Saturday, January 9, 2016

WIPE 94 hot off the press!




Australia
David Dellafiora . Susan Hartigan
Teresa Lawrence

Canada
Diane Bertrand


China
William Ho . Carina Xu Yijie

Germany
Anna Karina Fries . Siggi Liersch
Peter Müller . Jurgen O.Olbrich

Greece
Katerina Nikoltsou

Italy
Vittore Baroni . Serse Luigetti . Giovanni Strada


Netherlands
Magda Lagerwerf

Spain
Antonio Gomez . Miguel Jimenez
Alfonso Aguado Ortuño

UK
Alan Turner

USA
Laura Dunn

Wipe
Wipe is a small assembling publication in which toilet paper is the medium. The use of a nonarchival, indeed anti-archival medium, is intentional, with the ephemerality and fragility of the medium insharp contrast with the artistic concern for archival materials. Conceived as a playful lightweight publication to circumvent postage costs, Wipe nods to Duchamp’s urinal and challenges contributors to make work on a medium that is almost anti-art.
Contributors source their own toilet paper, a source of fascination in itself and a comment on the hygiene practices of different societies. In spite of its intended ephemerality, toilet paper allows rubberstamping, stitching, collaging, and even frottaging. When 20 contributions are received, Wipe is distributed to participants by mail. (text by Susan Hartigan)
Limited copies of WIPE 94 are available for sale for $20 US (including international p&p) email for further details.

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