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Feedback written in 1942. And for more about Stuart on glossy paper, square format, well illustrated,
Brisley's ideas there was an interview of a kind exemplary design. Number 3 included an
in Time Out (London's (weekly) Living Guide) illustrated interview with David Tremlett
of 8 September 1972 which did at least refer (represented at the Hayward), also an annotated
to another source of information, an article photographic account of the construction of
Items for review should be sent to Clive Phillpot, written by Brisley for Granta (February 1970), Robert Morris's Observatory at Sonsbeek,
Studio International, 37 Museum Street, as well as to the Artists Union, which was `Discussions with Barry Le Va' plus photos, and
London WC1. rather more than most of the newspapers an interview with Ulrich Ruckriem, as well as a
and weeklies which seek to cover the arts. regular feature: 'Rumbles' — several pages of
The two exhibitions, 'The New Art' at the news. In number 4 there are photos from
Hayward Gallery and 'A Survey of the The installation of a printing press at Gallery Walter De Maria, Stanley Brouwn's 'Steps',
Avant-Garde in Britain' at Gallery House House will mean more publications from this Franz Erhard Walther's 'First Workset',
London, have generated rather different source. The existing Newsheet will continue to illustrated interviews with Jackie Winsor,
publications. The catalogue of the Hayward include documentation of previous exhibitions Howard Fried and Lawrence Weiner — some
show compiled by Anne Seymour (£1.10 and will therefore complement the catalogues. solid statements here from Weiner amidst the
paperback) is very informative and of a standard This is a very worthwhile, even necessary, debris of conversation — and more besides.
which one has already too easily come to expect venture; it will also give those who missed a
of the Arts Council. It is in two main parts, the show some indication of what happened. The Data, edited by Giampaolo Prearo/Tommaso
first is devoted to artists' statements and/or Gerard Hemsworth pieces in the second show Trini, costs £7.00 per year from DATA
reproductions of their work, the second to were Gallery House Press publications. STAMPA s.r.l., 52 Foro Buonaparte, 20121
information about the individuals obtained Milano, and is appearing several times a year. It
primarily through interviews, though Richard In one respect, at least, the use of the term is subtitled 'Practica e teoria dell'arte'. To give
Long has only provided visual information; `avant garde' to describe the artists at the two an idea of its range, the most recent issues, 3 & 4,
however, for every artist there is a Selected galleries is justified, for one will soon see from a discuss the work of Zorio, Kosuth, Burgin,
Literature list and for many Selected Publications glance through the Selected Literature in 'The Man Ray, Colombo, LeWitt, Battaglia, Vaccari,
as well. At the end of the catalogue there is a list New Art' catalogue that some of the artists have Boetti, as well as the composer Chiari, filmmaker
of exhibitions commencing in 1967 in which generated magazines which are 'organs for a Oshima, and McLuhan `comme artiste'. There
one or more of the artists participated, thus specific creative current'. Art-Language (£2.25 are English translations of five of the articles in
providing one with a series of milestones in the per year — 3 issues — from Art & Language Press, 3, and of two in 4.
development of aspects of English post-minimal 103 Clarendon Street, Leamington Spa,
art. The catalogue is an important part of the Warwickshire) is now well-established and needs Interfunktionen is edited by Friedrich
exhibition since it enables one to see the place of no introduction; Analytical Art, however, lasted Wolfram Heubach; the last number cost 12DM
many exhibits in the individual's artistic for two issues only before it was decided to join (plus postage, from Interfunktionen,
ontogeny. forces with Art-Language. Another publication 5000 Köln 1, Blumenthalstrasse 8i). While it
operating in an adjacent area is Frameworks leaves one with the general impression of typical
The catalogues which accompanied the three Journal (£3.00 per year — 3 issues — from post-minimal shades of grey, in fact the
exhibitions which comprised 'A Survey of the Frameworks Press, 5o Princes Gate, Exhibition prolific litho illustrations on matt paper vary
Avant-Garde in Britain' were compiled by Road, London SW7); this is edited by Colston widely in tonal quality. The text is in German
Rosetta Brooks (£1.00 each from Gallery House Sanger and aims to 'publish the theoretical work except where an artist normally expresses
London, 5o Princes Gate, London SW7) and of artists together with contributions by himself in English; visual information tends to
give one varying information about each artist: philosophers and others whose work includes a predominate. The magazine might almost be
sometimes biographical notes, sometimes study of art in a variety of conceptual subtitled 'The Quarterly Beuys' since he appears
statements by the artists, sometimes frameworks'. Over half of the first issue is taken in nearly every issue; however, other artists
photographic documentation of past work, up with John Stezaker's article 'Priorities'. represented in the last two issues, 7 & 8, include
depending upon what the artist wished to a group of Land and Sea artists, Dan Graham,
present. Apart from a short introduction to each There are also well-established but less Baumgarten, Acconci, Rainer, Hutchinson and
catalogue there is no intermediary between this intensely specialized periodicals which help Budelis; there are also two regular features 'Zur
information and the reader. While the quality of sustain this avant garde, and there are some theorie' and `Informationen'.
the production is not quite up to that of 'The which are specialized in varying degrees, and
New Art' catalogue, and while one regrets the which, while certainly off the ground are still Aficionados of Pages may well be surprised
absence of lists of readings relating to each artist working their way up. The appearance of work but certainly delighted to see the appearance of
(as opposed to their publications, which are by the 'British avant garde' in such magazines number 3; it has incredibly survived that little
included), the Gallery House catalogues have a as Avalanche, Data and Interfunktionen helps magazine killer, the issue gap, and more will
certain awkward liveliness that suits the fact underline the international character of the follow, thanks to David Briers's tenacity. The
that the art they are presenting will not lie down activity, and, in spite of the use of language by effect of reading it is rather like plugging in to a
in neat categories or in a standard format; the some of the artists, to stress the fact that its transworld family telephone link-up. The
reproduction of handwritten documents and import is not only appreciated along the artists writ large in this issue come from
letters also gives a sense of immediacy. Anglo-Saxon axis; indeed it is salutary to Germany, Hungary/Switzerland, the UK,
remember that the book Art & Language has Denmark, Italy, Australia, Argentina and the
Anyone wishing to follow up ideas expressed been published in Germany (about £4, Verlag US, with smaller contributions from each of the
by Medalla and Dugger or Jun Terra in the first DuMont Schauberg, Köln 1972 — English and five continents, presented with an ironic sense of
exhibition will find Mao Tse-Tung's Talks at German parallel texts). humour. All this for 20p a copy (or £1.00 a year
the Yenan Forum on Literature and Art, Foreign for 4 issues, including postage). If you cannot
Languages Press, Peking, 1956 onwards (but Avalanche edited by Liza Bear, is published locate a copy write to the editor and publisher,
available in several editions from any good by Kineticism Press, 200 Park Avenue, Room David Briers, 15 Park Mansions, Prince of
Chinese bookshop, for a few pence only) helpful 303 East, New York, NY 10017 at $8 ($io Wales Drive, London SWII.
as an introduction, despite the fact that it was overseas) per year. It is printed black on white CLIVE PHILLPOT
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