George Brecht
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- IMAGE CREDITS
banner: from the Fluxus Poster Project, George Maciunas.
multiples
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- With Alison Knowles and Robert Watts. Screenprint on canvas (46 x 46 cm.). Ca. 50 copies, produced for the exhibition Scissor Bros. Warehouse, at the Rolf Nelson Gallery : Los Angeles 1963.
[Reference: Ruhé M1]
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1963. Cardboard box with Maciunas-designed label (15 x 16 x 4.5 cm.); containing 69 (or more, in later copies) event cards. Fluxus : New York 1963.
[Reference: Ruhé M2]
- 1963. Wood and masonite box with Maciunas-designed label (24 x 22 x 5 cm.), containing scores printed on various sizes of card stock. Fluxus : New York 1963.
[Reference: Ruhé M3]
- 1963-65. Translucent plastic box (in later versions black, or black with a translucent lid) with Maciunas-designed monogram (later label) on the lid (13 x 18 x 3 cm.); containing between 85 and 100 event cards. Fluxus : New York 1963-1965.
[Reference: Ruhé M4]
- 1972. Wood box with black label (14.5 x 20 x 7 cm.), containing 92 event cards (facsimiles of the cards published by Fluxus). Edition 100 copies, signed and numbered. Editions Daniel Templon : Paris 1972.
[Reference: Ruhé M40]
- 1972. Cardboard box (22 x 21 x 4 cm.) with title and artist's name printed in black on top of box. Inside the box a paper envelope contains scores printed on various sizes of card stock. The box contains 98 event cards, the flip book Nut Bone. A Yamfest Movie, and a Parrot Impressions card. John G. Gosling, Parrot Impressions : Surbiton, Surrey 1972.
[Reference: Ruhé M41]
- 1972. Black plastic box (13 x 23 x 5.5 cm.) with title and artist's name printed in black on white label on top of box. Inside the box a paper envelope folder contains 96 scores printed on card stock, including 3 printed white on black, 93 printed black on white, plus Nut Bone. A Yamfest Movie, and a Parrot Impressions card. John G. Gosling, Parrot Impressions : Surbiton, Surrey ca. 1972.
[Reference: Ruhé M42]
- 1986. Cardboard box (17 x 17 x 3 cm.), containing 102 event cards plus envelope with Cloud Scissors. Edition 300 copies. Lebeer Hossmann : Brussels/Hamburg 1986.
[Reference: Ruhé M57]
- 2002. Wood box (13 x 18 x 5 cm.), containing 94 event cards plus 8 cards in an envelope. Edition 100 numbered copies. Gallery 360° : Tokyo 2002.
[Reference: Ruhé M83]
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- Red or blue plastic box (9 x 12 x 2 cm.), containing a 6 minutes tape Fluxus : New York 1964.
[Reference: Ruhé M7]
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Arrow 1964. Flag, sewn fabric with metal grommets. Fluxus : New York ca. 1964.
[Reference: Ruhé M8]
- End 1964. Flag, sewn fabric with metal grommets (70 x 70 cm.). Fluxus : New York ca. 1964.
[Reference: Ruhé M9]
- Middle 1964. Flag, sewn fabric with metal gromrnets (70 x 70 cm.). Fluxus : New York ca. 1964.
[Reference: Ruhé M10]
- Start 1964. Flag, sewn fabric with metal grommets (70 x 70 cm.). Fluxus : New York ca. 1964.
[Reference: Ruhé M11]
- Other flags, as offered in various Fluxus price-lists:
- Entry (never made).
- Exit (never made as a flag, but various unique versions exist).
- No Smoking (never made as a flag, but there is a ready-made sign, 1963, and an offset printed version designed by Maciunas, ca. 1971).
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- Ball Puzzle 1964/1965. Translucent plastic box with Maciunas-designed label on the lid, and another on the bottom of the box (9 x 12 x 3 cm.); containing a black plastic ball and a printed card. Fluxus : New York 1964 or 1965.
[Reference: Ruhé M15]
- Ball Puzzle 1965. 2-Compartment wood box with small Maciunas-designed label inside (28 x 9 x 4 cm.); containing one black plastic ball and a printed card [Find ball under bare foot / Without moving, transfer ball to hand]. Fluxus : New York ca. 1965.
[Reference: Ruhé Ml4]
- Ball Puzzle 1983. Black plastic box from the original Fluxus source (9 x 12 x 2 cm.), containing a wood ball and a reprinted text card; the Maciunas-designed label is a reprint on beige paper. Reissued by ReFlux Editions : New York 1983.
[Reference: Ruhé M51]
- Bead Puzzle 1965. Blue or white plastic box with Maciunas-designed label (9 x 12 x 3 cm.), containing a string of wood, cork and rubber beads, and a printed card [Bead Puzzle / Cut cord so that beads do not separate / Find another solution / Repeat, beyond farthest solution]. Fluxus : New York ca. 1965.
[Reference: Ruhé M16]
- (small version). Bead Puzzle 1965, in combination with Swim Puzzle or Inclined Plane Puzzle. White plastic box with Maciunas-designed label (7 x 7 x 2 cm.); containing plastic balls (sometimes combined with l stainless steel ball-bearing), and printed cards..
[Reference: Ruhé M17]
- Bead Puzzle 1983. Black plastic box from the original Fluxus source (9 x 12 x 2 cm.), containing a string of beads and a reprinted card; the Maciunas-designed label is a reprint on beige paper. Reissued by ReFlux Editions : New York 1983.
[Reference: Ruhé M52]
- Black Ball Puzzle 1965. 7-Compartment transparent plastic box with Maciunas-designed label (9 x 12 x 2 cm.); containing 2 black balls, 2 colored balls, and l printed card [Change smaller black ball into larger and larger black ball into smaller / Make both black balls the same size]. Fluxus : New York ca. 1965 (and later).
[Reference: Ruhé M18]
- Black Ball Puzzle 1965. Bread Puzzle. Ball Puzzle. Bead Puzzle. Swim Puzzle. Red plastic box with Maciunas-designed label (9 x 12 x 2 cm.); containing 1 white plastic ball, 1 red plastic ball, 1 black plastic ball, and 5 printed cards. Fluxus : New York ca. 1965 (and later).
[Reference: Ruhé M19]
- Bread Puzzle 1965. 7-Compartment translucent plastic box with Maciunas-designed label (9 x 12 x 2 cm.); containing one printed card [One bead is your bread / One bead is your bread / Arrange them so that they are the same / Arrange them so that they are different], and a stainless steel ball-bearing. Fluxus : New York ca. 1965 (and later).
[Reference: Ruhé M20]
- Bread Puzzle 1965. Inclined Plane Puzzle. Bead Puzzle. White plastic box with Maciunas-designed label (9 x 12 x 2 cm.); containing two white plastic balls (different sizes), a purple plastic ball, an orange plastic ball, and 3 printed cards. Fluxus : New York ca. 1965 (and later).
[Reference: Ruhé M21]
- Inclined Plane Puzzle 1965. 2-Compartment wooden box with Maciunas-designed label inside (28 x 9 x 4 cm.); containing a plastic or stainless steel ball and a printed card [Inclined Plane Puzzle / Place ball on inclined surface / Observe the ball rolling uphill]. Fluxus : New York ca. 1965 (and later).
[Reference: Ruhé M22]
- Inclined Plane Puzzle 1965. White or translucent plastic box with Maciunas-designed label (9 x 12 x 3 cm.); containing a stainless steel ball-bearing and a printed card. Fluxus : New York ca. 1965 (and later).
[Reference: Ruhé M23]
- Inclined Plane Puzzle 1983. Blackplastic box from the original Fluxus source (9 x 12 x 2 cm.), containing a wood ball and a reprinted text card; the Maciunas-designed label is a reprint on beige paper. Reissued by ReFlux Editions : New York 1983.
[Reference: Ruhé M53]
- Name Kit 1965. 7-Compartment transparent plastic box with Maciunas-designed label (9 x 12 x 2 cm.); containing small objects and a printed card [Spell your name].Fluxus : New York ca. 1965 (and later).
[Reference: Ruhé M25]
- Swim Puzzle 1965. Red, blue or white plastic box with Maciunas-designed label (9 x 12 x 2 cm.); containing a shell and a printed card [Arrange the beads in such a way the word CUAL never occurs]. Fluxus : New York ca. 1965 (and later).
[Reference: Ruhé M24]
- Swim Puzzle 1983. Opaque plastic box from the original Fluxus source (9 x 12 x 2 cm.), containing a shell and a reprinted counting text text card; the Maciunas-designed card is a reprint on beige paper. Unlimited edition. Reissued by ReFlux Editions Editions : New York 1983.
[Reference: Ruhé M54]
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- 1965. A white plastic box, with Maciunas designed label (12 x 9 x 2 cm.), containing a single additional label attached to the bottom of the inside. Edition size not noted. Fluxus : New York ca. 1965.
[Reference: Ruhé M26]
- 1983. White plastic box from the original Fluxus source (9 x 12 x 2 cm.), with original Maciunas-designed labels on the lid and the bottom of the insider. Reissued by ReFlux Editions : New York 1983.
[Reference: Ruhé M55]
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- Cloth-covered cardboard box (28 x 28 x 4 cm.), containing small objects behind glass; instructions on the inside of the box. Edition 100 copies (plus 11 AP copies), signed and numbered. Edition MAT MOT (Karl Gerstner and Daniel Spoerri, with Galerie Der Spiegel) : Cologne 1965.
[Reference: Ruhé M27]
- More about the production of this edition (and about Galerie Der Spiegel) in Brecht's text 'artists and dealers', published in Open no. 2 (May 1967).
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- Ursula Brunner-Schwer : Düsseldorf 1966(?).
[Reference: Ruhé M28]
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- White plastic box with Maciunas-designed label (7 x 9 x 2 cm.), containing a deck of cards. The recto of each card has a different image printed black on white; the verso of each card has an image of hair printed in black and white. Exterior label reads 'Deck / by George Brecht / a fluxgame'. Edition size not noted. Fluxus : New York 1966.
[Reference: Ruhé M29]
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- in Fluxfilms, long version, 16 mm. Fluxus : New York 1966. See: film/video & sound
[Reference: Ruhé M30]
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- [with Robert Filliou] / concept for the work George Brecht. White plastic box, containing a stainless steel watch (5 cm. diameter, 1.7 cm. thick), filled with tiny objects (screws, brads, balls, a seashell, etc.); the back of the watch engraved with the title and artists' names. Fluxus : New York 1967/77.
[Reference: Ruhé M31]
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- (lump of sugar), published in Fourre Tout no 2, a transparent plastic LP record sleeve incl. objects and printed matter by various artists. Edition 250 numbered copies (Ben Vautier : Nice 1967.
[Reference: Ruhé M32]
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- 1969. White or black plastic box with Maciunas-designed label (9 x 12 x 2 cm.), containing adhesive material which secures the box in a permanently closed position. Adhered to the lid is a black and white label with five young people in front of two large double doors. The title appears as part of the graffiti on the doors 'Closed on / Mondays / a flux game / by / George / Brecht'. Fluxus : New York 1969.
[Reference: Ruhé M33]
- 1969. Translucent plastic box with half the Maciunas-designed label on its lid, the other half on its bottom (7,5 x 5 x 2 cm.), containing an adhesive material. Fluxus : New York 1969.
[Reference: Ruhé M34]
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[with Robert Filliou]. Cardboard box containing a Cedille-matchbox. Exhibition catalogue June 18-July 27, 1969. Texts by Brecht and Johannes Cladders, and documentation. Edition 440 numbered copies. Städtisches Museum Abteiberg : Mönchengladbach 1969.
[Reference: Ruhé M35]
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- Pilot Project: Isle of Wight > Azores. Map and printed letter (each 21 x 30 cm.), in plastic sleeve with printed text "To Whom it May Concern : Compliments ofthe management" (32.5 x 23 cm.). Edition 100 copies (plus 20 AP copies), published in Künstlerpost (Galerie Art Intermedia : Köln 1969).
[Reference: Ruhé M36]
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From the Anthology of Misunderstandings. Box of salt with label (14 x 7 x 4 cm.). Label on top of box has printed 'From the anthology of misunderstandings : 31 III 69 Went today to get beer and things at A. Heyduck, Barbarossaplatz, Düsseldorf / After getting the sausages, the woman said something I didn't understand, and I answered: "Das ist alles, glaub' ich." This is the box she gave me. George Brecht'. Bottom label has a German translation of the top label. Unlimited signed edition. VICE-Versand : Remscheid 1969.
[Reference: Ruhé M37].
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- Boxed assemblage, with two 'hands' made from red licorice and 'vegetables' in marzipan (ca. 36 x 45 x 7 cm.). Edition 30 copies, signed. Eat Art Ga1lery (Daniel Spoerri) : Düsseldorf, 1969/70.
[Reference: Ruhé M38]
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- Spring-balance and metalletters (ca. 242.5 x 6.5 cm.). Edition 30 copies, signed and numbered. Edition Fassbender : Munich, s.a..
[Reference: Ruhé M39]
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- Wrist watch filled with tiny objects; two versions: for men (4 x 4.5 x 0.75 cm.; watch band 24 cm.) and women (3 x 3 x 1 cm; watch band 22.5 cm.). Edition 90 unique copies (men 45 copies, women 45 copies) plus 5 AP copies, signed and numbered. Published as a Jahresgabe of Museumsverein Mönchengladbach 1973.
[Reference: Ruhé M43]
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- 1975. Compartmented plastic box containing ball and round or egg-shaped objects, ca. 1975.
[Reference: Ruhé M44]
- 1975/1978. Wooden box containing various objects including balls, rocks, game pieces, yo-yos, noise makers. Label on exterior lid reads 'Valoche 1959-1975 / A flux travel aid / by George Brecht' (ca. 20-30 different copies). Fluxus : New York 1975/78.
[Reference: Ruhé M45]
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- Wooden box with Maciunas-designed label (28 x 29 x 4 cm.), containing objects and a score which instructs how to use the piece. The base of the box has a sheet of paper printed black on white with images that appear on Brecht's Fluxus edition of Deck. Overlaying the print is a piece of glass upon which sit various loose objects. A piece of removable Plexiglas is fitted over the top to protect the contents. Inside the lid is a score printed in English on the recto and French on the verso. Label on exterior of box reads: Universal machine II / 1976, copy no. / by George Brecht / A Flux edition. Projected edition size of 100 (less than 50 were produced). Fluxus : New York 1976.
[Reference: Ruhé M46]
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- Photograph on cloth (39.5 x 29 cm.) and 8 self-adhesive plates [ENTRANCE / EXIT / ENTREE / SORTIE / EINGANG / AUSGANG, plus 2 blank plates] in a cardboard box (31 x 10x 4.5 cm.). Edition 25 copies, signed and numbered. Arrocaria Editions (Hervé Würz, Silke Paull) : Antibes 1977.
[Reference: Ruhé M47]
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- Construction drawings and texts (offset printed), in a cardboard box (31.5 x 22.5 x 1 cm.). Edition 180 copies, signed by George Brecht, Hermann Braun and Wolfgang Feelisch, and numbered (plus 20 Roman numbered copies). Edition Hundertmark : Köln 1978. 169 Copies have cardboard boxes produced in Cologne; the remaining 31 copies are in boxes of a height of 2 cm., produced by Galerie A, Amsterdam, in 2004.
[Reference: Ruhé M48]
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Wine-bottle, with a bottle-opener mounted in the place of the cork (36 x 7 cm.). Edition 42 copies, signed and numbered. VICE-Versand : Remscheid 1980. In 1966 planned as a Fluxus edition. An instruction drawing is reproduced in Games at the Cedilla, SEP 1967.
[Reference: Ruhé M49]
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- Bronze (10 x 30 x 1 cm.). Edition 100 copies, signed and numbered. Factotum-Art : Verona 1981.
[Reference: Ruhé M50]
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- 1984. Piece of marble (12 x 20 cm.), with the stamped text VOID, in passe-partout (30 x 36 cm.). Edition 50 copies as part of the group edition 'Hommage à Cladders' (box) plus 11 single copies, signed on a label with the printed text 'für Johannes Cladders 14 September 1984', Jahresgabe of Museumsverein Mönchengladbach 1984.
[Reference: Ruhé M56]
1990-1995. Series of 118 fossils and river stones, each stamped with the word VOID, and encased in a block of plexiglass. Edizioni Francesco Conz : Verona 1990-1995.
[Reference: Ruhé M81]
- Reference: described and reproduced in Henry Martin, Concerning George Brecht's VOID (Archive Francesco Conz : Verona 2000).
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- From Water Yam, A CHRISTMAS PLAY for Joseph Cornell. Screenprint in black and gray on cloth (ca. 132 x 121 cm.). Edition 8 copies (plus at least one AP copy), signed and numbered. Edizioni Francesco Conz : Verona 1988.
[Reference: Ruhé M58]
- From Water Yam, NO SMOKING. Screenprint on cloth (ca. 103.5 x 120 cm.). Edition 9 copies (plus at least one AP copy), signed and numbered. Edizioni Francesco Conz : Verona 1988.
[Reference: Ruhé M65]
- From Water Yam, THREE AQUEOUS EVENTS. Screenprint in black and gray on cloth (ca. 130 x 120 cm.). Edition 10 copies (plus at least one AP copy), signed and numbered. Edizioni Francesco Conz : Verona 1988.
[Reference: Ruhé M71]
- From Water Yam, THREE YELLOW EVENTS. Screenprint in black and gray on c1oth (ca. 107 x 120 cm.). Edition 9 copies (plus at least one AP copy), signed and numbered. Edizioni Francesco Conz : Verona 1988.
[Reference: Ruhé M72]
- From Water Yam, TIME-TABLE EVENT (1969). Screenprint in black and gray on c1oth (ca. 100 x 120 cm.). Edition 9 copies (plus at least one AP copy), signed and numbered. Edizioni Francesco Conz : Verona 1988.
[Reference: Ruhé M73]
- From Water Yam, Untitled (four chemists). Screenprint in black and gray on cloth (ca. 83 x 120 cm.). Edition 20 copies (plus at least one AP copy), signed and numbered. Edizioni Francesco Conz : Verona 1988.
[Reference: Ruhé M75]
- The Chemistry of Music, BASIC REQUIREMENTS (1969). Screenprint in black and gray on cloth (ca. 134 x 120 cm.). Edition 20 copies (plus at least one AP copy), signed and numbered. Edizioni Francesco Conz : Verona 1988.
[Reference: Ruhé M59]
- The Chemistry of Music, Cell division (1969). Screenprint in black and gray on cloth (ca. 65 x 120 cm.). Edition 20 copies (plus at least one AP copy), signed and numbered. Edizioni Francesco Conz : Verona 1988.
[Reference: Ruhé M60]
- The Chemistry of Music, Untitled (man with German flute) (1969). Silkscrecen in black and gray on cloth (ca. 115 x 120 cm.). Edition 20 copies (plus at least one AP copy), signed and numbered. Edizioni Francesco Conz : Verona 1988.
[Reference: Ruhé M61]
- The Chemistry of Music, FORCE DIAGRAM (1969). Screenprint in black and gray on cloth (ca. 106 x 120 cm.). Edition 20 copies (plus at least one AP copy), signed and numbered. Edizioni Francesco Conz : Verona 1988.
[Reference: Ruhé M62]
- The Chemistry of Music, Ligature/Reed (1969). Screenprint in black and gray on cloth (ca. 114 x 120 cm.). Edition 20 copies (plus at least one AP copy), signed and numbered. Edizioni Francesco Conz : Verona 1988.
[Reference: Ruhé M63]
- The Chemistry of Music, NO NOISE IS GOOD NOISE (1969). Screenprint in black and gray on cloth (ca. 106 x 120 cm.). Edition 20 copies (plus at least one AP copy), signed and numbered. Edizioni Francesco Conz : Verona 1988.
[Reference: Ruhé M64]
- The Chemistry of Music, RUBBER TUBING (1969). Screenprint in black and gray on cloth (ca. 63 x 120 cm.). Edition 20 copies (plus at least one AP copy), signed and numbered. Edizioni Francesco Conz : Verona 1988.
[Reference: Ruhé M66]
- The fluid dynamics of the alphabet (1969). Screenprint in black on cloth (ca. 184.5 x 120 cm.). Edition 20 copies (plus 2 AP copies), signed and numbered. Edizioni Francesco Conz : Verona 1988.
[Reference: Ruhé M67]
- The Chemistry of Music, The key-work of a piano (1969). Screenprint in black and gray on cloth (ca. 83 x 120 cm.). Edition 20 copies (plus at least one AP copy), signed and numbered. Edizioni Francesco Conz : Verona 1988.
[Reference: Ruhé M68]
- The Chemistry of Music, thistle funnel (1969). Screenprint in black and gray on cloth (99 x 120 cm.). Edition 20 copies (plus at least one AP copy), signed and numbered (plus at least 3 unsigned proofs). Edizioni Francesco Conz : Verona 1988.
[Reference: Ruhé M70]
- The Chemistry of Music, Untitled (drumset) (1969). Screenprint in black and gray on cloth (ca. 115 x 120 cm.). Edition 20 copies (plus at least one AP copy), signed and numbered. Edizioni Francesco Conz : Verona 1988.
[Reference: Ruhé M74]
- The Chemistry of Music, Untitled (oboe, five hands) (1969). Screenprint in black and gray on cloth (ca. 88 x 120 cm.). Edition 20 copies (plus at least one AP copy), signed and numbered. Edizioni Francesco Conz : Verona 1988.
[Reference: Ruhé M76]
- The Chemistry of Music from Handel to Mozart (1969). Screenprint in back and gray on cloth (ca. 103 x 120 cm.). Edition 20 copies (plus at least one AP copy), signed and numbered. Edizioni Francesco Conz : Verona 1988.
[Reference: Ruhé M77]
- The Chemistry of Music, WHY NOT VISIT THE ANGLO-ASIA RESTAURANT (1969). Screenprint in black on cloth (ca. 55 x l20 cm.). Edition 20 copies (plus at least one AP copy), signed and numbered. Edizioni Francesco Conz : Verona 1988.
[Reference: Ruhé M78]
- Untitled (This drawing is not complete until wrapped up and mailed to the sender). Screenprint in gray and black on cloth (ca. 104.5 x 120 cm.). Edition 9 copies (plus at least one AP copy), signed and numbered. Edizioni Francesco Conz : Verona 1988.
[Reference: Ruhé M69]
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(a 1977 project). Shirt with screenprinted text (both sides), in a cardboard box (ca. 34 x 23 x 6 cm.). Edition 100 copies, signed and numbered. Edizioni Francesco Conz : Verona 1989.
[Reference: Ruhé M79]
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- (a 1977 project). T-shirt with screenprinted text in black (both sides), in a cardboard box (ca. 34 x 28.5 x 3.5 cm.). Edition 150 copies, signed and numbered. Edizioni Francesco Conz : Verona 1989.
[Reference: Ruhé M80]
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Engraved marble sphere (diameter 20 cm.) on a wooden cube (20 x 20 x 20 cm.) with bronze letters, total height 40 cm. Edition 8 copies (plus 2 AP copies). Edizioni Francesco Conz : Verona 1991-1995.
[Reference: Ruhé M82]
- Reference: described and reproduced in Henry Martin, Concerning George Brecht's VOID (Archive Francesco Conz : Verona 2000).
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