if then else
![Grey covers of LAb[au]’s two-volume If Then Else exhibition catalogue with a fluorescent yellow band.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb1d51_53daa4c878a44e0b84f6d50c6201744a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1960,h_920,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/fb1d51_53daa4c878a44e0b84f6d50c6201744a~mv2.jpg)
CREDITS
Published on the occasion of LAb[au]’s solo exhibition
If Then Else, 28.09.2019–04.01.2020
Casino Luxembourg – Forum d’art contemporain
Curated by Kevin Muhlen
Designed by LAb[au]
Published by Casino Luxembourg – Forum d’art contemporain
DETAILS
Volume 1: IF THEN
128 pages, including five conceptual statements:
True: False
Chance: Error
general views of the exhibition
double pages of the exhibited artworks
General views of the exhibition and
double-page presentations of the exhibited works.
Includes a presentation of Zaît Wuert ,
the permanent public artwork commissioned by Casino Luxembourg
Volume 2: ELSE
72 pages, including an
and presentations of projects not included in the exhibition.
200 pages in total
21 × 29.5 cm, softcover
Bilingual edition: English and French
ISBN 978-2-919790-05-0
BUY
The catalogue is available through selected art bookshops and distributors.
SYNOPSIS
IF THEN brings together the works presented in the exhibition: if a work appears in this volume, then it formed part of the exhibition. ELSE extends this proposition by situating the exhibition within the broader history of LAb[au], presenting projects that were not included in the show but remain essential to the development of the artistic practice.
Held together by a fluorescent yellow band, the two volumes form a single conditional statement. Their deliberately simple production avoids the conventions of the glossy exhibition catalogue, keeping the publication materially direct and accessible.
The publication thus both documents the solo exhibition and contextualises it within LAb[au]’s ongoing investigation of art, language, systems and algorithmic logic.
![Sample pages from the IF THEN and ELSE volumes of LAb[au]’s If Then Else exhibition catalogue.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb1d51_b50f4d552203436996b0afcc88c1473d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1232,h_954,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/fb1d51_b50f4d552203436996b0afcc88c1473d~mv2.jpg)
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