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Raincoat Man by Lea Colombo (left) and Measuring Nothing by Jared Ginsburg (right), both 2018 -
Wastepaper Bin by Cameron Platter, 2017 -
Little Hanging Drawings II by Jared Ginsburg, 2018 -
Album 4 by Zander Blom, 2018 -
Album 4 by Zander Blom, 2018 -
Aphrodisiac by Bonolo Kavula, 2018 -
The Fluid Right Edge by Nico Krijno, 2017 -
The Fluid Right Edge by Nico Krijno, 2017 -
The Grand Parade at 1:500 by Bella Knemeyer, 2018 -
Golden Age Rising (Collectors Print Edition) by Daniella Mooney, 2015/2018 -
Golden Age Rising (Collectors Print Edition) by Daniella Mooney, 2015/2018 -
At Work by Rodan Kane Hart, 2017 -
At Work by Rodan Kane Hart, 2017 -
At Work by Rodan Kane Hart, 2017 -
At Work by Rodan Kane Hart, 2017 -
Homage to Piero Manzoni, Ben Vautier, Gilbert and George, Joseph Beuys and Bruce Nauman by Barend de Wet (left), 1992/2016, and Kasparov’s Knight by Mitchell Gilbert Messina (right), 2018
WORDS Amelia Brown
Cape Town-based multidisciplinary editions and publications company Bad Paper aims to provide an alternative to the gallery system: an environment where artists are able to explore the potential of their work as an edition or publication, while offering more accessible contemporary artwork to the public.
Bad Paper, which was co-founded in 2016 by visual artist Rodan Kane Hart and book/graphic designer Ben Johnson, collaborates with artists to create pieces ranging in medium, from sculptures and designed objects to prints and artist books.
Examples of recent editions include “Wastepaper Bin” by Cameron Platter, made from hand-carved jacaranda wood, which, with its accompanying Monster energy drink, succinctly summarises Cameron’s commentary on the current throwaway consumer culture. “At Work” is another new publication, a 280-page artist monograph that presents the past six years of Rodan Kane Hart’s work. The book contains all three of Rodan’s solo exhibitions, as well as a full chronology of his work since 2005, supplemented by insightful texts authored by art writer Sean O’Toole, artist Michael MacGarry and Hart himself. Composed of sculptures, process images, drawings, prints and photographs, Rodan’s work and thought process are intermingled, presenting a holistic portrait of the artist.
Bad Paper’s temporary setup is at the A4 Art Foundation in Cape Town, as part of their Parellel Play residency until August 2018. Check out Bad Paper’s editions and merchandise at badpaper.co.za.
