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'''Malik-Verlag''' (Ger: ''Der Malik-Verlag'') was a German publishing house that existed from 1916 to 1947 and focused on political, anti-fascist, and [[avant-garde]] art as well as [[Communism|communist]] literature.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Photobibliothek.ch - John Heartfield: Malik-Verlag |url=https://photobibliothek.ch/seite010a1.html |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=photobibliothek.ch}}</ref> It is named after the novel Der Malik by [[Else Lasker-Schüler]]. In 1983, it was relaunched under the new name, Neuer Malik Verlag, by Thies Ziemke, however was sold to Piper Verlag in 1996 where it continued under the 'Malik Verlag' imprint.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Malik |url=https://www.piper.de/verlag/malik |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=www.piper.de}}</ref>
'''Malik-Verlag''' (Ger: ''Der Malik-Verlag'') was a German publishing house founded by [[Wieland Herzfelde]] and existed from 1916 to 1947. It primiarly focused on political, anti-fascist, and [[avant-garde]] art as well as [[Communism|communist]] literature.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Photobibliothek.ch - John Heartfield: Malik-Verlag |url=https://photobibliothek.ch/seite010a1.html |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=photobibliothek.ch}}</ref>
It's name derives from the novel Der Malik by [[Else Lasker-Schüler]]. In 1983, it was relaunched under the new name, Neuer Malik Verlag, by Thies Ziemke, however was sold to Piper Verlag in 1996 where it continued under the 'Malik Verlag' imprint.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Malik |url=https://www.piper.de/verlag/malik |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=www.piper.de}}</ref>


The books published with Malik-Verlag were made popular due to their innovative dust jackets designed by [[John Heartfield]] who used the technique of [[photomontage]] and specially-designed typefaces.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Zervigón |first=Andrés Mario |url=https://doi.org/10.7208/chicago/9780226981789.001.0001 |title=John Heartfield and the Agitated Image |date=2012 |publisher=University of Chicago Press |isbn=978-0-226-98177-2}}</ref>
The books published with Malik-Verlag were made popular due to their innovative dust jackets designed by [[John Heartfield]] who used the technique of [[photomontage]] and specially-designed typefaces.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Zervigón |first=Andrés Mario |url=https://doi.org/10.7208/chicago/9780226981789.001.0001 |title=John Heartfield and the Agitated Image |date=2012 |publisher=University of Chicago Press |isbn=978-0-226-98177-2}}</ref>

The books and materials of Malik-Verlag were notoriously part of the 1930s Nazi [[Nazi book burnings|Nazi book burning]] campaigns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MoMA {{!}} The Collection {{!}} Malik-Verlag, Berlin |url=https://www.moma.org/s/ge/collection_ge/artist/artist_id-11705_role-3_thumbs.html |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=MoMA.org |language=en}}</ref>


== Publications ==
== Publications ==

Revision as of 18:55, 29 December 2024

Malik-Verlag logo.

Malik-Verlag (Ger: Der Malik-Verlag) was a German publishing house founded by Wieland Herzfelde and existed from 1916 to 1947. It primiarly focused on political, anti-fascist, and avant-garde art as well as communist literature.[1]

It's name derives from the novel Der Malik by Else Lasker-Schüler. In 1983, it was relaunched under the new name, Neuer Malik Verlag, by Thies Ziemke, however was sold to Piper Verlag in 1996 where it continued under the 'Malik Verlag' imprint.[2]

The books published with Malik-Verlag were made popular due to their innovative dust jackets designed by John Heartfield who used the technique of photomontage and specially-designed typefaces.[3]

The books and materials of Malik-Verlag were notoriously part of the 1930s Nazi Nazi book burning campaigns.[4]

Publications

Magazines

  • Neue Jugend (1916–1917)
  • Everyone has their own football (1919)
  • Die Pleite (1919–1920)
  • Der Gegner (1919 to 1922)
  • Neue deutsche Blätter (1933–1935)

Series

  • Small revolutionary library (1920–1923)
  • Red Novel Series (1921–1924)
  • Collection of revolutionary stage works (1921–1923)
  • Below and Above (1921–1923)
  • The Fairy Tales of the Poor (1923–1924)
  • Science and Society (1924)
  • Malik Library (1924–1926)

References

  1. ^ "Photobibliothek.ch - John Heartfield: Malik-Verlag". photobibliothek.ch. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  2. ^ "Malik". www.piper.de. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  3. ^ Zervigón, Andrés Mario (2012). John Heartfield and the Agitated Image. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-98177-2.
  4. ^ "MoMA | The Collection | Malik-Verlag, Berlin". MoMA.org. Retrieved 2024-12-29.