In Conversation: Ari Marcopoulos and Roger Willems at Enter Enter
Partner Event
In Conversation: Ari Marcopoulos and Roger Willems at Enter Enter
Sunday, June 4
4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. CET
Aperture is pleased to announce a conversation between artist Ari Marcopoulos and editor/designer Roger Willems, moderated by Lillian Wilkie, in celebration of Marcopoulos’s newest title, Ari Marcopoulos: Zines (Aperture, 2023).
The conversation will take place at the Enter Enter Gallery in Amsterdam, along with an exhibition of thirty-two previously unpublished zines by Marcopoulos, made between 2020 and 2023. The exhibition will also feature a hands-on reading room with a selection of previous publications by Marcopoulos, including all Roma Publications made in close collaboration with editor/designer Roger Willems. Enter Enter will present the exhibition from June 4 to July 8, 2023.
Ari Marcopoulos: Zines is the first overview of the photographer’s committed zine practice, including a selection of recent personal zines never before released. The project provides a unique insight and overview into an essential part of this influential artist’s daily practice. This collection showcases an impressive array of printed zines, exploring each as an artistic object through an engaging layout. Beginning in 2015 and presented chronologically per year, key zines are featured—including some made during the pandemic, when Marcopoulos worked primarily on the screen, making PDF zines—and punctuated by individual images presented full scale. Ari Marcopoulos: Zines is a must-have for anyone interested in this prolific artist’s personal practice and zine culture.
This event is presented in partnership with Enter Enter Gallery.
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Ari Marcopoulos (born in Amsterdam, 1957) is a photographer and filmmaker known for documenting the American subculture scenes of skateboarding and hip-hop. In 1980, he emigrated from the Netherlands to the US, settling in New York and working as an assistant to Andy Warhol. Marcopoulos is a prolific author and creator of photobooks, zines, and other printed matter, such as posters. In 2020, Polaroids 92–95 (CA) and Polaroids 92–95 (NY) were published. He has shown his work in solo exhibitions at Foam, Amsterdam; Berkeley Art Museum, California; and MoMA PS1, New York, and his work has been included twice in the Whitney Biennial.
Roger Willems lives and works as a book designer/publisher in Amsterdam. In 1998, he started his own publishing and editorial project together with artists Mark Manders and Marc Nagtzaam: Roma Publications. Since then, Roma Publications has been expanding in an informal and dynamic way as a platform for production and distribution of publications made in close collaboration with a growing number of artists, institutions, designers, curators, and writers. Willems is currently director of Roma Publications.
Lillian Wilkie is a writer, editor, and publisher. She is sales manager at Aperture, with a focus on the UK and Europe. She runs the independent arts press Chateau International, and is codirector of Bound Art Book Fair.
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Image: From Ari Marcopoulos: Zines (Aperture, 2023). © 2023 Ari Marcopoulos
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