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Announcing Show and Tell Editions (Heart Fine Art Ltd) first artist book.
Only 25 uk pounds each for
Friedman,Ken
52 Events
Edinburgh, Show and Tell Editions
Ken Friedman's events are a classic example of the subtle, multivalent art form known as intermedia.
Friedman's projects began as "things without names, things that jumped over the boundaries between ideas and actions, between the manufacture of objects and books, between philosophy and literature."
This edition documents Ken Friedman's contribution to the early days of intermedia and conceptual art. The original Fluxus edition of Friedman's Events was planned in 1966 for publication in the spring of 1967. Edited and designed by George Maciunas, the 1967 Fluxus edition waited on a large-scale printing order that never materialized. While waiting for the Fluxus edition, Friedman began exhibiting his event scores and circulating them in small editions of various kinds.
In 1973, the University of California at Davis organized an exhibition exclusively composed of Friedman's events. This exhibition marked the first time that a Fluxus artist presented an exhibition comprised solely of text-based events. The exhibition toured the world in the 1970s, with editions of scores appearing in English and in translation. When the premature death of George Maciunas ended the Fluxus publishing program, Friedman continued to work with the event structure, adding to the corpus of events in a continuing series.
Show and Tell Editions of Edinburgh has gathered a selection of 52 events for a calendar diary for the year 2002. This 140 x 158 mm artist's book and diary was developed and designed by Paul Robertson. The book is comprised of 118 pages plus card wrappers and a dust jacket. The book includes 9 pages of detailed notes by the artist. These historically important notes by the youngest member of the classical Fluxus group shed fascinating light on the events and on Fluxus.
This multiple edition consists of 250 signed and numbered copies, together with 10 deluxe examples, and 2 artist proof examples. All copies sold from this site are in fine condition from the original edition.
25 uk pounds plus 4 uk pounds shipping
In the original Fluxus spirit, Show and Tell Editions has also published the project in a free electronic edition. This is an open edition with the complete contents of the book. It is available for download as a .pdf file.
Download the electronic edition of 52 Events here..
You will require acrobat reader (www.adobe.com/acrobat) for a free copy of this software) to access this file (it is 195K in size so may take a minute to download if your connection is 56K or slower) And then order with confidence.
To order this book contact Show and Tell Editions here.
The deluxe edition of the book is currently in production and will consist of the book placed within a handmade wooden box with added wooden objects designed by Ken Friedman. Each box has a stampeld/engraved metal label and will be numbered I - X . Two of these deluxe editions have already been ordered and this short edition is liekly to sellout quickly - the price will be 195 uk pounds each plus packing/shipping at cost. Again t o order the deluxe edition contact Show and Tell Editions here.
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AND TELL EDITIONS
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