




Invitation card by Zurich gallery Karma International for the show by Ida Ekblad and Tobias Madison in 2009.
Anonymous user comment: “The ‘non-book’ shape of the fold is intriguing and the graphic layout causes it to open in a dramatic way: first displaying a bold pattern, then revealing a name, finally opening up to a wholly unexpected image – in this case a geographic-dancegraphic hybrid.”
Walcheturm / Franziska & Bruno Mancia




In the early 90s the invitation cards of Zurichs legendary Galerie Walcheturm (run by Eva Presenhuber) showed the gallery space and its visitors instead of artworks or exhibitions. These invitations cards were intriguing and made us happy. It felt like a different way of doing things and it was. All pictures were taken by Franziska & Bruno Mancia (FBM Studio, see their book documenting their practice here)
Michael Riedel
A poster by German artist Michael Riedel. As Martin Kippenberger or Lawrence Weiner, Riedel’s announcements, invitation cards, and flyers are an important element of his art practice. They communicate communication, they brand branding, the archive archiving and they record recording. If you have them all, you may have everything and nothing.
User comment: “It has to have 3 ingredients: 1. image; 2. text; 3. a form (more than a sheet of paper)
It has to do something – turn, fold, flip. A key aspect is text of ranging sizes + fonts, especially the text which runs off the page, forcing you to follow it, open the poster, rotate it to see more. I want to touch it, to zoom in and out – that is, to conclude a thought and have my attention renewed by an adjacent image.” Lara Mehling
Hans-Peter Feldmann


The invitation card for Hans-Peter Feldmann’s show at Galerie Francesca Pia. Here what wikipedia writes: “Hans-Peter Feldmann (born 1941 in Düsseldorf, Germany) is a German visual artist. Feldmann’s approach to art-making is one of collecting, ordering and re-presenting.”
User comment: “Ich mag das Foto weil alles auf einmal passiert: vorwärts, rückwärts, hinsitzen, aufstehen, Höflichkeit, Hinterhalt. Den Künstler kenne ich nicht.” Ludwig Berger
Ein Schuss Jimi Hendrix


User comment: “Die Postkarte hat mich auf den ersten Blick wegen der Grafik angesprochen.
“Black & grey in blau mit einem Schuss Jimi Hendrix.” Manuel
Das Grafische Werk von Martin Kippenberger
Martin Kippenberger erklärte seine Einladungskarten zum grafischen Werk: “Ich habe dann ein paar Dinge im Sinne eines Wiedererkennungsprinzips genommen, wie zum Beispiel auf den Einladungskarten, wo ich drauf bin, und die dann zu meinem graphischen Werk geworden sind. Wer alle Karten gesammelt hat, hat das komplette graphische Werk von Kippenberger.” (aus Martin Kippenberger Kippenberger leicht gemacht, Interview mit Daniel Baumann, Genf, 1997) Für mehr Kippenberger Karten, hier klicken.
Isa Genzken


Anonymer Kommentar: “Michael Jackson und Isa Genzken sind ein wunderbares Paar. Die Grafik der gedruckten Unterschrift und die Galerie Buchholz in Berlin treffen sich gut.”
Ed Ruscha



User comment: “Ich nehme die Einladungen/Plakate der Galerie Sprüht Magers regelmässig mit nach Ausstellungsbesuchen. Ed Ruschas “Einladung” hängt in meiner Küche.” Johann Voss
Dan Graham


Anonymous user comment: “I like this card because it reminds me of the first time that my good friend talked to me about meeting Dan Graham.”
Joyeux Noël


User comment: “The Contrast between nudity and a conservative Christian holiday is beautiful!” Jonathan Grove