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This is the Cover of the Book

George Brecht - This is the Cover of the Book
In his “Book” George Brecht describes the specific nature of each single page, in a gesture that renders the printed matter a tautological object.
Fluxus artist George Brecht is one of the originators of the “participatory” art movement, in which artwork can only be experienced through the active involvement of the viewer. He is also widely considered to be an important precursor to conceptual art. In his “Book” he describes the specific nature of each single page, in a gesture that renders the printed matter a tautological object. Brecht originally conceived his book in 1964, but did not publish it until 1972, the year he moved to Cologne. This reprint aims to make this thought-provoking and witty artists' book available again in an affordable version that accurately follows the original layout.
George Brecht (1926-2008) was an American conceptual artist and avantgarde composer. Originally trained as a chemist, his work engages with concepts from the fields of both art and science, with a strong interest in matters such as chance and paradoxes. He studied with John Cage at the New School for Social Research and is one of the main figures of the Fluxus movement. He is well known for his sculptural compositions of everyday objects and for his events based on written instructions, the event scores.

See also Frédéric Valabrègue: George Brecht, histoire d'un effacement; Erik Avert: George Brecht, vers un art transdisciplinaire.
Edited by Moritz Küng.

Graphic design: Ariadna Serrahima.
 
published in March 2017
English edition
32 pages
 
ISBN : 978-84-945901-1-5
EAN : 9788494590115
 
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