Arman

Arman died on this date in 2005, at the age of 76.

This week on Tumblr: Collections

http://artistsbooksandmultiples.tumblr.com/tagged/collections

Daniel Spoerri | Faux Arman par Spoerri

Daniel Spoerri
Faux Arman par Spoerri
Vrai Puces, 1976
20.32 x 53.34 x 7.62 cm.
Edition of 600 signed, titled and dated copies

Faux Arman might be read as a tribute, parody, or a simply a conflation of styles.

Arman | Accumulation

Arman
Accumulation
Munich/New York City:Edition Schellmann/John Gibson, 1973
45 × 30 × 5 cm
Edition of 100 signed and numbered copies [+ 10 AP]

Arman | Paintbox

Arman
Paintbox
New York City, USA/Tokyo, Japan: Abrams Original Editions/Akira Ikeda Gallery,1970
9 x 53 x 46 cm
Edition of 125 signed and numbered copies

A wooden paint box housing four accumulations in resin (paint tubes, watercolours, brushes and pencils), two silkscreens on plexiglass, an offset lithograph on paper, and an etching on paper. The prints are each signed and numbered and the and resin works are incised with a signature and number. Estimated value: $8000 US.

Nouveaux Réalistes Box

[various artists]
N.R.
Milan, Italy: Ars Viva Edition, Milan, 1973
60.5 x 53 cm.
Edition of 600 signed, dated, numbered and inscribed copies


An artificial leather case with multiples by eleven artists affiliated with the Nouveaux Réalistes: Henri Deschamps, Niki de St Phalle, Mimmo Rotella, Jacques Mahé de La Villeglé, Raymond Hains, Arman, Francois Dufrêne, César, Pierre Restany and Daniel Spoerri. Valued at between four and six thousand dollars, the set includes nine prints, a work on plexi and a bronze cast.

The Small Utopia. Ars Multiplicata

The exhibition The Small Utopia. Ars Multiplicata opened a month ago at the Fondazione Prada in Venice, and continues until November 25th. Curated by art historian and critic Germano Celant (whose dedication to the subject of artists' books, multiples, records and video dates back at least forty years), the exhibition appears to be the largest and most comprehensive ever mounted on the subject. Covering a period of 75 years, beginning in the early 20th century and continuing until 1975, the show features over six hundred works in an exploration of "the idea of uniqueness in art and in its perception, through the multiplication not just of the objects themselves but also of the different means used for its distribution, from artist’s books to magazines and from experimental cinema to radio."

The sprawling exhibition includes Andy Warhol's Brillo Boxes and Heinz Tomato Ketchup Boxes, Man Ray's Obstruction and Cadeau, Arman's Ordures au Naturel and Poubelle, Joseph Beuys' Felt Suits and Sled, a recreation of the European Fluxus Mail-Order Warehouse, Marcel Duchamp's Boîte-en-valise (three copies) and most (if not all) of the Readymades, Richard Hamilton's The Critic Laughs (again, three copies), several cans of Manzoni's Merde d'Artista, Pyramid by Roy Lichtenstein, ten Oat Flowers by Meret Oppenheim, Wedding Souvenir by Claes Oldenburg (enough slices to produce a full cake!), a whole stack of his Geometric Mouse and London Knees. Also included are collections such as the Nouveaux Realistes’ suitcase, Seven Objects in a Box, Fluxus ephemera, Futurist fashion, Bauhaus books and hundreds of other classics.