From Futurism to Fluxus, virtually every twentieth-century avant-garde produced art multiples of some kind, whether to defuse the auratic power of the unique artwork, or to foster a more democratic art culture. The Small Utopia provides a thorough overview of this tendency, looking at Malevich's tea sets, Bauhaus textiles and toys, early audio multiples, Duchamp's readymades, films by Fischinger and Moholy-Nagy, Maciunas' Fluxus kits, Minimalist and Pop art multiples, artist's books and small press magazines, among other ...
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From Futurism to Fluxus, virtually every twentieth-century avant-garde produced art multiples of some kind, whether to defuse the auratic power of the unique artwork, or to foster a more democratic art culture. The Small Utopia provides a thorough overview of this tendency, looking at Malevich's tea sets, Bauhaus textiles and toys, early audio multiples, Duchamp's readymades, films by Fischinger and Moholy-Nagy, Maciunas' Fluxus kits, Minimalist and Pop art multiples, artist's books and small press magazines, among other examples. Some of the field's finest scholars contribute to this volume, including Maria Gough on Russian Productivism; Elena Gigli on Giacomo Balla; Annette Malochet on Sonia Delaunay's Atelier Simultan???; Karen Koehler on Bauhaus; Antonio Somaini on early sound art; Adina Kamien-Kazhdan on readymades; Marie Rebecchi on abstract cinema; Nicholas Fox Weber on Josef and Anni Albers; and Julia Robinson on Nouveau Realisme and Fluxus multiples. A superbly illustrated chronology rounds out this essential and handsome publication.
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Fine Condition. No Jacket, As Issued. 339 pages. Hardcover exhibition catalogue, bound in printed cloth covered boards and issued without a dustjacket. Texts in English. Illustrated. Tight binding, sharp edges and corners on the boards, and a clean, unmarked interior. Published on the occasion of the exhibition held in Venice from July 6-November 25, 2012.
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Very good+ condition. Book. Quarto (4to). 339 pages of text. Hardcover binding with two tiny bumps to the lower part of the spine. No dustjacket, as issued. Contains 524 illustrations, many of which are in color. The text is clean and unmarked. Contributors include: Germano Celant, Mario Gough, Tatyana Vasilevna Kumzerova, Annette Malochet, Karen Koehler, Antonio Somaini, Adina Kamien-Kazhadan, Mari Rebecchi, Julia Robinson, Magdalena Holzhey, Anne Thurmann-Jajes, Liz Kotz, Gianni Emilio Simonetti, Beatriz Colomina, Ulrich Lehmann, Charles Esche, and Chiara Costa. First edition.
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New. 8887029547. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--340 pages; many illustrations, most in color. --with a bonus offer--