" subtitle: h_ " (limited edition 1 of 6) Print

The object displayed in this listing (a used C4 envelope) is not the artwork. However, a concept defining an artwork is being written on it. The artwork has no title; its subtitle is ‘h_ (followed by a square shaped cut in the paper, a void, revealing a white canvas as being placed inside the envelope)’. This is a homage to previous works of art that deal with nothingness and that have amplified how difficult it is to display nothing. Here an interesting article about the Centre Georges Pompidou's commitment: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/the-art-of-nothing-pompidou-centre-celebrates-half-a-century-of-minimalism-1633388.html Minimalism appeals, the ‘less is more’, the necessity to unclutter – for a message to stand out you have to eliminate background noise. Prehistoric art already presents itself as such. Following this train of thought you may come to exhibit invisible artworks. “...I have decided to end the battle. My paintings are now invisible and I would like to show them in a clear and positive manner, in my next Parisian exhibition at Iris Clert's.” [Stich, Sidra. Yves Klein. Hayward Gallery. London, 1994 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yves_Klein - accessed 26/10/218)]. “ subtitle: h_ ” comes six decades after. I would have preferred the shorter term ‘nothing’, sounds however too much as ‘no thing’. ‘Nothingness’ is to mean the absence of anything or any being or any non-being. As far as I am aware nothingness has yet to be exhibited, proposing that “ subtitle: h_ ” enables that aspiration. Please note that nothingness is not the artwork, in following that Marcel Duchamp's urinal is not the artwork – just that a urinal is present in an exhibition of ‘Fountain’. Equally nothingness is present where “ subtitle h_ ” is being exhibited. Talking about the ‘presence’ of nothingness, if nothingness was not present, then something would be present. Since nothingness is present so truly nothing is being exhibited. Why the envelope? It was mailed early September 2017 to the Centre Georges Pompidou; part of a mailing done to some of the world’s leading contemporary art galleries/museums regards “Oa51s_homageCYF”, a previous conceptual work that can be viewed next to this listing. In doing some research for “Oa51s_homageCYF” I had been impressed by the Centre Pompidou’s dedication to the strand of minimalism in which at first glance it appears that nothing is being exhibited. Nothingness is part of “Oa51s_homageCYF”. Therefore when I received much positive feedback from renowned contemporary art galleries/museums I anticipated a favourable response from the Centre Pompidou as well. Just then my letter came returned. There was a note on it reading “Destinataire inconnu à l'adresse”. This resonating with nothingness triggered the creation of “ subtitle h_ ”. The original envelope is for sale - NOT however in this listing. What sells is a six piece limited edition of pigment prints. The envelope in its original dimensions (229 x 324 mm) and colours will be replicated, professionally scanned (the images in this listing are photos) on a prestigious archival paper sized 420 x 594 mm.

Printmaking:Paper on Paper

Artist Produced Limited Edition of:6

Size:16.5 W x 11.7 H x 0.1 D in

Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.