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Ruch, Günther, 1942-2013

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1942 - 2013 August 20

Parallel Names

  • Ruch, Gunter
  • Ruch, Gunther

Nationality

Swiss

Biographical / Historical

Günter Ruch was born in Bernburg, Suisse in 1942 and has been living in Geneva since 1970. He is a Suisse artists and graphic designer. Since 1973 he has been running the edition “out press”. Since 1975 he has been active active in the Mail Art scene. He was editor of the network assembling magazine “Clinch” from 1983-88. He is doing concrete and visual poetry, films, performances, sound poetry, copy and stamp art.

Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:

Poesie Sonore / Ruch, Gunther ; Olbrich, Bernd ; Aguiar F ; Bleus G ; Crozier R ; Summers R., 1996

 Item
Identifier: CC-58218-10001472
Scope and Contents

Stored in Olbrich box. Ruch & Olbrich did a live performance and the other contributors participated by cell phones. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1996

Rolled Poem, 2002

 Item — Box 268: [Barcode: 31858072460599]
Identifier: CC-43693-45779
Scope and Contents

This edition consisted of 50 tubes covered with recycled sticker material from different networkers in the 1980s and 1990s. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2002

The Risk / Ruch, Gunther, editor ; Baroni, Vittore, editor ; Bleus G ; Conception M ; Bloch M ; Deisler G ; Jupitter-Larsen G ; Leigh M ; Perneczky G ; Moore B ; Olbrich JO ; Maggi R ; Daligand D ; Pawson M ; Kaufmann P ; Rutkovsky P ; Jesch B ; Wolf-Rehfeldt R ; Ruch G., 1990

 Item
Identifier: CC-37589-39446
Scope and Contents

This work consists of two books in a paper bag. The Risk is edited by Gunther Ruch and Arte Postale No.62 1990 by Vittore Baroni. The description of Arte Postale can be found in the database under other copies of the periodical. Ruth Wolf-Rehfeldt's contribution reads "My Last Mail Art Action from the GDR" (owing to Glasnost). -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1990