Saturday, May 23, 2020

WIPE 126 is here!










Australia
Helen Amyes . Vizma Bruns
David Dellafiora . Lucy Godycki
Austria
Kevin G.Brandtner
Brazil
Eni LLis . JB
Canada
Slim Blanks . R.F. Cõté . S.Roberts
Germany
Siggi Liersch . Jurgen O.Olbrich
Heike Sackmann
Greece
Katerina Nikoltsou
Italy
Vittore Baroni . Roberto Scala
Giovanni Strada
Netherlands
Magda Lagerwerf
Spain
Antonio Gómez . Beltrán Laguna

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 126 are available for $20 US (including international p&p) email for further details.

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