message salon museum shop, selling art souvenirs, is opening on Sunday in the square in front of the Kunsthaus Zürich!
Artists from Zurich were invited to deliver their art editions, artworks, postcards, cassettes, CDs, T-shirts, posters, records and publications in person to the message salon office at the Kunsthaus Zürich. The artists handed their art items over to Esther Eppstein, filled in a form and set the selling price.
The highlight of the museum shop installation is the first-ever presentation of the publication “message salon, Ankerstrasse 6, 8004 Zurich”, comprising the catalogue and the VHS cassette.
The publication:
Esther Eppstein. message salon, Ankerstrasse 6, 8004 Zurich.
Concept and production: Esther Eppstein; concept and graphic design: Alexis Saile. The catalogue features 15 texts by Peter Weber, Simon Maurer, Golda Eppstein, Laurent Goei, Pipilotti Rist and others. Photographs showcase 27 exhibitions and the artists. 84 pages, colour. Photography: Manuela Ledermann
The VHS tape “der message salon Fotoband” features around 600 photos of all 49 exhibition openings at the message salon on Ankerstrasse, transforming it into a legendary photo album on screen. Photography and video: Esther Eppstein, Sound: Stini Arn
The publication (catalogue and VHS cassette in a cardboard slipcase) is published by Andreas Züst Verlag c/o Scalo Verlag, Zurich. Price: 60 CHF
To mark the launch and presentation of the publication, a limited edition of 12 exclusive photographs on aluminium is being released. Photography: Manuela Ledermann, Esther Eppstein. Publication and photographs, price CHF 300
message salon museum shop team: Saskja Rosset, Wanda Nay, Mauro Arnold. With thanks to Patrick Huber (field), Bice Curiger, curator at Kunsthaus Zurich, and the technical team at Kunsthaus Zurich.