Weibel, Peter (ed.)MareMagnum
The Vienna Group: A Moment of Modernity 1954-1960 The Visual Works and the Actions: Friedrich Achleitner, h.c. Artmann, Konrad Bayer, Gerhard Ruhm, Oswald Wiener
Large format, thick, heavy paperback@ 784 pages with many examples of the work of the five artists of the title. Book shows very light wear to corners, uncreased covers, creased spine, solid binding -- impressive for a book this large. Text/interior is clean, neat and free of marking of any kind. Many full page b&w photos of stage perfromances, concrete poetry, collage, an entire section by Ruhm & Wiener "Child & World" of collage with deformed babies and soft core porn/female models,.a weightlifer, a clown, funny faces. Fairly heavy material. Some collages in color, biographical sections at the back of each of the artists. In English & German.
Bookshop Pistil Books Online · Seattle, US90,40 €
