Gerhard Rühm | i in the mirror

Gerhard Rühm

i in the mirror

Köln, Germany: Galerie Schüppenhauer, 1975

19 x 19 x 19 cm.

Edition of 50 signed and numbered copies

A sweet bit of object-concrete poetry: the letraset 'i' in the mirror is reflected back as an exclamation mark to itself. The work is signed, titled and numbered in pencil by Rühm.

Ausgabe No.6

[Various Artists]

Ausgabe No.6

Cologne, Germany: Edition Hundertmark, 1982

128 pp., softcover

Edition of 700 

The September 1982 issue of Ausgabe features "Solar Music Tent" by Joe Jones, "Very Few Examples of My Fashion Ideas" by Milan Knizak, Blues for Marcel Duchamp by Al Hansen, Henry Flynt's essay "The Meaning of My Avant Garde Hillbilly and Blues Music" and works by Takako Saito, Claus Bohmler, George Brecht, Gerhard Ruhm and others. 

Available from the publisher, here, for 20 Euros. 

Gerhard Rühm | Wandrers (Geheimnis)

Gerhard Rühm

Wandrers (Geheimnis)

Koln, Germany: Edition Hundertmark, 1985

[16] pp., 21 x 15 cm., staple-bound

Edition of 500 copies, 80 of which are signed and numbered

The 18th booklet in the Hundertmark series is by Austrian author, composer and visual artist Gerhard Rühm, who also produced the 28th issue. The title consists of thirteen examples of his visual poetry that is hand-drawn rather than typeset or typewritten.

Available from the publisher, here, for 16 Euros. 

Gerhard Rühm | Bleistiftmusik

Gerhard Rühm

Bleistiftmusik

Gran Canaria, Spain: Edition Hundertmark, 1981

14 x 12 x 4 cm.

Edition of 80 signed, dated and numbered copies

The 74th in the series of Hundertmark "Kartons", Bleistiftmusik (or Pencil Music) consists of a boxed audio cassette (both sides untitled), twenty slides and a text. A special edition of 16 copies was also available, which was accompanied by an original drawing. 

Available from the publisher, here, for 450 Euro. 

Gerhard Rühm turns 87 today

Gerhard Rühm

Gerhard Rühm turns 86 today.

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