Izet Sheshivari
Izet Sheshivari
Izet Sheshivari born 1981, lives and works in Geneva, Switzerland.
In 2008, he started Boabooks, an art publishing venture and to date, has released sixty art books titles. He also has curated exhibitions on books, continues his research for further publications and works on installations, mostly on printed matter.
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Curated Exhibitions
2014 The Liberated Page actually in progress
2012 Blank Book Makers curated with Ramaya Tegegne
Fonderie Kugler, Geneva. www.saloondulivre
2009 Conformance & Perforence with revue Tissu (Carla Demierre and Fabienne Radi), Fri Art, Fribourg. www.revuetissu.ch
2007 After the Beep curated with Damian Jurt, Dock 18, Zürich and Kaskadenkondensator, Raum für aktuelle Kunst, Basel. www.jurt.tk
Art Book Fair/Book launch
2013 I Never Read Volkshaus, Basel.
The Book Affair at Public library, San Lorenzo, Venise.
The Hacker Grail with Donatella Bernardi, La Box, Bourges.
AnderSennoSogno with Luigi Ontani, Andersen Museum, Rome.
2012 Art-Rite no. 16 Printed Matter, New York.
Salon Light 9 Cneaï=, Palais de Tokyo, Paris.
NY Art Book Fair MoMA PS1, New York.
Publishers’Tables Office fédérale de la culture, Helmhaus, Zurich.
Blank Book Makers Le Saloon du Livre, Fondrie Kugler, Geneva.
Scientology with Oliver Laric, Galerie SAKS, Geneva.
Post Vinyle with Frédéric Post, Villa Bernasconi, Geneva.
2011 Salon Light 8 Cneaï=, Le point Ephémère, Paris.
NY Art Book Fair MoMA PS1, Printed Matter, New York.
Publishers’Tables Office fédérale de la culture, Helmhaus, Zurich.
Convention des éditeurs indépendants Théatre 2.21, Lausanne.
Intérieur, neige with Nicolas Giraud, Cneaï=, Paris.
The book Affair Metricubi, Venise.
Galerie J C,honology Hard hat, Geneva.
Festival Fumetto with Miriam Sturzenegger, Lucern.
Born in Bern with Olivier Mosset, Kunsthall, Berne.
Wallpaperism with Nick Oberthaller, Motel Campo, Geneva.
Leaves with Susanne Bürner, South London Gallery, London.
2010 Boabooks SILS, Rotterdam.
3. Zürcher Zine Sezession Corner College, Zurich.
Tirage limité 2 Palais de Rumine, Lausanne.
Marie-Louise with Laurent Kropf Piano Nobile, Geneva
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Salon Light 7 Le point Ephémère, Paris.
Convention des éditeurs indépendants Théatre 2.21, Lausanne.
Mice Pack with Florian Javet, Espace Curtat, Lausanne.
The Fog is a Light Darkness Detektiv Bureau, Lucern.
2009 2. Zürcher Zine Sezession Corner College, Zurich.
Salon Light 6 Le point Ephémère, Paris
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Convention des éditeurs indépendants Théatre 2.21, Lausanne
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One Day Self Publishing Fair,Motto Bookshop, Berlin.
Total reflection… with Jérémie Gindre, Florence Lowey, Paris.
Book Lauch with Frédéric Post, Kunstgriff, Zurich
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2008 1. Zürcher Zine Sezession Corner College, Zurich
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Group Exhibitions
2013 The Ride curated by Raphaël Julliard at Zoo Galerie Nantes, Curtat Tunnel Lausanne and Schwarzwaldalle Basel.
Sir Thomas Trope curated by Aurélien Mole and Julien Tiberi
Villa du Parc, Annemasse.
D'après Giorgio curated by Luca Lo Pinto
Casa Museo Giorgio de Chirico, Rome.
2012 Image/machine curated by Nicolas Giraud
Galerie Maxence Malbois, Paris.
The death of a president, a carpet and others stories…
Orchard Windows Gallery, New York.
Cosmotopia curated by Donatella Bernardi
Bâtiment d'art Contemporain, Geneva.
2011 Close-Up curated by Yann Chateigné, Tiphanie Blanc, Guillaume Pilet
Forde, Geneva.
Made in Genève curated by Véronique Goncerut Estèbe
Bibliothèque d’Art et d’Archéologie, Geneva.
2010 Perroquet tout s’écroule curated by Dominique Hugon
Echallens 13, Lausanne.
Le livre ouvert curated by Stéphane Le Mercier
ESBAS, Strasbourg.
2009 Tensegrity Agent double, Geneva.
Is a Show, is a Shop, is a Book curated by Maja Wismer
Latvian Center, Riga.
2008 Die Wiederholdung der Zeichen curated by Fanny Gonella
*Kurator, Rapperswil.
Le troisième paradis curated by Jeanne Granger and Géraldine Longueville
Glassobox hors les murs.
Booked Up!
New Jerseyy, Basel.
Art cannot be unthaugt curated by Caterina Riva
La Rada, Locarno.
La marge d’erreur curated by Le Bureau/
La Synagogue de Delme.
Ça prend Les Halles, Porrentruy – Espace d’art contemporain.
P2P curated by Le Bureau/
Casino Luxembourg – Forum d’art contemporain Luxembourg.
2007 I Will Not Throw Rocks curated by Caterina Riva
FormContent, London.
9 or 10 works I used to like in no order curated by Luca Lo Pinto
Gallery Monitor, Rome.
2006 Open House curated by Karine Tissot
Musée Rath, Geneva.
2005 Produits dérivés curated by Raphaël Julliard
Galerie J, Geneva.
Menu curated by Noah Stolz
la Fabbrica Lozone & la Rada, Locarno.
2004 Mezzocielo Institut Suisse, Rome.
Christine curated by Marie Sacconi
Container ECAV, Sierre.
Réouverture Duplex, Geneva.
Entrez ! curated by Françoise Mamie and Hélène Mariéthoz
Villa Bernasconi, Lancy.
Awards, Residency and Workshops
2012 New York residency, Contemporary Art Fund of Geneva State.
Blank Book Makers, FMAC, City of Geneva and Swiss Lottery.
2011 Workshop at The Royal Institute of Art Stockholm.
Workshop at the Geneva University of Art and Design.
Workshop at the National School of Fine Arts, Lyon.
2010 Workshop at the School of Decorative Arts, Strasbourg.
2009 Lissignol Grant City of Geneva.
Selected bibliography and publications
"Back Cover" p. 49 printemps/été, 2009
"Saga" Tissu n.6 with Carla Demierre and Fabienne Radi, 2009
"Berührungspunkte/correspondences" editionfink, 2009
"Géométrie Sale" Tissu n.5 with Carla Demierre and Fabienne Radi, 2008
"Revue d’artiste, une séléction" Association Arcade et Lendroit, 2008
"Ça prend" in. Kunstbulletin, Mars 2008
"Block 2008" with Georg Rutishauer and Andrea Thal, editionfink, 2007
"You never get a second chance to…" in. revue Tissu 3, 2006
"Comment écrire pour Jasper Johns" Michel Butor, 2005
"ECAL Graphic Design" Ecal, 2005
"Type-one" p. 162-163, Die Gestalten Verlag, Berlin 2004
"Nero magazine" n.2, p. 23-26, Rome, 2003
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