Structures, Eight Works, and Exercises (Complete Set)

Yves de Smet

Published by Yang Poezie Reeks 1972-76, Ghent, 1972

About this Item

Yves de Smmet, Structures (1972), Eight Works (1974), and Exercises (1976), Yang Poezie Weeks, Ghent, 1972-76. All books 115 x 195mm. Artist's books. Printed black and white in printed wraps. Cover designs by Julien Vangansbeke. Structures (1972). A constructivist text divided into 8 chapters exploring structures of language. Each page features one sentence and the subsequent page a minor variation with different meaning. Chapter 8 for example reads: 'A relative reality makes relativity real' and 'a real relativity makes reality relative'. Text in English throughout. Includes biography of the artist. Eight Works (1974). A book of 'relative text and image constructions' which contrast words and meaning across the pages, for example the word 'translation' is translated into various languages: 'translation traduzione vertaling traduction'. Exercises (1976). A book with five exercises, such as: 'the subject precedes the object', 'the subject is followed by the object.' Text in English throughout. Includes a self-portrait of the artist.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Structures, Eight Works, and Exercises (Complete Set)
• Publisher: Yang Poezie Reeks 1972-76, Ghent
• Publication Date: 1972
• Condition: Near Fine