Livre d''artiste / artist''s book / portfolio collection of original lithographs with collaged elements by Mikhail Karasik, featuring poetry by Igor Gerasimovich Terentyev, Alexey Yeliseyevich Kruchenikh and Ilya Mikhaylovich Zdanevich. Short descriptions of the lives of the poets by Tatyana Nikolskaya. Housed in a collaged portfolio box.

"Duet of 3 Idiots is a compilation of lesser known poetry by three futurist poets of the Tiflis based 41° group: Igor Terentev (1892-1937), Aleksei Kruchenykh (1886–1968), and Ilia Zdanevich (1894–1975). This book, in a 13 copy edition with an artist proof, is the first example of Karasik''s actual use of futurist art, his main inspiration. The book consists of 6 folded sheets (24 pages) on which both text and illustrations, executed in brush, are lithographed in black. A collage of silver-foil and a small torn piece of paper has been added. The folded sheets are contained in a black cardboard folder with a ‘3x'' cutout, that is inside a red board box with collage of paper rulers. A booklet in English with the biographies of the poets has been added." -- publisher''s statement