2021 

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Bij boekhandel Livius de Zevensprong in Tilburg zijn momenteel verschillende edities van mij te zien en te koop; art prints van collages uit A.L. Snijders’ nieuwe bundel TAT TVAM ASI (het boek hebben ze uiteraard ook) en verder liggen er enkele exemplaren van de editie THAT’S WHEN WALLS ARE THIN die ik vorig jaar samen met Edition Taube heb gemaakt. 

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04.2021   

De nieuwe bundel van A.L. Snijders TAT TVAM ASI • DAT BEN JIJ  nadert voltooiing. Later deze maand gebonden en wel te koop in de lokale boekhandel. Meer informatie…AL_snijders_TTA-drukproeven


03.2021   

Goodnight House at Fort Makers | 38 Orchard St, New York, NY

Fort Makers is pleased to present Goodnight House, an immersive group exhibition of works inspired by the American children’s book classic, Goodnight Moon, written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd, first published in 1947. Through contemporary reimaginings of various objects found within the book’s bedroom setting, Goodnight House explores how the book has been woven into a collective, American cultural understanding of comfort, sleep, compassion, and imagination. (…)

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My book Various Animals is featured here.


Op 24 maart gaat de nieuwe bundel van A.L. Snijders getiteld TAT TVAM ASI (DAT BEN JIJ) naar de drukker. Met illustraties (24 collages) van mijn hand. Als alles meezit ligt de bundel vanaf 16 april in de lokale boekhandel. Het boek verschijnt zowel in hardcover als softcover.

Voor meer informatie / reserveren zie de website van de uitgever AFdH: https://www.afdh.nl/boeken/tat-tvam-asi.aspx

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02.2021   

On February 27th 21:00 (CET time) as part of the [PRINTED MATTER’S VIRTUAL ART BOOK FAIR] Edition Taube and I will have an online conversation about the edition THAT’S WHEN WALLS ARE THIN. Feel free to join/tune/zoom in: https://zoom.us/j/95398140033

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2020


11.2020

Cats and Dogs in the Window #10 – TILBURG special | first copies 

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10.2020   

November 16-23 | VIRTUAL ART BOOK FAIR TOKYO 🇯🇵

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09.2020    Received a copy of MiLK MAGAZINE JAPON 2020 Spring / Summer – Heart Moving Issue in which my work is featured.
Art to Make You Smile 😃  秀造なユーモアのセンスで、みんなを笑顔にするアーティスト (…) • An artist with a great sense of humor that makes everyone smile(…)

 


08.2020   

postcard sets available again at UTRECHT, Tokyo 🇯🇵

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「You Run Around Town Like a Fool and You Think that it’s Groovy」などのコラージュ作品で、ユトレヒトではお馴染みのオランダの作家Chantal Rensによる3種類のポストカードセットが届きました。背中にお酒の入ったグラスを乗せた、冷静な表情のシュールな動物による8枚ポストカードセット”You Run Around Town Like…” シリーズ1&2。アイスクリームを頭にのせたセント・バーナード犬、よく見ると人間の瞳を持つ猫、ホイップクリームにダイブする人など6枚ポストカードセット”Craving Snacks and Dogs”。
少しブラックでユーモアのあるヘンテコな光景は、シャンタルならではの魅力です。
同じ感覚を共有できる特別な人へのメッセージカードに。 

Craving Snacks and Dogs  • YOU RUN AROUND TOWN LIKE A FOOL… set 1YOU RUN AROUND TOWN LIKE A FOOL… set 2

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BENEFIT FOR BRABANT | PARK, Tilburg | 08.08 – 30.08 benefiettentoonstelling, lees verder…

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Speciaal voor deze tentoonstelling heb ik een poster editie gemaakt. Meer info…

(…) We spraken voor opening met Rob Moonen, initiator en coördinator van het PARK, een initiatief dat zeven jaar geleden is opgericht. Ontstaan uit nood en het ontbreken van een kunstplatform in de stad. “We zijn in een gat gesprongen. Nu zijn we eigenlijk terug bij af omdat de provincie vindt dat we goed bezig zijn maar er geen geld meer voor (over) heeft.(…) Normaal gesproken is de ruimte helemaal leeg. Kunstenaars krijgen een budget, om in te richten en hierheen te reizen. Het is een museale ruimte maar ze mogen ermee doen wat ze willen. “We willen worden verrast, want daarmee verras je ook het publiek”, zegt Rob. Nu staan er diverse wanden, speciaal neergezet voor de expo die morgen van start gaat. 138 kunstenaars hebben hier twee werken hangen, of staan. Want ook sculpturen zijn te zien. “Iedereen moet een stap terugdoen met corona, ook kunstenaars die het vaak al niet breed hebben. Dus hebben we de zomerperiode, die we normaal zouden invullen met een residentie van een internationale kunstenaar, nu hiermee ingevuld. Het is een bonte mix van diverse werken geworden.” Wat is zijn favoriet? “Ik vind het werk van Chantal Rens heel leuk, zij werkt op een surreële manier.” 07-08-2020 Make it in Tilburg 

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03.2020     

How They Are Made vol. 19| IMA MAGAZINE 2020 Spring Vol.31 | studio visit + interview.

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‘Boven de Bank’ | Logman galerie, Utrecht | opening vrijdag 20 maart 20:00u


Cats and Dogs in the Window #8 – ZÜRICH special | first copies

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OUT NOW    new edition: THAT’S WHEN WALLS ARE THIN

Folder with 15 reproductions of collages made between 2010-2020 © Chantal Rens. Published by Edition Taube. CR_ed_thats_LR


DOUBLE DUTCH | MATERIAL, Zürich | 05.03 until 20.03 | works / books / editions by Erik Kessels and Chantal Rens | opening march 5th | 18:00-21:00hr

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Cats and Dogs in the Window #7 – TILBURG special | first copies

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02.2020   

NEW EDITION COMING UP published with Edition Taube | at the printers (drukkerij Tielen, Boxtel, NL)

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💥💥💥 new 💥💥💥
giclée prints on archival paper, 24 x 30 cm | more info

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2019


12.2019     

December 8 | Beurs van Bijzondere Uitgevers | Paradiso, Amsterdam | 13:00-17:00 | with PANTOFLE BOOKS (table 20, grote zaal)


December 1 | The other book fair | the grey space in the middle, Paviljoensgracht 20, Den Haag | 11:00-18:00 | FREE ENTRY | with PANTOFLE BOOKS 

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11.2019  

A GLITCH Library | Photo Vogue Festival 2019

To honor and enhance the fundamental role of photobooks in the dissemination and development of the photographic language, Photo Vogue Festival is introducing a new section dedicated to this unique form of artistic expression. In line with the theme of the 2019 edition ‘A Glitch in the System, deconstructing stereotypes’, 28 photobooks have been selected by the Vogue Italia team and will be exhibited at Base Milano from 14th to 17th November 2019.

COMMON SENSE IS A HUNGRY BITCH is one of the selected photobooks.

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09.2019  

ASAMA INTERNATIONAL PHOTO FESTIVAL 2019 | PHOTO MIYOTA + PHOTO KITAKARUIZAWA | Japan 

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NEW |  giclee prints on archival paper

2 collages from the book YOU RUN AROUND TOWN LIKE A FOOL AND YOU THINK THAT IT’S GROOVY – available soon! edition of 5 (+ 2 AP) more info

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08.2019   

Séances Matérialistes Marseille  29.8 – 1.9.2019  Séances Matérialistes gathers publishers, artists, researchers, students and the public to celebrate art books and discuss positions, strategies and concepts for living on earth and in space. FOR THIS EVENT I MADE 3 NEW PILLOWS WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE EPHEMERAL BOOKSHOP.

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07.2019   

The wonderful EDITION TAUBE invited me to design a picnic blanket for the EDIT10N TAUBE PICNIC WORLD TOUR #4 ROTTERDAM the picnic will take place on Saturday July 6th 2019 (more info below).

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The EDIT10N TAUBE PICNIC WORLD TOUR comes to Rotterdam! Armed with a dedicated picnic blanket we have gone on tour to organise casual, open air events with publishers and artists around the world, celebrating our 10 year anniversary. Now we are coming to Rotterdam to hang out with the PrintRoom team, Fucking Good Art (Rob Hamelijnck and Nienke Terpsma) and Chantal Rens who has created a special artists’ edition picnic blanket!
On this occasion Edition Taube and PrintRoom will launch Hoe je boeken steelt, the latest, revised version of David Horvitz’s How to Shoplift Books. This practical, inventive and funny guide for the aspiring bibliophile-kleptomaniac was originally published in 2013. 
For Hoe je boeken steelt, we’ve adapted the original to the Dutch context and added some extra techniques for robbing, stealing and looting printed matter. It’s probably the last book you’ll buy. The book will be available during the picnic (price: €9,99, a steal in itself). 

Book launch «Hoe je boeken steelt» David Horvitz        
July 6 2019, 4PM–8PM
Some drinks and snacks will be provided.
Bring your own snacks, drinks and books!
3PM Meet-up at PrintRoom
Schietbaanstraat 17, 3014 ZV Rotterdam
(Picnic location announced on instagram)
 

05.2019 

BLAST! Photo Festival, West Bromwich / Sandwell, UK.
A selection of my collages are displayed in unexpected places on the streets of West Bromwich and in the foyer of Premier Inn Central.

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The line up: Anand Chhabra, Andrea Fernandes, Andrew Jackson, Annegien van Doorn, Bethany Kane, Billy Dosanjh, Brendan Barry, Brian Homer, Chantal Rens, Czesław Siegieda, David Attie, Dawinder Bansal, Derek Bishton, Emma Purshouse, Erik Kessels, Faye Claridge, Inka & Niclas Lindergård, Jan McCullough, Janine Wiedel, Jaskirt Boora, Jennifer Pattison, Jocelyn Allen, Jon Tonks, John Myers, John Reardon, Kate Jackson, Laura Pannack, Liz Hingley, Mahtab Hussain, Mark Murphy, Martin Parr, Niall McDiarmid, Nilupa Yasmin, Robert Clayton, Rob Hewitt, Sound Kitchen, Stephen Burke, The Caravan Gallery, Trevor Pitt, Vicky Roden, Volker Gerling and Uzma Mohsin. 
More info / full programme: www.blastphotofestival.com
 

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Fresh Art Publications from Europe Presented by edcat.net | for this years abC Beijing Art Book Fair Jan Steinbach from edcat.net selected fresh and popular artist-run publishing houses in Europe. 謝謝 Jan thank you for putting some PANTOFLE BOOKS in the spotlights! 创办人Jan Steinbach从其丰富的出版资源中为此次abC北京艺术书展精选了欧洲最新鲜热门的小型出版社与艺术家运营的个人出版单位,将百余本优秀出版物带到书展现场,不要错过饱览一众欧洲艺术独立出版物并了解前沿业态的绝佳机会!

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Photo credits: edcat.net

– Publisher 77 Publish House / After8 Books / Amsel Verlag / Archipelago Projects / Cneai= / cpress / Edition Patrick Frey / everyedition / Hamman von Mier / Heavy Books / Innen / Jean Boîte Editions/ KesselsKramer Publishing / Mark Pezinger / Montez Press / Onomatopee / Pantofle Books / PrintRoom / Rollo Press / Sternberg Press / Yellow Pages

– Artist Chantal Rens / Eline Mugaas / Erik Kessels / Erik Steinbrecher / Irena Haiduk  / Sveinn Fannar Jóhannsson / Thomas Geiger


Ghent Art Book Fair GABF18 | May 11-12 | Kunsthal Gent | PANTOFLE BOOKS will be present.

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04.2019   

COMMON SENSE IS A HUNGRY BITCH is now part of the Self Publish, Be Happy library

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21.03.2019 ‘Van Hieruit’ gered door Chantal Rens | recensie door Gerrit van den Hoven, Brabants Dagblad

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20.03   

FOTO WIEN | PHOTO BOOK EXHIBITION AND AWARD

COMMON SENSE IS A HUNGRY BITCH and Various Animals have been selected for this year’s PHOTO BOOK EXHIBITION of FOTO WIEN and will be displayed at the festival centre, the Otto Wagner Postsparkasse, from March 20th until April 6th, 2019.


17.03.2019   VAN HIERUIT | Groepstentoonstelling in PARK (Platform for Visual Arts), Tilburg, opening zaterdag 16 maart om 16:00 uur.

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05.02.2019   Alex de Vries schreef over mijn werk op Mister Motley ATELIERBEZOEK: CHANTAL RENS, KONINGIN VAN DE COLLAGE

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02.2019     Art Tattoo ShopIMAGERY CREATION WORKSHOP & ART PERFORMANCE by Erik Kessels and me. Part of FRUIT EXHIBITION, 1-2-3 February 2019 Palazzo Isolani, Bologna.

Also that day:

ART IS NOT A SERIOUS STUFF. ERIK KESSELS IN CONVERSATION WITH CHANTAL RENS

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FRUIT EXHIBITION is the annual Independent Art Book Fair and festival of Bologna. Open to the public, Fruit Exhibition is the only event in Italy featuring traditional and digital publishing, including artists’ books, catalogs, graphic design projects, periodicals, stationary and zines.

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01.2019     citybooks project | Review Leeuwarden now online

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2018


12.2018     new | Cats and Dogs in the Window #6 | XMAS special

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12.2018     List 84 | Various Animals now in stock at Boekie Woekie, Berenstraat 16, Amsterdam. Open everyday, 12pm – 6pm

Photographs of various animals on glossy, thick paper (the type that is often used in books for very young children), the photos have been edited so the animals have been given a new eye or set of eyes, a small change that gives the pictures a whole new touch, the regular animals become different characters.

— Jan Voss, Boekie Woekie, List 84

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12.2018     IMAGRAPHY | featured artist of the month December on IMA ONLINE with new collage works The road ahead is closedシャンタル・レンズ  注目作家の作品を平日毎日配信!

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11.2018     

nieuw | Cats and Dogs in the Window #5 | Leeuwarden editie


expositie Citybooks Leeuwarden | Review Leeuwarden | OBE, Leeuwarden

RL_memory01Op uitnodiging van citybooks / deBuren verbleef ik afgelopen zomer 2 weken in Leeuwarden. Het resultaat is Review Leeuwarden: een mix van analoge collages, snapshots, readymades en knipsels uit Huis-aan-Huis Leeuwarden en de Leeuwarder Courant. Uit de snapshots is o.a. een memory spel ontstaan.

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Ook te zien; op Leeuwarden geïnspireerde beelden gemaakt door Anne Margot Stapert en te horen; verhalen van Irakese filmmaker en schrijver Hassan Blasim, de Vlaamse schrijver Erik Vlaminck, de New Yorkse Latasha N. Nevada Diggs en Leeuwarder schrijver Arjan Hut.

OBE | Lân fan taal, Heer Ivostraatje 1, Leeuwarden. Meer info….

Citybooks Leeuwarden is een samenwerking van Explore the North, Lân fan taal, Vlaams-Nederlands huis deBuren en Leeuwarden-Fryslân Culturele Hoofdstad van Europa 2018.




10.2018     ARTisBOOK | Week van het KunstenaarsBoek (WKB18) van 13 t/m 20 oktober in Groningen. Bij Galerie Noord is van 13 t/m 25 oktober de tentoonstelling ONE TWO THREE te zien met werk van Bas Fontein, Meme Bartels en Chantal Rens.

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‘Join the Reunion’ | finissage Sunday 14 October from 15.00-18.00 at Kunstpodium T, Noordstraat 105, Tilburg

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(…) Et comment résister aux désopilants collages de la Néerlandaise Chantal Rens ? Un homme qui fourre son nez dans le pelage d’un chat (photo ci-dessus), un enfant qui percute des saucisses ou un baigneur qui sert de perchoir à un perroquet sont les protagonistes de sa sarabande visuelle. Elle vient d’autopublier un recueil de collages intitulé Common Sense Is a Hungry Bitch. On pourrait traduire par «le bon sens est une chienne affamée». Ou se garder de le faire. 

(…) And how to resist the hilarious collages of the Dutch Chantal Rens? A man who puts his nose in the coat of a cat (photo above), a child who hits sausages or a bather who serves as a perch for a parrot are the protagonists of his visual saraband. She has just self-published a collection of collages called Common Sense Is a Hungry Bitch. (…)

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09.2018     

RE-PLAY Photography | exhibition at La Frontiera, Paris

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NEW book | Various Animals available at PANTOFLE BOOKS

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This board book introduces a collection of 12 full-page collaged photographs of weird and wonderful animals. For every age.


 XS BOOK FAIR presented by UTRECHT and Seikosha

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XS BOOK FAIR is a book fair gathering small zines and books in A6 size (148x105mm) or smaller. My book Various Animals (made for this occasion) is a part of this fair.

UTRECHT : September 11-26, 2018

Seikosha : October 16 -30, 2018

The books will also be presented at UTRECHT booth at the following art book fairs: NY ART BOOK FAIR 2018 (New York) and Unlimited Edition 10 (Seoul).

Participating Artists: Kazunari Hattori / Ken Kagami / Mame Ikeda / Futoshi Miyagi / Yosuke Wainai / guse ars / Akira Mzumoto / Masanao Hirayama / Chantal Rens / 100%ORANGE / Ai Akiyama / Takashi Homma / Teppei Nomoto / Lee Kan Kyo / STOMACHACHE. / Takahiro Iikawa / Shimon Minamikawa / Stefan Marx / IN/SECTS ZINE / All you can eat press / Ayako Nagaoka / Benjamin Sommerhalder (Nieves) / fumiko imano / Mina Tabei / Kentaro Nakamura / Arisa Nakakiya and Yuki Yamagami / Philippe Weisbecker.


08.2018     

Various Animals at the printers

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07.2018     

COMMON SENSE IS A HUNGRY BITCH – now in store at Printed Matter

Printed Matter, Inc., 231 11th Avenue, New York, NY 10001. Open daily from 11 am.

“Common Sense is a Hungry Bitch collects an array of collage work by Chantal Rens, striking and uncanny interventions that challenge what you’re seeing. The warm and weathered quality of the images from mid-century vernacular source material lull the viewer into a certain comfort, the nostalgic tint of Life magazine or a family photo album torn and pasted into jarring contortions of people, animals, and scenery that are swapped amongst themselves, irrevocably mixed-up. Surrounding the collage images are carefully juxtaposed spot colors that enhance this familiar yet uncomfortable tone and bring you deeper into spreads where each image begs a double-take.”

— Printed Matter, Inc.

Chantal Rens’ Common Sense is a Hungry Bitch is a hardbound book of Rens’ subtly surreal collages. Set against bright, glossy pages, most the collages do not try and camouflage themselves—they are obvious cuts and pastes that destabilize scenes of domesticity. The photos Rens uses feel like part of a time capsule, a family photo album of relatives and pets and food uncovered and manipulated by an exacting hand. Unsettling and sometimes nearly undetectable, Rens’ collages make Common Sense the record of an alternate, beautiful, and disjointed reality.

— Printed Matter, Inc.

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02.07.2018     citybooks | TWO-WEEK RESIDENCY LEEUWARDEN

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26.06.2018      COMMON SENSE IS A HUNGRY BITCH – the book – now in store at the wonderful Boekie Woekie, books by artists ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Berenstraat 16, Amsterdam. Open daily from 12-6.

Many different images have been combined to create new, unusual and often hilarious scenes in this collection of collaged photographs, reproduced in full colour, offset printed, hard cover with dust jacket, 98 not numbered pages, 21,5 x 15 cm, numbered/500, monogrammed, (Tilburg) 2018.  — Boekie WoekieSchermafbeelding 2018-07-28 om 13.46.18


25.05.2018      COMMON SENSE IS A HUNGRY BITCH – the book + special edition now available online at PANTOFLE BOOKS

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📖 new book in the making >>> COMMON SENSE IS A HUNGRY BITCH coming out end of May 2018 (PANTOFLE BOOKS)

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05.2018      

Zine Happening IV | May 5-6th small press market, workshops, exhibitions etc. | organized by Les Voizines at museum MIAT, Minnemeers 10, Gent Belgium. Pantofle Books are present at the book market.


Finally, print it is! today at Drukkerij Tielen 💗 offset printing my new book COMMON SENSE IS A HUNGRY BITCH. Now off to the binder. (02.05.2018)
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03.2018      

eGGspositie | een groepsexpositie in het teken van het ei | samengesteld door Josine Beugels aka year.of.the.egg. WALLSTREET EINDHOVEN

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11.2017      The Bathroom Chronicles 100 women, 100 pictures, 100 stories | happy to be in this beautiful book by Friederike Schilbach | ISBN: 978-3-518-46823-4

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edcat     great place to browse and share books > more info <

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09.2017     kunst van de dag (29.09.2017) galeries.nl | gekozen door Alex de Vries

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Chantal Rens is in de traditie van de ‘boekkunst’ aan het uitgroeien tot een begrip. Het traditionele medium van het boek als beeldend kunstwerk heeft in de jaren zestig en zeventig van de vorige eeuw een bloeiperiode gekend. Gelukkig is er een aantal kunstenaars dat het boek als een persoonlijk beeld blijft hanteren. In Nederland is Chantal Rens wat dat betreft een fenomeen. Haar werk kan worden bekeken in de traditie die is begonnen met boeken als ‘Twentysix Gasoline Stations’ (1962) en ‘Various Small Fires and Milk’ (1964) van Edward Ruscha (1937) die later in zijn loopbaan furore maakte met monumentale woordschilderijen in het zelf ontworpen lettertype Boy Scout Utility Modern.

De boeken en andere werken in gedrukte vorm die Chantal Rens maakt, bestaan meestal uit series van samenhangende beelden die ze bewerkt tot reeksen collages. Ze maakt uitsnedes in gevonden (foto)grafisch materiaal, en vult die op met verwante beelddetails uit andere vondsten uit tijdschriften, albums, massadrukwerk et cetera. Door regelmatig zwart-wit materiaal te combineren met fragmenten in kleur, bereikt ze een tijdloze sfeer waarin de kwetsbare verhouding mens – dier – landschap centraal staat.

Sinds 2015 onderhoudt Chantal Rens de Facebookpagina ‘Cats and Dogs in the Window’, waarop ze dagelijks een foto plaatst van een kat of een hond die achter een raam, meestal op de vensterbank van een huis, naar buiten kijkt. Chantal Rens maakt die foto’s vaak zelf waarbij het haar niet gaat om de fotografische kwaliteit van het beeld, maar om het fenomeen als zodanig. Dat neemt niet weg dat door de letterlijke voorbijgaande aard van de fotografische beelden deze een bepaalde visuele kwaliteit verwerven. Door de toenemende hoeveelheid ontstaat een iconografie waardoor de symbolische betekenis van iedere afzonderlijke foto meer en meer aan uiteenlopende interpretaties bloot komt te staan. De foto’s zijn ontroerend, aandoenlijk, grappig, bizar, gewoon, liefdevol, vanzelfsprekend, onverwacht enzovoort. Bij tijd en wijle verzamelt Chantal Rens een reeks van deze foto’s in een publicatie waarvan inmiddels vier delen zijn verschenen.

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26.08.2017  ART SALE #4 | Margootje Vintage, Zwaanshals 276b Rotterdam

‘Cats and Dogs in the Window’ project | Refrigerator Magnets, various buttons & publications 🐈🐕🐩 see also Cats and Dogs in the Window on instagram


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Carousel Slideshow Fest Poster

07.07.2017   During Hoogtij SUE_ DAS LAB is organizing the Carousel Slidehow fest.

Showing carousels of found footage and edited slide treasures, bringing together a diverse group of artists with their own ideas and perspectives. Participating artists: Matthias Grothus, Rick Hekman, Tessa van Helden, Annemieke Louwerens, Farah Rahman and myself. A project by Nena Milinkovic and Rick Hekman.

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06.2017     ‘Het bord van’ –  Het Nieuwsblad Magazine (BE)

Pastry chef Erik Vernieuwe and photographer Kris De Smedt made a recepy and photo based on my favorite food. Check also: www.burpburp.be & @burpfoodphoto on instagram.

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04.2017      Henk Woudsma schreef over mijn werk op zijn weblog Nederlandse kunstenaarsboeken deel 2 (jaren ’90 t/m heden)

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03.2017      Duo-expositie ‘Gevonden voorwerpen’ bkkc + Bibliotheek Tilburg Centrum met werk van Paul Bogaers, Robin Gerris, Tessa van Helden en Chantal Rens  | meer info

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03.2017      My book ‘YOU RUN AROUND TOWN LIKE A FOOL AND YOU THINK THAT IT’S GROOVY’ featured in the latest issue of IMA magazine, cheers!

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17.02.2017      Fotoboek! Nutshuis, Den Haag


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16.10.2016    out now: AFROKRAUT by David Nesselhauf. My collage ‘The taking is only one side of the medal of love’ is used for the cover artwork. Happy to see it turned out this way. (design by Stefan Schröter). Released on LP, limited edition CD and digital download on Légère Recordings.  order it here
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09.2016      YOU RUN AROUND TOWN LIKE A FOOL AND YOU THINK THAT IT’S GROOVY spotted at the New York Art Book Fair (Printed Matter booth)YOU_NYABF-14322617_626741154160511_8492150484965538374_n


05.2016      YOU RUN AROUND TOWN LIKE A FOOL AND YOU THINK THAT IT’S GROOVY now available at Printed Matter, New York.

Recent arrival with very long title: You Run Around Town Like a Fool and You Think That It’s Groovy by Chantal Rens presents collages of wild and domesticated animals with beverages balanced on their backsides. Published by @pantoflebooks in Tilburg. Edition of 500. $30 🍺🍷🍸🍹🐩🐎🐇

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2015


10.2015      EASY LIVING SUCKS COCK IN HELL t-shirts now in store at KKOutlet, London.

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05.2015      Offprint London, Turbine Hall, Tate Modern, London.

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05.2015      Sequence 1 – Nederlandse kunstenaarsboeken in internationaal perspectief

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01.2015     NEW EDITION ‘Moppie’

postcard with glued on googly eyes, 12 x 17 cm, edition of 25, signed.

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