Publishing | BOOKS
New release! Eye of the Tiger
Eye of the Tiger is an artist’s publication by Oscar Guermouche, composed of close-ups of the eyes of 99 male characters from various films.
Praun & Guermouche is a platform for book production and publishing, established in June 2020 by graphic designer Sandra Praun and artist Oscar Guermouche. The core of our collaboration is the translation of artistic œuvres, projects, or individual artworks into book form. The platform also includes a shop, a library, and a showroom.
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Publishing | BOOKSNew release! Disassembled Dictionary: “Science fiction”
The Disassembled Dictionary is a growing series of books that each, in various ways, discusses a particular word. “Science fiction” consists of texts by Leif Holmstrand and Pär Thörn, Jerry Määttä, Niklas Wallenborg, and Oscar Guermouche, Sandra Praun and Tessa Praun.
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Publishing | BOOKSNew release! Disassembled Dictionary: “Black”
The Disassembled Dictionary is a growing series of books that each, in various ways, discusses a particular word. “Black” consists of texts by Sandra Praun and Oscar Guermouche from the book Noir – A Serendipitous Encyclopedia Inspired by 1001 Names for the Color Black, and an interview with Pierre Soulages.
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Publishing | APPEARANCESSatellite to Index—The Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation
February 19 – April 18, 2021, Praun & Guermouche participated as a satellite to the exhibition Editorial Thinking at Index. In our showroom, we presented works by artist Hanna Ljungh, accompanied by graphic translations of the works for Ljungh’s book Anatomy of a Descent. In parallel, our books were presented at Index.
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Publishing | APPEARANCESBibliotheca Alexandrina
Our book Noir – A Serendipitous Encyclopedia Inspired by 1001 Names for the Color Black by Sandra Praun is now part of the collection of Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt!
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Publishing | APPEARANCESBook review in Dagens Nyheter
In January 2021, our books Noir by Sandra Praun and Anders Ängsvik’s Roadkill were reviewed by Sebastian Johans in Dagens Nyheter (Sweden’s largest morning newspaper).
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Publishing | BOOKSMara Lee
We are working on Mara Lee’s latest research project: Loving Others, Othering Love: A Toolbox for Postcolonial and Feminist Artistic Practices, in collaboration with the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm. To be released in 2021.
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Publishing | APPEARANCESAward
The book Noir – A Serendipitous Encyclopedia Inspired by 1001 Names for the Color Black by Sandra Praun has been awarded Swedish Book Art (Svensk Bokkonst).
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Publishing | APPEARANCESSurrounded by Living Tissue
The artist’s book Surrounded by Living Tissue by Oscar Guermouche is currently exhibited in the new library at Magasin III Museum for Contemporary Art.
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CommissionsMagasin III The Book
We are working on a major publication together with Magasin III Museum for Contemporary Art.
On March 6, 2019, we had a public talk at the museum about the work with the book. To be released in 2021/22.