Between Poetry and Painting
London: Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), 1965. First edition. Plastic spiral bound square 8vo in wrappers printed in red and black. Pages printed in black on white stock. 84 pp. To which is added a booklet stapled at top left corner of the same size printed in black on dark yellow paper. Unpaginated [14 pp.].
Catalogue issued on the occasion of this 1965 landmark exhibition examining the impact of poetry as it relates to art. Held at Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) in London October 22–November 27 and curated by the inimitable Jasia Reichardt. With a long list of contributing artists, including Pierre Albert-Birot, Nanni Balestrini, Thomas Bayrle, Claus Bremer, Henri Chopin, Bob Cobbing, Kenelm Cox, Klaus-Peter Dienst, Rolf-Gunter Dienst, Reinhard Döhl, Tom Edmonds, Ian Hamilton Finlay, John Furnival, Heinz Gappmayr, Pierre Garnier, P. A. Gette, Eugen Gomringer, Raoul Hausmann, Bernard Heidsieck, Josef Hirsal, Dom Sylvester Houédard, Ernst Jandl, Thomas Kabdeboì, Jirí Kolár, Ferdinand Kriwet, John Latham, Roberto Altmann, Isidore Isou, Maurice Lemaître, Gio Minola, Roland Sabatier, Jacques Spacagna, Hansjörg Mayer, Franz Mon, Edwin Morgan, Ronaldo Azeredo, Augusto de Campos, Haroldo de Campos, Mao Pignatari, Pedro Xisto, Ladislav Novak, Antonio Porta, Romano Ragazzi, Josua Reichert, Diter Rot, Gerhard Rühm, John Sharkey, and Hans Staudacher among others. Includes an introductory essay by Jasia Reichardt, historical information on the Lettrist Movement and the Noigrandes Group, and biographies of each contributing artist. Includes Dom Sylvester Houédard’s chronology expanding on the same topic.
Artifact Vibration Standard Score: 8.1.
Faint spotting and staining to front and rear covers, including a thin black pen mark, and bumps to corners. Very good. Stapled booklet with faint diagonal fold line at upper left front, rust to staple, and bumps to corners. Very good. Item 1185.
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