Führ 4 für vier
€1,750.00
*Führ 4 für vier*, published in 1969, is an iconic collaborative work that completely blurs the boundaries between concrete poetry and concrete art. Edited by Jürgen Brenner and Kurt Weidemann, this large-format book-object brings together an international selection of the most important avant-garde voices of the 1960s. The work is not merely an anthology but a tactile and visual experiment where transparent sheets, serigraphs, and typographic compositions overlap. Featuring contributions from major figures such as Ian Hamilton Finlay, Eugen Gomringer, and François Morellet, it functions as a total work of art questioning the structural essence of language and form. The edition was strictly limited, and each copy was personally signed by all participating artists, confirming its status as a historical document. For the collector of concrete art and conceptual publications, this is an absolute cornerstone. Its physical execution as a blockbook with silver accents reflects the machine-like and minimalist aesthetics of the era.
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Garnier, Pierre
Finlay, Ian Hamilton
Gomringer, Eugen
Mon, Franz
Rühm, Gerhard
Kolář, Jiří
Spatola, Adriano
Williams, Emmett
Morellet, François
Kriwit, Ferdinand
Ulrichs, Timm
Führ 4 für vier
1969 | Stuttgart | Cantz
A unique total work of art of the concrete avant-garde, signed by the participating grandmasters.
*Führ 4 für vier*, published in 1969, is an iconic collaborative work that completely blurs the boundaries between concrete poetry and concrete art. Edited by Jürgen Brenner and Kurt Weidemann, this large-format book-object brings together an international selection of the most important avant-garde voices of the 1960s. The work is not merely an anthology but a tactile and visual experiment where transparent sheets, serigraphs, and typographic compositions overlap. Featuring contributions from major figures such as Ian Hamilton Finlay, Eugen Gomringer, and François Morellet, it functions as a total work of art questioning the structural essence of language and form. The edition was strictly limited, and each copy was personally signed by all participating artists, confirming its status as a historical document. For the collector of concrete art and conceptual publications, this is an absolute cornerstone. Its physical execution as a blockbook with silver accents reflects the machine-like and minimalist aesthetics of the era.
€1,750
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Artist’s copy no. LXIX of LXX, within a total edition of 150 copies, signed by all artists.
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150
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No. LXIX
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*Führ 4 für vier* presents a series of autonomous yet interconnected contributions exploring the relationship between text, image, and medium. The book opens with typographic experiments by the pioneers of concrete poetry, where the visual arrangement of words is more important than semantic meaning. The focus then shifts to concrete art, with works playing with geometric abstraction and optical effects. Through the use of transparent materials, the reader can overlay different layers, creating new compositions. Texts by authors like Franz Mon and Gerhard Rühm challenge the conventional reading experience by deconstructing language into its smallest units. Central to the work is the belief that art should be an objective, methodical construction. The work concludes with a manifesto-like synthesis of the participating artists. The atmosphere is analytical, modern, and uncompromisingly experimental.
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