Image by Uli Grohmann & text by David Dellafiora
Works by
Australia
David Dellafiora . Christine Ericksson
Susan Hartigan
Belgium
Jean-Philippe Gillot
Canada
Slim Blanks . Kerosene
Germany
Karl friedrich Hacker
Siggi Liersch . Jurgen O.Olbrich
Greece
Katerina Nikoltsou
Italy
Vittore Baroni . Cristiano Pallara
Giovanni Strada
Lithuania
Mindaugas Zuromakas
Norway
Torill Elisabeth Larsen
Romania
Andrei Alecsandru Pantea
Spain
Antonio Gomez
USA
Jeff Bagato . John M. Bennett
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)
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 134 are available for $20 US (including international p&p) & $14 AUD within Australia email for further details.
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