THE KIPPENBERGER CHALLENGE

is an open invitation to equal Martin Kippenberger's average annual printed output of

  7.45 books.

Participants can begin at any time and announce the start date of their attempt by emailing

  mail@sevenpointfourfivebooks.eu

7.45 Books promotes collections of 7.45 books at art book fairs and exhibitions in addition to a touring library.

Recent hosts of the library include Moveable Types, Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam, Jan van Eyck Academie, Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, De Appel and The Tetley.

Recent exhibitions including 7.45 Books are The Best Dutch Book Designs 2015, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; World Book Design 2014 – 15, Printing Museum, Tokyo; Lajevardi collection, Tehran; and The Best Dutch Book Designs 2014, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam

If you would like to support this initiative or show your thanks, you can buy it a coffee here.
BOOKSHOP CHALLENGERS NEWS
Matt Antoniak
1 Feb. 2022 – 1 Feb. 2023

Éric Aubertin
2 Sept. 2020 – 2 Sept. 2021

Jacqueline Bebb
18 Mar. 2013 – 18 Mar. 2014

9 × Belgian Challengers
1 Aug. 2018 – 1 Aug. 2019


Doug Bowen
2 July 2021 – 2 July 2022

Christopher Branson
3 Jan. 2017 – 3 Jan. 2018


Christopher Branson
14 Apr. 2018 – 14 Apr. 2019


Christopher Branson
1 Oct. 2019 – 1 Oct. 2020


Christopher Branson
1 Dec. 2020 – 1 Dec. 2021


Gertie Clark
1 Dec. 2016 – 1 Dec. 2017

Albert Coers
3 July 2020 – 3 Dec. 2021

Guylaine Couture
1 Mar. 2018 – 1 Mar. 2019

Kate Cowin
31 May 2023 – 31 May 2024

Anne Vincent Dijkstra
1 Dec. 2018 – 1 Dec. 2019

Elena Etter
29 Jan. 2019 – 29 Jan. 2020

Thomas Eykemans
1 Apr. 2018 – 1 Apr. 2019

Constanza F
12 Mar. 2018 – 12 Mar. 2019

Alex Farrar
18 Mar. 2013 – 18 Mar. 2014

Apsara Flury
2 Feb. 2021 – 2 Feb. 2022

Joe Gilmore
7 July 2016 – 7 July 2017


Joe Gilmore
2 Feb. 2018 – 2 Feb. 2019


Aylwin Greenwood-Lambert
7 Oct. 2014 – 7 Oct. 2015

Miriam Hancill
1 Feb. 2022 – 1 Feb. 2023

Joshua Hart
20 June 2015 – 20 June 2016


Joshua Hart
20 June 2016 – 20 June 2017


Joshua Hart
20 June 2017 – 20 June 2018


Joshua Hart
20 June 2018 – 20 June 2019


Joshua Hart
20 June 2019 – 20 June 2020

Lou Hazelwood
23 July 2015 – 23 July 2016


S J Hockett
1 Feb. 2019 – 1 Feb. 2020

Oliver Hull and Celeste Njoo
8 May 2016 – 8 May 2017

Yvan Hydar
13 Sept. 2021 – 13 Sept. 2022

JJAWG
18 Nov. 2020 – 18 Nov. 2021


James Langdon
17 Oct. 2019 – 17 Oct. 2020


Bernd Kuchenbeiser
1 Jan. 2018 – 1 Jan. 2019

Andrew McQuiston
1 Jan. 2021 – 1 Jan. 2022

Harry Meadley
14 Apr. 2013 – 14 Apr. 2014

Matthew Merrick
25 Apr. 2020 – 25 Apr. 2021

Meghann Ney
1 Mar. 2018 – 1 Mar. 2019

Pepe Petropoulos
1 Feb. 2017 – 1 Feb. 2018

Martyn Rainford
8 Jan. 2021 – 8 Jan. 2022

Katya Robin
7 Mar. 2015 – 7 Mar. 2016

Martín La Roche
21 Sept. 2016 – 21 Sept. 2017

Martín La Roche
1 Mar. 2018 – 1 Mar. 2019

Martín La Roche
1 Mar. 2019 – 1 Mar. 2020

Martín La Roche
1 Mar. 2020 – 1 Mar. 2021

Romeu Silveira
13 Jan. 2022 – 13 Jan. 2023

David Steans
24 Apr. 2014 – 24 Apr. 2015

Guus van der Velden
4 Oct. 2018 – 4 Oct. 2019

Josh Whitaker
17 Aug. 2013 – 17 Aug. 2014

Will + Erik
1 Oct. 2020 – 1 Oct. 2021

David Wise
1 Mar. 2018 – 1 Mar. 2019

Kat Wong
1 Jan. 2021 – 1 Jan. 2022

Chaoran Xu
26 June 2023 – 26 June 2024