“N” is the sixth issue of Provence, an eight-issue magazine “dedicated to hobbies,” produced in Nice. In the art world, where the line between work and free time rarely exists at all, the editors of Provence have deemed it necessary to “open up some space to reflect on creation and recreation. Pursuing hobbies is a chance to switch sides, to find another vantage point from which to look back at our assumed positions, at our own operations within the discourse of contemporary art.”

Each issue is named for a different letter of the magazine’s title. The sixth issue, “N” takes the form of “The 2012 Provence Noir Set,” seven distinct sets of hand-painted unique porcelain tableware. Each set includes six or more pieces of porcelain, individually hand painted in the traditional style of Provence Noire. Each piece of porcelain depicts drawings, patterns, and styles developed in collaboration with Lina Grumm and Hans-Christian Lotz.