La fin des mots

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Description

Title
La fin des mots
Creator
Bory, Jean-François, 1938- artist
Published / Created
[approximately 1979]
Publication Place
France
Abstract

Sculpture created by Jean-François Bory in 1979 comprised of a gilded typewriter adorned with toy soldiers and oversized letters toppled around them, encased in Plexiglas. Signed and dated

Description
Jean-François Bory (born 1938) is a French poet, writer, editor, visual artist, and filmmaker whose avant-garde work centers on visual poetry and sound poetry. Born in Paris, Bory spent part of his childhood in South East Asia before returning to the French capital where he based his career. His published literary works include poetry collections, novels, monographs, and articles of literary criticism. Bory co-founded the Éditions Agentzia (1968-1972) with Jochen Gerz and Arthur Hubschmid, and directed the literary and sociological art magazine L'Humidité (1970-1975). In 1983, Bory joined experimental poets Eugenio Miccini, Sarenco, Julien Blaine, Paul de Vree, and Alain Arias-Misson in the transnational group Logomotives. In 1998, Bory and avant-garde poet Jacques Donguy co-founded the production company and multimedia magazine Son@rt.
No linguistic content.
Place of creation supplied by cataloger.
La fin des mots is also known as Machine à écrire dorée.
Provenance
Purchased from the Librairie Patrick Fréchet on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2019.
Extent
1 sculpture : 30 x 34 x 36 cm
1.33 linear feet (1 box)
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.
Language
No linguistic content

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
GEN MSS 1891 (Art)

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Material
gilded typewriter in a Plexiglas case ;
Resource Type
three-dimensional form
Subject (Name)
Bory, Jean-François, 1938-
Subject (Topic)
Concrete poetry, French
Experimental poetry, French
Visual poetry, French
Subjects
Bory, Jean-François, 1938-
Concrete poetry, French > 20th century
Concrete poetry, French > 21st century
Experimental poetry, French > 20th century
Experimental poetry, French > 21st century
Visual poetry, French > 20th century
Visual poetry, French > 21st century

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Rights
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Citation
Jean-François Bory, La fin des mots. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Identifiers

Catalog Record
16262637
Object ID (OID)
16719023

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