Saturday, December 30, 2017

WIPE 108 is published!









Australia
Vizma Bruns . David Dellafiora
Lucy Godycki . Susan Hartigan
Lewis Heathcote . Teresa Lawrence
Darren Riches
Canada
R.F. Cõté
France
Christian Alle
Germany
Siggi Liersch . Jurgen O.Olbrich
Greece
Katerina Nikoltsou
Italy
Vittore Baroni . Giovanni Strada
Netherlands
Magda Lagerwerf
Spain
Antonio Gomez. Miguel Jimenez
Taiwan
William Mellott
USA
  John M.Bennett . Stephen Perkins
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 108 are available for sale for $20 US (including international p&p) email for further details.

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