Edition S Press. Poems You Have To Hear

From 1970 to 2005, Edition S Press was a publishing house specializing in experimental literature, Concrete Poetry, Beat Poetry, and poetry performance. Using reel-to-reel tapes, audio cassettes, video cassettes, and media packages, it developed new forms of publishing acoustic art. Over 80 editions bring together works by artists from Europe, the United States, and the Soviet Union. Many of these artworks were created during the Cold War and demonstrate how poetry and sound art became forms of expression for resistance and artistic freedom. Especially today, in light of the global rise of authoritarian tendencies, these works seem remarkably relevant.

The exhibition tells the story of Edition S Press and shows how a small West German publishing house helped shape international art history. On display are numerous audio and video works, as well as programs, posters, photographs, flyers, and press materials.

Exhibition on level 3,5

Curated by Sabine Hänsgen, former co-editor of Edition S Press.