Business card (letterpress with gold foil) produced by Aleksandra Mir in Mexico City during an artist residency and exhibition titled "Localismos."
"Responding to the mandate set by the curators of ‘Localismos'', a month-long residential workshop, that artists-in-residence ''work with materials and craftsmanship available in the historical center - so that from its conception, production and exhibition there is a coherent dialogue with the context'', I approached a series of local craftsmen to produce for me a series of signs in a variety of techniques - letterpress, paper, cast and welded metal - that all spell out the sentence ‘Yo No Hablo Español''.
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Two sided tract titled "How Not to Cook Something : Lessons Learned the Hard Way," by Aleksandra Mir published as one of sixty tracts produced by various artists as part of Lisa Ann Auerbach's project "The Tract House," shown in conjunction with the exhibition "Cottage Industry," curated by Kristin Chambers, held at the Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, in 2008. ... [details]
Exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held at BüroFriedrich, Berlin, Germany, September 14 - November 13, 2004. Traveled to BAWAG Foundation, Vienna, Austria, December 16, 2004 - February 26, 2005. ... [details]
Two sided postcard / announcement published in conjunction with a performance by Aleksandra Mir held on the beach of Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, on August 28, 1999. Heavy machinery transformed the beach into a lunar landscape on which Mir planted an American flag, becoming the first woman on the moon. [details]
Artist's book / exhibition catalogue published in conjunction with show held at Herning Kunstmuseum, Herning, Denmark, June 4 - August 15, 2004. Curated by Jacob Fabricius. Texts in English and Danish. ... [details]
"This artist''s publication was put together during a brief five-day residency at communications bureau IB&CO, Ikast - a Danish town of 23,000 inhabitants. The photographs and stories herein were gathered through the local historical archives of Ikast, the press archives of Ikast newspaper, Herning Art Museum photo archive, and contributions from people who answered my local ad ‘Danes in the Sun''. ... [details]
Faux periodical / artist''s publication published by Aleksandra Mir on September 11, 2002, on the occasion of her 35th birthday and the first anniversary of 9/11 in order to reclaim the day, featuring contributions from over 100 friends and colleagues. ... [details]
Poster published in conjunction with "Cinema for the Unemployed: Hollywood Disaster Movies 1970 - 1997," a project by Aleksandra Mir which featured curated film screenings presented during one work week between 9 - 5 pm, held at Tivoli Amfi, Moss, Norway, May 25 - 29, 1998. ... [details]
Artist's publication published to accompany "Cinema for the Unemployed: Hollywood Disaster Movies 1970 - 1997," a project by Aleksandra Mir, screened at Tivoli Amfi, Moss, Norway, May 25 - 29, 1998, presented as a satellite to the exhibition PARKHUS, produced for the Nordic art festival MOMENTUM. ... [details]
Poster / exhibition announcement published in conduction with show "Communism" held at the Project Gallery January 2 - February 27, 2005. Interview with Jim Fitzpatrick (creator of poster "Portrait of Che Guevara," 1968) by Aleksandra Mir titled "Not everything is always Black or White" on verso. ... [details]
