Join us to celebrate 10 years of Rab-Rab Press, an independent publishing platform that redefines the relationship between experimental art, radical politics, and critical inquiry. Over three days, the Museum of Impossible Forms is proud to present a dedicated program featuring an exhibition, a book launch, talks, music, and a sale of books and posters.
Founded in Helsinki in 2014 by Sezgin Boynik, Rab-Rab Press has built an international reputation for its bold editorial approach and cutting edge content—combining experimental art and leftist politics with scholarly rigor and a punk ethos. Its flagship publication, Rab-Rab: Journal of Political and Formal Inquiries in Art, alongside nearly 40 books, continues to push the boundaries of publishing.
The celebration opens with an exhibition showcasing ten years of Rab-Rab’s work, including periodicals, books, objects, and posters that provide a comprehensive overview of the press’s achievements. This marks the first Rab-Rab retrospective in Helsinki. The evening will conclude with a DJ set by Grrrt, the force behind the Red Wig label and a long-time collaborator with iconic bands such as The Ex and Dog Faced Hermans.
The program continues with the launch of the first issue of ULTRA-RED: A Journal of Militant Sound Inquiry, an ambitious project by veterans of political sound art. This journal engages with popular education and collective listening practices. The day will also feature Ott Kagovere, a long time collaborator of Rab-Rab Press, who will give a lecture ‘On Materialist Aspects of Book Design’. And a conversation between Sezgin Boynik and Giovanna Esposito Yussif about Rab-Rab’s future.
The final day invites attendees to enjoy the exhibition, browse the books, listen to music, and share a warm cup of glögi!
Rab-Rab Press is an independent publishing platform based in Helsinki. Rab-Rab’s editorial work and publications expose forgotten and marginalised histories and bring together the work of artists and leftist thinkers. Rab-Rab’s editorial work connects free jazz with communism, zaum with revolution, and punk with suprematism. Over the past decade, the press has published nearly 40 books and collaborated with organizations such as Kuti Kuti (Helsinki), OEI (Stockholm), Contradictions (Prague), and the Harun Farocki Institut (Berlin). Rab-Rab has realized events at institutions worldwide, including: Reina Sofia Museum (Madrid), Haus der Kulturen der Welt (Berlin), the Davis Center at Harvard University (Massachusetts), MayDay Rooms (London), Historical Materialism Conference, (Athens & London), After8Books (Paris), Display and tranzit (Prague), Hägerstensåsens Medborgarhus (Stockholm), kuda.org (Novi Sad), PrintRoom (Rotterdam), among others.
Sezgin Boynik is a writer, editor, and publisher based in Helsinki. Alongside running Rab-Rab Press, he is involved in Pykë-Presje, an independent space in Kosovo using archives to critique nation-state narratives. Boynik also contributes editorially to OEI, a Stockholm-based magazine focused on expanded poetry. His exhibitions include the Museum of Contemporary Art (Ljubljana), SALT Galata (Istanbul), Manifesta 14 (Prishtina), and The Showroom (London).
