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Approches. Nos. 1-4. [All published]

Approches. Jean-François Bory & Julien Blaine ed

Paris. 1966–1969
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Artist periodical, complete set, publishing art and visual poetry, with contributions by Henri Chopin, Edgardo Antonio Vigo and Richard Kostelanetz, among others.

Approches n°1: Panoramique de la poésie expérimentale; 
Approches n°2: Lérotisme dans la poésie matérielle"; 
Approches n°3: "Vers un nouveau langage"; 
Approches n°4: "Cinq trajets". 

Contributors, among others: 
N°1: F. Popper, J. Blaine, Arden-Quin, J.-F. Bory, P. Garnier, F. Dufrene, H. Chopin, B. Heidsieck, C. Mc Carthy, J. Furnival, I.H. Finlay, E. Gomringer, Y. Fujitomi etc; 
N°2; F. Popper, A. de Campos, F. Mon, K. Katue, A. Spatola, L. Lijn, J. Furnival, I.H. Finlay, J.F. Borry, C. Pelieu, J. Blaine, I. & P. Garnier, etc;
N°3: J.-F. Bory, J. Blaine, S. Toshihiko, M. Shiomi, K. Katue, E.A. Vigo, J.-C. Moineau, B. Cobbing, F. Vaccari etc; 
N°4: J. Blaine, J. Gerz, A. Schifres, J.-F. Bory, Carrega, G. Bertini, K. Friedman, A. & M. Spatola, R. Kostelanetz, P. de Vree, J. Furnival, etc, and J.-C. Moineau: a white flexible 33rpm record, 17 cm diam, "Manuel de converstaion courante, Livre 2, la poésie sécrit comme elle se prononce inserted in the rear cover. 
This set with signed contributions by Jochen Gerz, Eugen Gomringer, and Reinhard Döhl.

[Ref. Le Fonds Paul Destribats. Une collection de revues et de periodiques des avant-gardes internationales a la Bibliotheque Kandinsky, no. 911; Gwen Allen - Artists' Magazines. An alternative space for art, p. 234].
pp. 121; 130; 206; 175. 8vo. 4 vols. (18.8 x 21.2; 20.7 x 13.5; 20.7 x 17.9; 20.7 x 17.9 cm). Photographs, cut-ups, drawings, visual poems, folding-out pages. Publisher's wrappers.
#44292

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