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Studio

{ths} was founded 1999 by Thomas Schostok. {ths} works at the crossroads of art and graphic design. The studio is based in Essen, West Germany. In 2002 he started the Cape Arcona Type Foundry with co-founder Stefan Claudius.

Books

{ths} has released 2 monograph’s to date
2008, ›{ths} Mr. Trash‹, Sold out
2008, ›{ths} Hard Blow‹, Rojo® Editions

Group Exhibitions

2010, ‘Erotica’ MARGINAL, Vejle, Denmark
2010, ‘Mirabilia’ KALPANY, ROJO artspace, Milano, Italy
2010, ‘Trash Amok’ MARGINAL, Vejle, Denmark
2009, Zimmermann & Heitmann, Düsseldorf, Germany
2008, ›In a Box?‹, Traffic Design Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2008, ›Hard Blow/YAH3‹, Berlin, Germany
2005, ›WIMP Remixed‹, UK
2005, ›44 Boards‹, USA
2005, ›Ranger Bastards‹, Indonesia
2004, ›Urban-Act 2‹, Studio 14, Rome, Italy
2004, ›X-Care‹, Eslite Vision Gallery, Taipei City, Taiwan
2004, Galerie ART LOFT, Port/Biel-Bienne, Switzerland
2003, Lucky Strike Lanes,USA
2003, Galerie Ralph Schriever, Cologne, Germany
2003, ›We are all Messenger‹, Foundry, Sydney, Australia
2003, ›King Big‹, CIRCUIT, CCCB.org, Barcelona, Spain
2002, ›Pussies+Astronauts‹, 55DSL, New York City, USA

Solo Exhibitions

2010, ‘Hail to the King, Baby!’ @ ‘Out of STH’, Gallery BWA Awangarda, Wroclaw, Poland
2010, ›For All Is Vanity – Part 2‹, KALPANY, ROJO artspace, Milano, Italy
2009, ›For All Is Vanity – Part 1‹, ROJO artspace, Barcelona, Spain
2004, ›Midnight in Magic Kingdom‹, Espai Pupu, Barcelona, Spain
2004, ›WeShow!‹, Spaced-Out Gallery, Essen, Germany
2003, ›Sell Your soul‹, Hotel Hell Galerie, Essen, Germany
2003, ›4bis1‹, Figaro, Barcelona, Spain

Lectures

2010, ›{ths}: Art and Typography‹, Galeria Design – BWA Wrocław, Poland
2010, ›Reflektor 3: Spieltrieb‹, FH Dortmund, Germany
2006, ›33PT‹, FH Dortmund, Germany
2006, ›Speaker’s Corner‹, Münster, Germany
2004, ›BD4D‹, Mannheim, Germany

Published works (selected)

Type Addicted, victionary:workshop limited
Custom Kicks, Laurence King Publishing
New Typographics…, Pie Books
The 1000 Journals Project, Chronicle Books
Data Pilot 1.0
On Barcelona, Actar
Slanted Magazine
Bulgaria Magazine
Nihao
Vierkant Magazin
rebel:art #01
Clubspottin 3.0
Bloodwars Magazine
Bloodwars, Volume One
Computer Arts Project
Computer Arts
Rethink Redesign Reconstruct
Salir Magazine
Cold, Rojo®
Revista AB Magazine
FreeFonts!
WebDesign Magazine
PAGE
Creative Review Mag
XFUNS Magazine
eDesign Magazine
DigitalXposure
PortfoliosOnline
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