A book of five texts by Samuel Beckett and 33 etchings by Jasper Johns; binding: linen covered binder with liner of "Hatching" lithograph, printed in four colors with purple tassle; type: Caslon Old-Face 16 pt.; hand-printed by Fequet & Baudier, Paris

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Foirades/Fizzles, 1976

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In one of the milestones of twentieth-century artists' books, Jasper Johns and Irish writer and poet Samuel Beckett (1906-1989) join forces in the enigmatic and elegant Foirades/Fizzles. Featuring five short prose texts, or "fizzles," by Beckett along with 33 original intaglio prints by Johns, the collaboration seamlessly merges Beckett's austere writing style and concept of the fragmented individual with Johns's sensual rendering s of numerals, flagstones, crosshatchings, and parts of the human body. Originally written in French, the fizzles were translated into English by Beckett for this project. Johns's imagery is based both on his repertoire of iconic motifs and from his monumental work, Untitled (1972),a four-panel painting that features fragmentary patterns that the artist observed in the streets of New York City.

Details
Title
Foirades/Fizzles
Artist Life
born 1930
Role
Artist
Accession Number
P.78.2
Provenance
(Brooke Alexander Gallery, New York); sold to MIA, 1978.
Catalogue Raisonne
Field 215-248; ULAE 173
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A book of five texts by Samuel Beckett and 33 etchings by Jasper Johns; binding: linen covered binder with liner of "Hatching" lithograph, printed in four colors with purple tassle; type: Caslon Old-Face 16 pt.; hand-printed by Fequet & Baudier, Paris

Art © Jasper Johns / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

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