Roodborst territorium / Sculptuur 1969 ; Robin Redbreast's Territory / Sculpture 1969 ; Domaine d'un rouge-gorge / Sculpture 1969 ; Rotkehlchenterritorium / Skulptur 1969
  • artists' book
  • pictorial wrappers
  • offset-printed
  • sewn bound
  • black-and-white
  • 18.3 x 12 cm.
  • [32] pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

Roodborst territorium / Sculptuur 1969 ; Robin Redbreast's Territory / Sculpture 1969 ; Domaine d'un rouge-gorge / Sculpture 1969 ; Rotkehlchenterritorium / Skulptur 1969

Jan Dibbets

Roodborst territorium / Sculptuur 1969 ; Robin Redbreast's Territory / Sculpture 1969 ; Domaine d'un rouge-gorge / Sculpture 1969 ; Rotkehlchenterritorium / Skulptur 1969

description

Artist's book by Jan Dibbets, published jointly by Walther König and Seth Siegelaub. Text by Dibbets in English, Dutch, French and German. "At the beginning of March, 1969, I decided to change a robin's territory, so that the bird would fly and control my sculpture-drawing. This sculpture-drawing can never be seen in its entirety; only through its documentation can the viewer reconstruct its form in his mind. In order to achieve this -- I only suspected it was possible -- I read a number of books (among others: Robert Ardrey, The Territorial Imperative ... and David Lack, The Life of the Robin ... until I had gathered sufficient insight into the possibilities ..."

references

"International General, Distributing Independently Produced Vanguard Art Books, Catalogues and Information" by Seth Siegelaub. New York, NY : International General, 1971.
"Book as Artwork 1960 / 1972" by Germano Celant. London, United Kingdom : Nigel Greenwood Inc. Ltd., 1972, pp. 73.
"Seth Siegelaub : Beyond Conceptual Art" by Leontine Coelewij, Sara Martinetti, Marja Bloem, Julia Bryan-Wilson, Jo Melvin, Götz Langkau, Matilda McQuaid, Alan Kennedy, Seth Siegelaub. Köln and Amsterdam, Germany / Netherlands : Verlag der Buchandlung Walther König / Stedelijk Museum, 2016, pp. 196-197.
New York / Köln, NY / Germany: Seth Siegelaub / Verlag Gebr. König,
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$200.00
Condition:  Good / Very Good. Light wear to covers and 1 x 1 cm. pale stain on recto cover. Contents clean and unmarked.
[Object # 37933]

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