Works by
Australia
Yvonne Samuel
Canada
Slim Blanks . S.Ky
Germany
Thorsten Fuhrmann
Siggi Liersch . Jurgen O.Olbrich
TICTAC
Italy
Vittore Baroni . Cristiano Pallara
Giovanni Strada
Japan
Mukata Takamura
Lithuania
Mindaugas Zuromakas
Netherlands
Magda Lagerwerf . Michiel Romme
Norway
Torill Elisabeth Larsen
Spain
Victor Vazqvez
Taiwan
William Mellott
UK
Marian Kilpatrick . Helen Rollinson
USA
Jeff Bagato . 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 143 are available for $20 US (including international p&p) & $14 AUD within Australia email for further details.
