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Bernard Heidsieck, Vaduz, 1998, Mixed media, embossed clothbound case, fabric, magnetic tape, silk, 27.5 × 20.5 cm, Edition of 30 plus IV AP

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Embossed clothbound portfolio case comprising material elements of the artist’s poem, Vaduz: a book printed on Fabriano Modigliani paper, a CD, one ten-inch brown vinyl phonograph record, a signed reproduction of the manuscript including one original page with affixed fragments from the original magnetic tapes, a silkscreen map of the world hand-printed on silk, a photograph of the artist reading Vaduz taken by Françoise Janicot.

Mixed media, embossed clothbound case, fabric, magnetic tape, silk
27.5 × 20.5 cm
(10 ⅞ × 8 ⅛ inches)
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Bernard Heidsieck (1928 Paris, France – 2014 Paris) was a French sound poet who merged spoken word with a wide array of recorded material. His artistic career spanned Beat, Fluxus, and Minimalism. Heidsieck began performing his Poèmes-Partitions pieces in the mid-1950s, using typographical spacing to direct his performances. Subsequently, he began using a tape recorder as a supplementary device for writing and retransmitting. As an opponent of passive reading and advocate of active and participatory poetry, Heidsick’s readings often included performance, such as physical gestures or the use of props. From the juxtaposition of phonetic experiments and magnetophonic technologies with tape recording and cut-up techniques, the exploration of a new artistic language was pursued through the rapid development of electronic technology. In total, Bernhard Heidsieck staged over 540 public readings of his works in twenty-four countries. Beginning in 2017, the Centre Pompidou has awarded an annual non-book literary prize in honor of and named after Bernard Heidsieck. Since 2022, the Archivio Conz has partnered with the prize.

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