David Jones, artist and poet (1895-1974) begins his PREFACE TO THE ANATHEMATA :
'I have made a heap of all that I could find.' (1) So wrote Nennius, or whoever composed the introductory matter to Historia Brittonum. He speaks of an 'inward wound' which was caused by the fear that certain things dear to him 'should be like smoke dissipated'. Further, he says, 'not trusting my own learning, which is none at all, but partly from writings and monuments of the ancient inhabitants of Britain, partly from the annals of the Romans and the chronicles of the sacred fathers, Isidore, Hieronymous, Prosper, Eusebius and from the histories of the Scots and Saxons although our enemies . . . I have lispingly put together this . . . about past transactions, that [this material] might not be trodden under foot'. (2)
(1) The actual words are coacervavi omne quod inveni, and occur in Prologue 2 to the Historia.
(2) Quoted from the translation of Prologue 1. See The Works of Gildas and Nennius, J.A.Giles, London 1841.
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours), Stevie Wonder (1970)
A recent FIAPCE acquisition is this card by Ben; and by Philip Corner.
Initially, Ben Vautier produced the card with its printed declaration, author's stage name and date.
JE SIGNE TOUT
BEN 1960
At some stage, Fluxus co-founder Philip Corner has then signed the card with his own given name and added the red seal of his Korean pseudonym Gwan Pok, meaning 'Contemplating Waterfall.' To complete the formalities, and his cheeky Fluxus uberclaim, he has penciled it as a unique edition, 1/1.
Theatre of the Autograph(er)s of Regard
detail
A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/
someone looks at something...
LOGOS/HA HA
