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Jannis Kounellis : Städtisches Museum Mönchengladbach, 11. Mai bis 11. Juni 1978.

Title
Jannis Kounellis : Städtisches Museum Mönchengladbach, 11. Mai bis 11. Juni 1978.
Author
Kounellis, Jannis, 1936-2017.
Publication
[Mönchengladbach] : Städtisches Museum, [1978]

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TextBy appointment only Spencer Coll. Ger. 1978 94-268Schwarzman Building - Print Collection Room 308
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TextBy appointment only Spencer Coll. Ger. 1978 12-225Schwarzman Building - Print Collection Room 308

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Additional Authors
  • Blok, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich, 1880-1921.
  • Städtisches Museum Mönchengladbach
Description
1 box; 20 x 16 x 3 cm.
Summary
Contains 4 sheets ([4] leaves of letterpress: title page and German translation of Aleksandr Blok's poem Skify, with title Die Skythen) and a multiple art object by Kounellis, in which a sparkler mounted on a panel of asbestos sheeting is covered by a sheet of Japanese paper; panel is signed by the artist. In some copies, the sparkler has been burned, staining the underlying panel and burning away the paper covering it.
Alternative Title
  • Kounellis
  • Skythen.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Artists' books – Germany – 20th century.
  • Multiple art.
Note
  • "Diese Kassette entstand nach einem Entwurf von Jannis Kounellis. Sie erscheint in einer numerierten Auflage von 440 Exemplaren"--T.p. verso.
  • "Gesamtherstellung: H. Schlechtriem, Mönchengladbach 1"--T.p. verso.
Indexed In (note)
  • Wye & Weitman. Eye on Europe
Binding (note)
  • Issued in light brown cardboard box lettered in red.
Call Number
Spencer Coll. Ger. 1978 94-268
OCLC
NYPG94-B29393
Author
Kounellis, Jannis, 1936-2017.
Title
Jannis Kounellis : Städtisches Museum Mönchengladbach, 11. Mai bis 11. Juni 1978.
Imprint
[Mönchengladbach] : Städtisches Museum, [1978]
Indexed In:
Wye & Weitman. Eye on Europe, p. 104
Local Note
Copy in Spencer Coll. Ger. 1978 94-268: No. 065; sparkler has not been burned and Japanese paper covering is intact.
Copy in Spencer Coll. Ger. 1978 12-225: No. 032; sparkler has been burned and Japanese paper covering is partly burned away.
Binding
Issued in light brown cardboard box lettered in red.
Place of Publication
Germany Mönchengladbach.
Added Author
Blok, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich, 1880-1921. Skify. German.
Städtisches Museum Mönchengladbach.
Added Title
Skythen.
Research Call Number
Spencer Coll. Ger. 1978 94-268
Spencer Coll. Ger. 1978 12-225
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