Robert Filliou | A New Way to Blow Out Matches

Robert Filliou
A New Way to Blow Out Matches
Malmö, Sweden: Bengt Adlers, 1980
7.2 x 10.7 x 4.8 cm cm
Edition of 30 signed and numbered copies

A wooden box containing a weighted spinning toy and a box of matches. The match affixes into the toy, becoming its handle.

Daniel Olson | The Space Enclosed

Daniel Olson
The Space Enclosed
Toronto, Canada: Self-published, [c.1999]
5.5 x 3.5 x 1 cm.
Edition size unknown

Repurposed empty matchbox.

Ben Vautier | Total Art Matchbook

Ben Vautier
Total Art Matchbook
Ann Arbor, USA: Lightworks, 1984
7.5 x 5 x .75 cm.
Edition size unknown

Originally affixed to the cover of Lightworks Magazine issue 14/15, the publisher Charlton Burch sent me a few standalone copies many years ago. Originally published by Fluxus as a matchbox, the matchbook reads:

“USE THESE MATCHES TO DESTROY ALL ART — MUSEUMS ART LIBRARY’S — READY — MADES POP — ART AND AS I BEN SIGNED EVERYTHING WORK OF ART — BURN — ANYTHING — KEEP LAST  MATCH FOR THIS MATCH”

David Shrigley | Don't Say the Word Shit

David Shrigley
Don't Say the Word Shit
Pittsfield, USA: BlueQ, 2006
9.5 x 11 x 3 cm.
Edition size unknown

A triangular matchbox containing 110 matches and some sage advice from Shrigley.

Louise Lawler | Borrowed Time

Louise Lawler
Borrowed Time
New York City, USA: Baskerville and Watson Gallery, 1983
4.8 × 5.1 × 0.8 cm.
Edition size unknown