Postcards for Perec /
Parr, Linda,editor,author.
Terry, Philip,1962-,author of introduction, etc.
Ribière, Mireille,1951-,author of introduction, etc.
Linda Parr Publishing,publisher.
"Georges Perec's postcard messages, dedicated to his friend Italo Calvino, appeared as a long list, with not a single image. Written in 1978, they were translated into English by John Sturrock in Species of Spaces and Other Pieces, in 1997.Constructed with mathematical precision, they describe hedonistic vacations that we can only dream about. Perec's holiday-makers travel through alphabets, relaxing and sunbathing, making historic and literary connections on the way, with no mention of the journeys nor the bills. The messages seem a little repetitive and formulaic, but as both the men were members of OuLiPo, that is perhaps hardly surprising. The first clue to unravelling the secrets is to ask why 243? Our aim was to respond to this work as artists by making a postcard, adding the missing image to the message, and then posting the physical postcard. Postcards images have been offered to the project from twenty-two countries, from California to Queensland via Kathmandu." (https://lindasusanparr.com/) Project designed and co-ordinated by Linda Parr.
Includes bibliographical references (page 63).
Foreword / Philip Terry -- Introduction [English/French] / Mireille Ribière -- Two hundred and forty-three postcards in real colour / Linda Parr -- Postcard artworks -- Postcard artists -- Bibliography.
"Georges Perec's postcard messages, dedicated to his friend Italo Calvino, appeared as a long list, with not a single image. Written in 1978, they were translated into English by John Sturrock in Species of Spaces and Other Pieces, in 1997.Constructed with mathematical precision, they describe hedonistic vacations that we can only dream about. Perec's holiday-makers travel through alphabets, relaxing and sunbathing, making historic and literary connections on the way, with no mention of the journeys nor the bills. The messages seem a little repetitive and formulaic, but as both the men were members of OuLiPo, that is perhaps hardly surprising. The first clue to unravelling the secrets is to ask why 243? Our aim was to respond to this work as artists by making a postcard, adding the missing image to the message, and then posting the physical postcard. Postcards images have been offered to the project from twenty-two countries, from California to Queensland via Kathmandu." (https://lindasusanparr.com/) Project designed and co-ordinated by Linda Parr.
Perec, Georges, 1936-1982.
Mail art.
Postcards in art.
Conceptual art.