Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Larry Miller, Bern Porter, Carolee Schneemann | Performing Objects













Larry Miller, Bern Porter, Carolee Schneemann
Performing Objects
New York City, USA: Robert J. Shiffler Foundation, 1993
31.8 × 24.1 × 1.3 cm
Edition of 1200


As a fan of all three artists, I once owned this box (from Printed Matter? Art Metropole?) but can't locate it now. I suspect the box got flattened in transit and I tossed it, keeping only the contents. As the taped edges in the above image indicates, it was probably a common fate for the publication. 

The box functions as an exhibition catalogue for a three-person show at the Contemporary Arts Center, in Cincinnati. Alongside a staple-bound exhibition catalogue, each artist contributed a printed multiple: 

Larry Miller, Genetic Code Copyright, 1992, Printed Certificate with Gold Tone Foil Seal, 8.5 x 11". Designed to allow the buyer to copyright their genetic code. 

Carolee Schneemann, Index Codex, 1992, Halftone Print on Paper, 10 x 16.5"

Bern Porter, Found Tools, 1970-1990, 4.88 x 2.88". An envelope containing five letterpress prints. 





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