Title: Francesco Conz : publisher, collector, fetishist /
Authors: Conz, Francesco, 1935-2010; Ruhé, Harry
Publisher: Gallery A /Harry Ruhé,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Conz, Francesco,; Fluxus (Group of artists); Publishers and publishing Italy; Artists' books.
Abstract: Contains material documenting the life, work, and collaborations with other artists, by a leading Italian Fluxus figure and publisher who supported, chronicled, and heavily influenced the movement. Includes original mounted photographs, articles, statements by Conz and other artists, printouts of e-mails, postcards and invitations. The material here documents Conz' long and fruitful career, particularly as director of the Archivio Francesco Conz in Verona, working with some of the most important figures in the avant-garde of the mid-20th century. Among the artists featured, discussed, pictured and documented in this work are John Lennon, Al Hansen, Andy Warhol, Gunter Brus, Hermann Nitsch, Joe Jones, Rudolf Schwarzkogler, Otto Muehl, Geoffrey Hendricks, Nam June Paik, George Maciunas, Carolee Schneemann, Jon Hendricks, Milan Knizak, Bob Watts, Ay-O, Wolf Vostell, Herman deVries, et al.