Correspondences: de Appel 1975–2025, edited by Hannah Cheney and Martha Jager, is now available!

Correspondences: de Appel 1975–2025 traces the relational history of de Appel, an institution that was at the forefront of the development of performance and media-based practices following its founding in Amsterdam in 1975.

Drawing on 50 years of letters, telegrams, postcards, faxes, and emails sent to and by de Appel, Correspondences: de Appel 1975-2025 traces the networks, collaborations, and exchanges that have shaped the Amsterdam institution’s exhibitions, performances, publications, and programs. The book features over 100 correspondents, as well as written contributions by Alice Butler, Alison Burstein, Annet Dekker, and Susan Gibb & Brian Fuata exploring the role of the archive and correspondence in shaping artistic practices.

An archival display will accompany the launch of the book, on view at Printed Matter from November 10–20, 2026. Three letters from Carolee Schneemann are currently on view in the display which traces the transatlantic exchanges and artistic relationships that helped shape the institution.

For more information on the publication and related programming, click here.

Water Light / Water Needle, 1966