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Gil J. Wolman, I am immortal and alive
The French artist Gil J Wolman (1929-1995) was a pioneer in researching the intersection and alteration of visual and textual languages. This show, the first monographic exhibition of Wolman's work ever held in Spain, consists of about 250 works and documents, from L'Anticoncept (1951) to Voir de mémoire (1995). It includes the artist's most important and fertile pieces, some of them never before exhibited.
144 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2010
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August 20, 2019
just in case you thought otherwise.
August 25, 2010
Remarkable find in my very own bookstore! Gil J. Wolman was a member of the Letterist International and an associate of the Situationist International -till Guy Debord decided to eliminate him from the group. According to this catalog no one is really sure why that happened. It seems like Wolman was liked by everyone - and that alone may have pissed Debord off!
Nevertheless, and beyond his social activities with various European 20th Century art movements, Wolman made some remarkable art. Mostly collages that he termed "Scotch (after the tape) Art and works with various forms of text. "I am Immortal and Alive" is a catalog to a show that is now taking place in Barcelona. If it is like this catalog, then the show has to be a real beauty as well as a document on a fascinating artist and his time and placement in contemporary art.
Nevertheless, and beyond his social activities with various European 20th Century art movements, Wolman made some remarkable art. Mostly collages that he termed "Scotch (after the tape) Art and works with various forms of text. "I am Immortal and Alive" is a catalog to a show that is now taking place in Barcelona. If it is like this catalog, then the show has to be a real beauty as well as a document on a fascinating artist and his time and placement in contemporary art.
March 12, 2013
This exhibition catalogue surveys the span of Gil J. Wolman's visionary output. The essay "Wolman in the Open" provides necessary historical context to frame the work. While not especially lyrical (some attempts appear to have been made), this section of text filled some gaps in my understanding of the Lettrists, sequences of events and the unique friendship between Wolman and Debord. Closing essay, "How To Do Things Without Words" is dry but critical in its reading of Wolman's groundbreaking film "L' Anticoncept". Generously illustrated with some additional text documents by Gil.
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