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Journal d'Il / Duchene, Gerard., 1978

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Identifier: CC-15950-16285

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Scope and Contents

The title and artist's name are handwritten backwards (mirror writing) formed as a negative from a painted base on the covers of the portfolio. The mirrored, thickened and obscured handwritten words of the prints appears to have been done as an erasure or frottage. French Wikpedia: Gérard Duchêne (Lille Lille 1944- November 6, 2014) is a contemporary artist and French writer. Gérard Duchêne involved from 1971 to 1974 IN group Textruction , which he co-creator, with Georges Badin , Gervais Jassaud , Jean Mazeaufroid and Michel Vachey . While continuing to explore other avenues, from written it will pursue an original visual work, the Journal of It, playing with an aesthetic diversion mingled with great sensitivity the material and color. He published his first poems in the 1960s and still remain close to writing poetry, as a writer and as a reader; He has also published workshop notes. His interest in the book has never wavered, whether to include in their own work or be associated through the many works he accompanied as a painter. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1978

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (21 prints (lithograph, ink additions) in portfolio (museum board, ribbon, painted)) ; prints 50 x 40 cm, in portfolio 54 x 43 x 1 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

portfolio shelf 1904

Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

General

Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: [Gerard] Duchene (l.l.- verso prints); DJ (c.-colophon). Nationality of creator: French. General: About 20 total copies. 15 number copy. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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