Exhibition: Robert Filliou – Multiples
MuHKA, Antwerpen
21 June 2003 - 21 August 2003
©Jan Kempenaers
Robert Filliou – multiples together with the people day collection
Robert Filliou (°1926, Sauve; †1987, Lascaux, France) felt attracted to the multiple because of the game element that multiplication offered him. Therefore, it is not without reason that he is called one of the heirs of Marcel Duchamp: like this illustrious predecessor he introduces commonplace (mass consumption) objects into art in a playful-ironic way. He transforms everyday reality into the support for his complex stock of ideas. A number of his multiples are exhibited here, together with a work which has been in the collection from the very beginning of the M HKA: Projet de toilettes pour le musée de Mönchengladbach (1969).
Recently, the M HKA acquired a beautiful ensemble of multiples by Filliou, which will now be shown for the first time in the collection presentation on the upper floors, and in parallel with the exhibition.
WorksShow artists
> Robert Filliou, Dieter Roth, Dick Higgins, George Brecht, Steve Mc Caffery , B.P. Nichol , 14 chansons et 1 charade / 14 songs and 1 riddle / 14 chansons und 1 rätsel, 1967. Book, ink, paper, 16 x 12 cm, 154 p..
> Robert Filliou, George Brecht, Games at the Cedilla or the Cedilla Takes Off , 1967. Book, ink, paper, 20.5 x 14 x 2 cm.
> Robert Filliou, Daniel Spoerri, Roland Topor, Monsters are inoffensive, Fluxus Postcards, 1967. Multiple, ink, cardboard, 10.8 x 16 cm.
> Robert Filliou, Galerie Légitime, 1968-2003. Poster, ink, paper, 63.8 x 47.8 cm.
> Robert Filliou, Optimistic Box N°1, 1968. Object, wood (beech), lock, labels, 1 stone, 11 x 11 x 11 cm.
> Robert Filliou, Emmett Williams, Poème collectif, 1968. Book, ink, paper, 13.5 x 11 cm.
> Robert Filliou, Petite histoire un peu sainte, 1969. Book, ink, cardboard, Ø 6 cm.
> Robert Filliou, Optimistic Box n°3, 1969. Object, wooden box, labels, 6 x 12 x 2,9 cm.
> Robert Filliou, Boîte optimiste n°2 - Vive Le Mariage, 1969. Object, wooden box, labels, picture, 9 x 12 x 2.5 cm.
> Robert Filliou, Mind, 1969. Print, ink, paper, 43 x 59 x 3 cm.
> Robert Filliou, Joker, 1969. Print, paper, omslag: 23.7 x 32.7 cm, speelkaart: 11.7 x 17.8 cm.
> Teaching and Learning as performing arts / Lehren und lernen als Aufdrführungkünste, 1970. Artist Book, ink, paper, metal, 21 x 27 cm, 231 p..
> Robert Filliou, A selection from 1000 basic Japanese Poems/ein Sublimat aus 1000 Gedichte japanisch, 1971. Book, ink, paper, 21 x 13 cm, 80 p..
> Robert Filliou, Project for skywriting, planche n°6 (Love=UFO), 1971. Print, ink, paper, 96.5 x 69 x 4.5 cm.
> Emmett Williams, Robert Filliou, Daniel Spoerri, Spaghetti Sandwich, 1971. Multiple, ink, cotton napkin, 37 x 37 cm.
> Robert Filliou, Project for Sky-Writing (planche n°1), 1971. Print, ink, paper, silkscreen, 96.5 x 69 x 4.5 cm.
> Robert Filliou, Research in Arts and Astrology (Virgo), 1972. Print, ink, paper, 69.1 x 43 cm.
> Robert Filliou, Information Box, 1973. Multiple, ectachrome, paper, cardboard, 33 x 25.5 x 7.4 cm.
> Robert Filliou, Cucumberland - sans voir et sans savoir, 1976. Print, ink, paper, 76 x 56.5 cm.
> Robert Filliou, A Most Curious Invention of the Gaga Yogi, 1976. Multiple, wooden box, nails, plastic box, 7.4 x 10.6 x 8 cm.
> Robert Filliou, The Speed of Art, 1979. Multiple, ink, paper, 3 x (15 x 21 cm).
> Robert Filliou, Musical Economy n°1, 1980. Print, ink, paper, 54.5 x 40.5 cm.
> Robert Filliou, Dieter Roth, Standard-Book/Livre-etalon, 1981. Multiple, paper, leporello, artist book, folded: 4 x 4 cm, unfolded: 4 x 79.6 cm.
> Robert Filliou, Robert Filliou 'Mister Blue from Day-to-Day / Herr Blau von Tag zu Tag', 1983. Book, ink, paper, 21 x 29.7 cm, language : English, German, publisher : Lebeer-Hossmann, Hamburg/Brussel.
> Robert Filliou, Musical Economy N°2, 1983. Print, graphics, lithography, tracing paper, 5 colors, 21 x 27.8 cm, 54 x 40.7 cm.
> Robert Filliou, Longs poèmes courts à terminer chez soi, 1984. Multiple, ink, paper, 10 x 15 cm.
> Robert Filliou, O! Le jeu de Vi(d)e, 1984. Multiple, ink, paper, 56 x 42 cm.
> Robert Filliou, Modern Video Model, 1984. Multiple, ink, paper, 48 x 64 cm.