Null Fluxus - Brecht, George. Water Yam. With 100 (of 102?) cards, 1 flipbook an…
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Fluxus - Brecht, George. Water Yam. With 100 (of 102?) cards, 1 flipbook and 2 pieces of cast lead. Surbiton, Parrot Impressions, circa 1972. 20.5 x 20.5 x 3 cm. Loosely wrapped in illustrated paper in original printed cardboard box (brownstained and somewhat browned, paper somewhat creased and damaged). Cf. Fluxus Codex 216 - MoMA 2970.2008 (dated 1972?). - Sohm 91st cover with monogrammed dedication by Brecht "for Bernadette", the wife of Rudolf Rieser. - "'Water-Yam' is a box containing 102 white (and orange) cards on which instructions, events or individual thoughts are written in black letters. The interpretation of the events and implementation of the instructions are left to the visitors or performers and the index cards are arranged without any hierarchy... The simplicity and directness of the cards reflect the participatory and experimental philosophy of Fluxus." (zkm.de/en/werk/water-yam). - With the flipbook "Nut Bone a Yamfest Movie" with 20 sheets - One card with publisher's address. - Cassette cover with stamped publisher's address. - Stapling of the flipbook oxidized and partially detached, otherwise in very good condition. - Provenance: Estate of Rudolf Rieser.

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Fluxus - Brecht, George. Water Yam. With 100 (of 102?) cards, 1 flipbook and 2 pieces of cast lead. Surbiton, Parrot Impressions, circa 1972. 20.5 x 20.5 x 3 cm. Loosely wrapped in illustrated paper in original printed cardboard box (brownstained and somewhat browned, paper somewhat creased and damaged). Cf. Fluxus Codex 216 - MoMA 2970.2008 (dated 1972?). - Sohm 91st cover with monogrammed dedication by Brecht "for Bernadette", the wife of Rudolf Rieser. - "'Water-Yam' is a box containing 102 white (and orange) cards on which instructions, events or individual thoughts are written in black letters. The interpretation of the events and implementation of the instructions are left to the visitors or performers and the index cards are arranged without any hierarchy... The simplicity and directness of the cards reflect the participatory and experimental philosophy of Fluxus." (zkm.de/en/werk/water-yam). - With the flipbook "Nut Bone a Yamfest Movie" with 20 sheets - One card with publisher's address. - Cassette cover with stamped publisher's address. - Stapling of the flipbook oxidized and partially detached, otherwise in very good condition. - Provenance: Estate of Rudolf Rieser.

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