Good Neighbour (GN) is a research platform based in Amsterdam since 2017, run by artist Martin La Roche, designer Dongyoung Lee and researcher Valeria Marchesini. GN defines itself primarily as a community of readers who share a communal interest for books seen as performative tools. By exploring the relationships between the different elements that constitute a book – such as text, image, caption, index – GN aims to find new perspectives on what a book could be, also in relation to other books. These ongoing findings are presented through tables, displays, new publications and exhibitions. The name ‘Good Neighbour’ is inspired by Aby Warburg’s ‘Law of the Good Neighbour’, a continuous system of thematic and serendipitous arrangements between books in a library. GN doesn’t seek to build a library, it makes time for appreciating existing ones.
→ PUBLICATIONS
- Daniel Godínez Nivón, The Minga of the Birds of the Dawn, 2023, € 14,00.
- Martín La Roche, KCH (Origami Therapy), 2022, € 10,00.
- Ilse van Rijn, SUSU, 2021. (Available in NL and EN), € 12,00 for both, € 7,50 for one.
- Maartje Fliervoet, Correspondances, 2021. € 12,50.
- Clara Amaral, Manual, 2021. € 6,50.
- Dongyoung Lee, English (100 Indexes), with contributions by Martijn in ‘t Veld and Martín La Roche, 2018. € 15,00.
- Jacqueline Machado de Souza and Martín La Roche, Synecdotheque, 2018. € 15,00.
- Dongyoung Lee, I can’t give you an answer as matter stands, published by Ediciones Popolet in collaboration with Good Neighbour, 2018. € 20,00.
If you would like to purchase one or more of our publications, please get in touch by sending an email to good.neighbour.books@gmail.com
→ EVENTS
28 May 2023, 3pm.
The Minga of the Birds of the Dawn, book launch, Kasteel Wijlre.
10 May 2023, 7pm - 9pm.
Mnemosyne / I Remember, presentation about Good Neighbour's criteria, books and workshop, NewBridge Books, Newcastle.
30 May 2021, 2pm - 6pm.
Finissage of SUSU exhibition, including the performance As far as I can remember, by Francisca Khamis, PuntWG, Amsterdam.
16-18 November 2018.
Magical Riso Biennale, Monumental Riso, presentation about artist books as performative tools, Jan van Eyck, Maastricht.
31 August 2018, 4:30 pm.
Synecdotheque, book launch, Boekhandel Dominicanen, Maastricht.
1 July 2018, 2 pm.
English, book launch, Page not Found, The Hague.
→ EXHIBITIONS
14 May - 27 August 2023.
Daniel Godínez Nivón - Windbloom, Kasteel Wijlre, Coach House
Within the context of Windbloom, the publication ‘The Minga of the Birds of the Dawn’ is presented.
8 - 30 May 2021.
SUSU (Sufferin’ Succotash) at PuntWG, Amsterdam.
GN proposed an exhibition that could be seen as a container for words, similar to a book. To make art as words, this was the invitation to ten artists and one writer to participate in Sufferin’ Succotash.
⊗ DOCUMENTATION ⊗
3 August - 8 september,2018.
Martin La Roche - Pie de Pagina, Die Ecke Arte Contemporaneo, Santiago, Chile.
Within the context of Pie de Pagina, a slideshow of the endnotes of ‘English’ are presented.
→ BOOK FAIRS
17–18 September 2022, WIELS, Brussels.
23-25 November 2019, Printing Plant, Amsterdam.
7–8 September 2019, WIELS, Brussels.
9 May 2019, Fairshare, Ciap Kunstverein, Hasselt.
26–28 April 2019, Libros Mutantes, Madrid.
21–23 September 2018, Printed Matter, with Ediciones Popolet, New York.
23-25 November 2018, Printing Plant, Amsterdam.
17-18 November 2018, Magical Riso, Jan van Eyck, Maastricht.
4-6 May 2018, Miss read, Berlin.
26–28 April 2018, Libros Mutantes, Madrid.
↓ Contact Good Neihgbour Amsterdam
Kraijenhoffstraat 34-17
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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