Jan FABRE
The fountain of the world, drawings by Jan Fabre (1979)
Gent; Imschoot, Uitgevers; 1999 88pp. 14,8 x 21cm, printing: rivoli, black & white Hard cover edition of 30 signed and numbered copies. ex. 8/30. As new. Ref.1
Artist Book, Avant-Garde, Imschoot Uitgevers
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Exuberant examples of Jan Fabre’s erotic fantasies. Ref.1.
Imschoot Uitgevers In 1987 publishing house Imschoot (Ghent- Belgium) started an exceptional series of artists’ books made by international artists (Giovanni Anselmo, Sol LeWitt, John Baldessari, Lawrence Weiner, Hanne Darboven, Robert Barry, Christian Boltanski, Dan Graham, a.o.). Ref.2
In addition to the regular softcover edition (500 to 1000 copies), a deluxe hardcover edition was also issued in a very limited edition, numbered and signed by the artists.
The publishing house ceased its activities in 2006.
References
- Ref.1: Imschoot, uitgevers Catalogue 2010
- Ref.2: Johan Pas (Een essay door -), Het kunstenaarsboek in België: de voorzet tot een geschiedenis, Kunstenpunt
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