Endre Tót: Gladness and Rain

[Endre Tót]

Endre Tót: Gladness and Rain

New York City, USA: Printed Matter, 2023

24 pp., 38 x 24 cm., softcover

Edition of 200

Two of the artist’s favourite concerns (the third being ‘zero’) are addressed in this publication: being glad [see earlier posts here and here] and typewriter rain [here]. 

The booklet was published on the occasion of the Printed Matter exhibition of the same name, which ran from September 9th to November 14th, 2021 [see below]. 

The risograph-printed and hand-stamped publication includes highlights from the show, an essay by Darling Green, and an interview with Tót, translated into English for the first time. It reproduces full size facsimiles of many of Tót’s printed, typed, stamped, and mailed works from the 1970s and 80s.

Endre Tót | One dozen rain pOstCarDs, 1971–73

Endre Tót

One dozen rain pOstCarDs, 1971–73

Stuttgart, Germany: Reflection Press, 1973

[26] pp., 10,5×15 cm., loose leaves

Edition size unknown

A mini-retrospective of two years of Rain Postcards by Endre Tót, the publication reproduces twelve postcards altered by Tôt with a typewriter. They are housed in a rubber-stamped envelope which also contains a sheet of publisher's information. 

Titles include "Your Rain, My Rain", "Old Rain, New Rain", “Horizon Rain”, “Zero Rain”, “Sex Rain”, and (of course) "I Am Glad When I Can Type Rains”. 

Due to the homemade nature of the project, few examples are alike: some are in manilla envelopes, others white. The rubber stamps used to title the work vary also, with some including the artist’s name others, not. 

One dozen rain pOstCarDs, 1971–73 was published as issue 26b of Reflection Press - an imprint ran by Fluxus artist Albrecht/d which also published work by Ben Vautier, Dick Higgins, Throbbing Gristle, Milan Knizak, the Guerrilla Art Action Group, Charlotte Moorman, Ken Friedman, Joseph Beuys and many others [see below].

Endre Tót | Book of An Extremely Glad Artist

Endre Tót

Book of An Extremely Glad Artist

Berlin, Germany: Rainer Verlag, 1981

190 pp., 15 x 10 cm., softcover

Edition of 1000

An Artist's book by Endre Tót compiling twelve of his previously published artists books into a single volume. The contents include: 

My Unpainted Canvases

Night Visit to The National Gallery

1/2 Dozen Incomplete Visual Informations

Zero-Texts

Nullified Dialogue

TÓTal zerOs

Rain Postcards

Rainy Sentences

Gladness Writings

Gladness Stories

TÓTalJOYS

I am glad if I can write sentences

Endre Tót | Leporello N° 12

Endre Tót

Leporello N° 12

Gothenburg, Sweden: LL'Editions, 2025

99 x 14.2 cm., accordion fold

Edition of 250 

Released in August of this year, this is the twelve in a series of boxed leporellos, following works by Fiona Banner, Shannon Ebner, Ryan Gander, Micah Lexier,  Jonathan Monk,  Maurizio Nannucci, Kay Rosen and others. 

It can be purchased from the publisher, here, for €30.

"Since 1971, Hungarian artist Endre Tót has worked with a series titled ‘Joys’ — beginning as a reflection of the dictatorial conditions Eastern European socialism during 1970s. The absurdity of the naive and euphoric expressions of joy stood in stark contrast, not only to the oppressive political climate, but also to the intellectualism of the art world. In 1978, Tót wrote “I’d be happy if I could write on the other side too” on the Berlin Wall. Over the years, Tót has repurposed this phrase a number of times, in different contexts.” 

- publisher’s statement

Endre Tót | Look!! Here's a Giant Zero for you

Endre Tót

Look!! Here's a Giant Zero for you

Geneva, Switzerland: Ecart Publications, 1974

19.8 x 11.8 cm.

Edition of 500 signed and numbered copies

"Tót’s postcard, “Look! Here’s a giant zero for yoo!” (1974) is a modest yet intricate joke on the viewer, a commentary about the futility of art making, as well as giving a cheerful finger to any and all higher powers.” 

- Ágnes Berecz

Endre Tot | Book of An Extremely Glad Artist

Endre Tot

Book of An Extremely Glad Artist

Berlin, Germany: Rainer Verlag, 1981

190 pp., 15 x 10 cm., softcover

Edition size unknown