ERIC ANDERSEN, For Your Comfort, 1980
21 x 4 cm
booklet, 34 pp., spiral binding, loose label as issued
edition 40
signed
published by Edition Hundertmark, Düsseldorf, Germany
condition: top page very lightly yellowed
€ 340,- plus € 13,- Track & Trace EU registered mail
inv.EAnd 925
This edition is part of a special Hundertmark Edition Box with works of 23 artists Armin Hundertmark worked with. The artists contributed to this box on behalf of the 10th anniversary of the publisher and gallerist Hundertmark.
Eric Andersen thought it appropriate to give the owner of the box to tear a page out of his booklet for having it glued to another contribution. The tab reads: ‘FOR YOUR COMFORT. Glue on this art-collection-tab any art-work from the also enclosed 10th anniversary Hundertmark Edition box.’
Participating artists:
ERIC ANDERSEN, “For your comfort” , a small spiral booklet with texts and a note enclosed: “signature for the 10th anniversary hundertmark edition, eric andersen.”
JOSEPH BEUYS, “Aufruf zur Alternative”, Frankfurter Rundschau from 23.12.1978 with text of Beuys, stamped: “Wählt DIE GRÜNEN”, signed and numbered, a bronze sculpture, signed, 8.3 x 2.7 cm, a sawed tree trunk and the sawed place is sealed with wax again, signed, 18 x 1,6 cm.
BERNH. JOH. BLUME, a drawing, felt pen, signed and dated.
CLAUS BÖHMLER, “Aufzeichnungen, das Bild zum Ton vom Saxophon, Fixierung & Wiederholung von Zeit“, a photocopy and a tape cassette, titled, signed, dated and numbered.
GÜNTER BRUS, “JUBILÄUMSBLATT”, a pencil and colored drawing, signed and dated.
ROBERT FILLIOU, “The Eternal Network Presents: /MULTIPLE A EXEMPLAIRE UNIQUE…”, a green DIN-A5 index card, written and stamped, signed, dated and numbered.
JOCHEN GERZ, “Kein Wort mehr über Pyramiden & Maßstäbe / die Pyramiden standen noch was rum, als wollen sie was fragen” , brown color and text on cardboard, signed, dated and numbered.
TAKA IIMURA, “SELF IDENTIY 1 (1974)”, a video score, color photo on a photocopy, signed, dated and numbered.
DIETMAR KIRVES, “Ansichten” , a photo collage, signed and dated.
MILAN KNIZAK A, spray picture, collage, signed.
ALISON KNOWLES, “BEANS PROMOTE DREAMING”, a biscuit with a baked strips of text, signed.
BORIS LURIE, “NEIN”, aA stenciled picture, signed and numbered.
HERMANN NITSCH , plaster, collage, signed and dated.
ARNULF RAINER, “Als Toter im Atelierschmutz”, photo, signed and dated.
GERHARD RÜHM , Letter collage, signed, dated and numbered.
TAKAKO SAITO, “Fortune”, a plastic bag with salt and a crystal ball, signed.
KONRAD BALDER SCHÄUFFELEN, “L´usage des Cailloux” An Isa-stone with the word cloud on it, into a wooden box, signed, dated and numbered.
TOMAS SCHMIT, “drei striche”, dDrawings, signed, dated and numbered.
DOMINIK STEIGER,”Hi – fi, Low nose”, a tape cassette, signed, dated and numbered.
FRITZ SCHWEGLER, “für FÜNF MÄHENDE WEHEN am Pfaffenwald”, a drawing, signed and dated.
JIRI VALOCH, “eye piece”, Abraisons letters on cardboard, signed, dated and numbered.
BEN VAUTIER, “Ink Stamp 1958“ , ink spots on blotting paper, signed, dated and numbered.
STEFAN WEWERKA A Lithograph, signed, dated and numbered.
TAKAKO SAITO, Games, 1976
ca 50,4 x 35,3 cm
handmade cardboard folio with 21 offset prints, ink stamp, collage
signed, numbered, dated in print
nr 4/200, only ca 20 have been made
published by Noodle Edition, Düsseldorf, Germany
condition: excellent, lightly discoloured on the outside extremely rare
ask for details
€ 4.800,- plus € 32,- Track & Trace registered mail
Priavate collecion, Amsterdam, Margin scheme
inv.TSait 344-pr
Each sheet is provided with a speech cloud and shows instructions of the game that may be played. This folder contains 7 different prints colored-in by the artist. Each print comes with 2 extra blank black and white prints, obviously meant for colouring them yourself. This game was designed to be played with other objects or pieces, as stated in Saito’s notes.
Two hundred signed and numbered copies were planned but ONLY circa 20 were made by Takako and sold (hence an early number from the edition). The amount of prints may vary from copy to copy. Fondazio Luigi Bonotto in Colseresa in Italy has a copy (number 5/200) with 8 different prints in its collection.
Ref. Takako Saito Fondazione Bonotto.
Introduction print in folio:
Example of coloured-in print plus two black and white copies
TAKAKO SAITO, You and Me, 1981
3,6 x 8 x 8 cm
yarn spools, coloured threads, wooden box, ink stamps
signed, dated, numbered, here No. 32
€ 960,- plus € 18,- registered mail Track & Trace
inv.TSait 691
Ink stamped instructions on the reverse of the lid read ‘Put something in the box and sign. Then, this is a work of us.’.
TAKAKO SAITO, Do it Yourself, 1990
10 x 23 x 15.3 cm
17 hand made paper cubes, shredded paper, wooden box, felt pen ink on perspex lid video tape is lacking
signed, dated, numbered
edition 30, here number 8/30
published by Bonner Kunstverein, Bonn, Germany
AKI-Fluxfest, 1981
49.4 x 33.5 cm
screen print on paper, poster folded as mailed (17 x 24.8 cm)
condition: reasonable, tear lower left, missing chip of paper
rare
inv.Fluxus 687
Peter van Beveren and Harry Ruhé invited Fluxus artists to participate in a Fluxus Festival at the AKI Art Academy in Enschede in The Netherlands. Participating artists were Eric Andersen, Giuseppe Chiari, Dick Higgins, Ben Vautier, Wolf Vostell, Bob Lens, Wim T. Schippers, Takako Saito, Ludwig Gosewitz, Milan Knizak and Mischa Mengelberg. The director Sipke Huismans of the AKI gave carte blanche to the two curators. Van Beveren and Ruhé managed nine artists to come over for five days to this Fluxus event, namely Eric Andersen, Ben Vautier, Wolf Vostell, Bob Lens, Wim T. Schippers, Takako Saito, Ludwig Gosewitz, Milan Knizak and Mischa Mengelberg. Every artist got a fee of Dfl. 3.000,- (“It is about time that artists should be properly paid…’). In the end the AKI almost went bankrupt caused by the high bills of hotel, dinner and free booze, trip and traveling costs.
TAKAKO SAITO, Blaues-Regenbogen-Wein-Schachspiel / Eß-Schachspiel, 1982-1999
21.5 x 15 x 0.5 cm
3 parts, offset, two folded play fields in folio
signed, dated in print also hand signed and dated on cover “29.05.1999 Takako Düsseldorf”
edition 500
published by Edition Hundertmark, Cologne, Germany
condition: splendid
inv.TSait 685-pr
TAKAKO SAITO, Blaues-Regenbogen-Wein-Schachspiel, 1982
21.5 x 15 x 0.5 cm
3 parts, offset, two folded play fields in folio
signed and dated in print
edition 500
published by Edition Hundertmark, Cologne, Germany
condition folio: aged, insight parts: very good
inv.TSait 686-pr
TAKAKO SAITO, A part of Fluxus, 1992
2 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm
plastic box, human hair, glue, paper collet with ink stamped text
edition unknown
signed, dated
pristine condition
inv.TSait 681
TAKAKO SAITO, Würfelstuhl, 1979
3,2 x 7,2 x 5,1 cm
signed, dated, numbered / here nr. 23/75
edition 75
published by E. Hundertmark, Düsseldorf, Germany
€ 1.150,- plus € 16,- registered mail Trace & Track
inv.TSait 695
This edition is also in the collection of the Moma, New York, USA: Takako Saito. The work was a gift from The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection.
TAKAKO SAITO, Würfelstuhl, 1979
3,2 x 7,2 x 5,1 cm
signed, dated, numbered / here nr. 60/75 sold
edition 75
published by E. Hundertmark, Düsseldorf, Germany
