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Thursday, June 2, 2011
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Hamish Fulton, Ajawaan, Art Metropole, Canada, 1987
Brit walk artist Hamish Fulton estimates that since 1969 he has made walks in 26 countries. This publication is the documentation of an 8-day walk in Central Saskatchewan, Canada, by way of Lake Ajawaan in August, 1985. Superimposed on the panoramic image of the lake are columns of four letter words related to the natural environment. 7.5" (H) 52.25" (W) |
Richard Meade (USA) & Jurgen Olbrich (Germany), Los Angeles Photo-Copy-Strip, 1985, photocopy
Carlos Pileggi, Pulga: Parque Vitória, 2010, photocopy, Sao Paulo, Brazil
About this 2-sided accordion the artist says, "Pulga Parque Vitória is a compilation of notes and drawings that were made in the past four years at my grandparent’s house. It deals with the passage of time, preservation of memory and the sentimental value that a simple household object can build or gather throughout time.” 6" (H) 59.5" (W) For images of other zines and books by Pileggi see: zines - a set on Flickr |
Kurt Ryslavy, Hambourgeois, screen print, Brussels, 1988
Kurt Reslavy was born in Austria in 1961 and now lives in Belgium. This 2-sided accordion mixes text and image in a cool expressionist swirl. For more info about this painter and conceptual artist see: Kurt Ryslavy 10.25" (H) 27.5" (W) |