Kilometer Zero

This article is about the international artist collective. For other uses, see Kilometer zero (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Kilometre Zero.
Westerners dressed in traditional Chinese factory uniforms. May 2005, Beijing.

Kilometer Zero is a collective of international artists and writers that produces magazines, theatre, and artistic performances. It was founded in Paris, France, at the Shakespeare and Company bookstore in 2000.[1] The group operates as an association under the French laws of 1901. The name derives from 'Kilometre Zero', the point in front of Notre Dame cathedral.

The Kilometer Zero magazine was created as an advertising free creative and political platform. Contributors have included Noam Chomsky, Ralph Nader, Dennis Cooper, Tom Tomorrow, Daniel Stedman, CD Wright, and Sparkle Hayter. Kilometer Zero has produced performances in Paris, London, Brooklyn, Amsterdam, Marseille, and Beijing.

The founding of Kilometer Zero is documented in Jeremy Mercer's novel Time Was Soft There, published in 2005 by St. Martin's Press.[2]

  1. ^ Elizabeth Reichert (March 2002). "New journals". Paris Voice. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  2. ^ Time Was Soft There book details at publisher's site.