Book launch of the comic book " Duckrabbits Unveiled: an Evening with Postartistic Theory and Practice". Organised Kuba Szreder - long-time supporter of Company Drinks and co-initiator of the Centre for Plausibel Economies. Hosted by Common Knowledge and Institute for Network Cultures. With drinks provided by Company Drinks.
From the Press Release:
Duckrabbits Unveiled: an Evening with Postartistic Theory and Practice
Book launch and lecture by Kuba Szreder
Short responses by Marsha Bradfield, Clare Caroline, Gemma Copeland, Neil Cummings, Jes Fernie, Chris Fite-Wassilak, Juliet Jacques, Mel Jordan and Andy Hewitt, Vlad Morariu, Barbara Penner (TBC)
With drinks provided by Company Drinks
Hosted by Common Knowledge and Institute for Network Cultures
Thursday, 18 September · 6 PM
Pelican House, 144 Cambridge Heath Rd, E1 5QJ, London
Please join us for this book launch and lecture by Kuba Szreder. The story of the duckrabbits, first sketched for the Postartistic Congress in Berlin and now published by the Institute of Network Cultures, unfolds across a series of comic strips that blend conceptual reflection with cheeky humour. Kuba Szreder will deliver a performative lecture, weaving theoretical insights with playful visual anecdotes chronicling the adventures of these elusive creatures. His presentation will be followed by short responses from invited guests including Marsha Bradfield, Clare Caroline, Gemma Copeland, Neil Cummings, Jes Fernie, Chris Fite-Wassilak, Juliet Jacques, Mel Jordan and Andy Hewitt, Vlad Morariu, and Barbara Penner.
Co-hosted by the Institute of Network Cultures and Common Knowledge, the evening will introduce the duckrabbits—enigmatic creatures that dwell at the fuzzy boundary between art and life. Kuba Szreder and invited guests will offer a sneak peek into the world of postartistic theory and practice through Duckrabbits Unveiled, a comic co-created with artist and draughtsman Kacper Greń.
Duckrabbits—born a decade ago in the wake of Poland’s authoritarian turn—have since become the unofficial mascots of the Consortium for Postartistic Practices: a loose network of postartists, militant conceptualists, stray academics, and imaginative activists. Just as duckrabbits can be seen as ducks, rabbits, or both at once, the activities of the Consortium can be perceived as art, not art, both, or neither—depending on the context.
The comic book can be ordered or downloaded here:
