Sunday, September 4, 2016

Künstlerpost







Alvermann, Beuys, Brecht, Filliou, Nierhoff, Roth, Spoerri, Vostell
Künstlerpost 
Cologne, Germany: Edition Galerie art intermedia, 1969
Dimensions vary
Edition of 100 signed and numbered copies


Künstlerpost (or Artist Post, or Artists’ Mail) is a collection of eight multiples by HP Alvermann, Joseph Beuys, George Brecht, Robert Filliou, Ansgar Nierhoff, Dieter Roth, Daniel Spoerri and Wolf Vostell. The materials include margarine (Beuys), chocolate (Beuys and Roth), a playing card (Filliou) and a bullet (Alvermann). The set was produced as an edition of 100, with each of the works signed accordingly, except for Brecht’s, which is signed out of 120.

A complete set recently sold at Christies for $12,382 US.

Full listings for the individual works to follow.

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