The adventures of Willem de Ridder (signed/inscribed)

Ruhé, Harry, Jeannette Dekeukeleire ; Willem de Ridder

ISBN 10: 9081245880 / ISBN 13: 9789081245883

Published by Cultclub Edition, Amsterdam, 2017

About this Item

Pictorial stiff wrappers (softcover), 74p : illustrations (chiefly in color) ; 26 cm. Very good/fine, lavishly inscribed by de Ridder with dedication for Dutch artist Maria van Elk.

Seller Inventory # JHJ_2026_07_10_5

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The adventures of Willem de Ridder (signed/inscribed)
• Publisher: Cultclub Edition, Amsterdam
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9081245880
• ISBN 13: 9789081245883
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Fine
• Dimensions: 21W x 26H x 0.7D centimeters 21 centimeters width by 26 centimeters height by 0.7 centimeters depth
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Contemporary Art
  • Dutch Art

About this title

Synopsis

Promoter of avant-garde theatre, Fluxus agent, founder of an art mail order house, publisher of taboo-breaking magazines, producer of controversial Radio Art programmes, and much more, Willem de Ridder has led a storied life. It seems that the moment he became successful with whatever he was doing, he would abandon it entirely to embark on some other project. In producing this biography, Harry Ruhé and Jeannette Dekeukeleire went back to the source De Ridders old house in his hometown and sifted through dozens of folders, clippings, dusty boxes, and attic treasures. The result is a book full of pictures, where texts should be interpreted as extensive captions.