Poppetgom: Theater Scarabee
Boon, Adri & Jan van Toorn
Amsterdam. Edition Fondation 'Octopus'. 1970
The inventive book / object / multiple Poppetgom.
Poppetgom, an invented word that suggests puppets and pop, was an anarchic theatrical production created and performed by Theater Scarabee, a group of artists led by director Adri Boon. After its 1969 debut at their studio in The Hague, the show moved to the De Zonnehof arts centre in Amersfoort and the Het Venster theatre in Rotterdam, and it was also presented in Paris, Geneva and Milan. This 224-page book documents the production and consists of drawings and diagrams, photographs of the performances, and texts by Dutch poet and painter Lucebert.
Van Toorn proposed the idea of concealing the book inside an oil tin, which had to be opened at the bottom using a can opener (this is an unopened copy). The bulky volume tended to fall apart when removed, and it was held in place inside the can by a yellow plastic pillow.
Poppetgom, an invented word that suggests puppets and pop, was an anarchic theatrical production created and performed by Theater Scarabee, a group of artists led by director Adri Boon. After its 1969 debut at their studio in The Hague, the show moved to the De Zonnehof arts centre in Amersfoort and the Het Venster theatre in Rotterdam, and it was also presented in Paris, Geneva and Milan. This 224-page book documents the production and consists of drawings and diagrams, photographs of the performances, and texts by Dutch poet and painter Lucebert.
Van Toorn proposed the idea of concealing the book inside an oil tin, which had to be opened at the bottom using a can opener (this is an unopened copy). The bulky volume tended to fall apart when removed, and it was held in place inside the can by a yellow plastic pillow.
pp. (224). 4to. Illustrated throughout. Catalogue presented in original tin oil can, complete with inflatable yellow pillow packaging pillow, original printed paper covering in tin somewhat faded, and frayed at edges.
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