Colophon 2011

The vibe, the intensity, the atmosphere, the skills and all that juxtaposed…great

Reny vd Kamp, Athenaeum, Amsterdam

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Colophon2011

 
Colophon 2011 should:

- Become “Colophon 2011 – 3rd International Independent Magazine Biennale of Luxembourg”

- Will a programme divided in three parts :
   a three day symposium for experts, professionals and students including talks, markets and networking
   a tour of magazine-related exhibitions on show for several weeks and months
   a « Night of the Magazine » on the opening night of the symposium

- Make Luxembourg « The international gathering for the independent magazine industry »

- Invite Luxembourg’s main cultural institutions to become permanent and co-producing partners of the Biennale

- Invite international cultural institutions and organisations to become co-producing partners too

 
Colophon needs

- to become a permanent organisation linked through a convention to both the government of Luxembourg and the City of Luxembourg

- strong partnerships with private companies, embassies, organisations, etc.

 

Colophon2009

poster Colophon2009  ad colophon2009

 
Colophon 2009 in figures:

2,000 visitors attend the symposium and the exhibitions during the weekend
Over 600 Flash Passers

- Programme – Download 32 pages PDF here

- Preview of the Colophon 2009 – magazine

- Read Jeremy Leslie’s Colophon’s posts on http://magculture.com/blog/?cat=20

 
See movies:

- Watch the official movie here

- Athenaeum Movie here

- Movie on We Make Magazines Exhibition here

- Inspirations Room here

 
See pictures:

- Overview Report here

- International Media Campaign 2009 here

- Pictures by Guests : see on Flickr

 
See projects (we like) from visitors:

- Spectaclès

- Making a Magazine (coming soon)

 
Some reports (we liked)

- magCulture

- Magtastic Blogsplosion

- Report from a visitor

- Kasino A4 – The Grayscale Bar

 
Partners and production info here

 

Colophon2007

poster Colophon2007

Over 2,000 people attending the Colophon 2007 weekend:
520 Flash Passers, 540 Daily or Week-end Tickets, additional 380 for the opening and additional 620 for the Eclectic Electro Pop Party.

Flash passers came from 25 countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, USA .

24 hours of talks, including 3 panel discussions, 8 conferences and 15 portfolios shows.

5 exhibitions on 3 floors, including the 10 Magazines Squared, the Magazine Graveyard, the Tributes to "Magazine" and "X non Magazine" as well as the projection of 1,001 Covers in the entrance hall.

The Room with a View temporary magazine store: Hans Fellner from Fellner Art Books sold 867 copies of 90 different magazines. Another 4,500 copies of 70 magazines have been distributed for free over the weekend.

4 Workshops: "This should be made public", the project by shift! publisher Anja Lutz, with nearly 400 proposals created by the visitors of the symposium as well as by the students form the FH Trier Design (Prof. Andreas Hogan) and LT des Beaux-Arts Luxembourg (teacher Marianne Grisse), the Colophon Magazine by Amsterdam based art director Luis Mendo from Goodinc and two workshops for kids from 6-12 years, was very successful.

 
Colophon 2007 in figures:

2,000 visitors attend the symposium during the weekend
520 Flash Passers

Read the report online (en production)

- Colophound Magazine

 
See movies:

- The official movie here

 
See pictures:

- go to Colophon gallery

 
Some reports (we liked)

- Eric Chenal’s Report

- The Bastard Project Report

Partners and production info here

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