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Fluxus - Hansen, Al. Collection with 3 original photographs, 1 etching, 4 handwritten letters, 1 signed exhibition poster, 1 large-format gouache, handwritten notes (5 sheets), 1 original drawing, 1 signed collage, numerous copies, invitation cards and small posters. Mostly Cologne or Berlin, ca. 1972-1984. Al Hansen (1927-1995) was an important member of the Fluxus movement and took part in numerous international Fluxus festivals with happenings and performances. He was friends with Andy Warhol and occasionally worked in his "Factory". In 1983, Al Hansen moved to Cologne and had a series of exhibitions. In 1987, inspired by the Final Academy of the British pop and performance artist Genesis P-Orridge, among others, he founded the Ultimate Academy in Cologne with the performance artist Lisa Cieslik. - The collection contains, among other things: I. 3 original photographs by Al Hansen. Vintages. Silver gelatine. Approx. 17 x 12.5 cm. Hansen at the pub counter. - Hansen drinking coffee in the pub. Handwritten inscription on verso "Photography by: Lorraine Senna ... New York", the later film director. - Hansen with a cigarette. Handwritten inscription on verso "Steve Balkin 10-5-72 NYC", (1938-2023). - II. from the story of Schultz and his beer. Original etching with dedication to Ossi Wiener. Signed lower right, dedicated lower left. 1973. sheet size: 25.5 x 20.5 cm. - Picture story about Hansen and his father stealing beer from their neighbor Schultz. - Browned due to paper, margins somewhat stained. - III. collage from copied magazine illustration. Signed verso. Approx. 30 x 82 cm. - Creased. - IV. Sophistofluxus. Nicholas Neodada. Offset on paper. Exhibition poster for Galerie Petersen, Berlin, 6.12.1983. Signed lower left by Hansen. Sheet dimensions: 86 x 61 cm. Published on the occasion of the 1983 exhibition at the Petersen Gallery in collaboration with the artists' program of the D.A.A.D. - Margins slightly creased. - V. 4 handwritten letters on 5 sheets ca. 1983-1984. To "Bibbe", "Bibs", "Lykke" and "Med Dig". - Hansen reports on his artistic activities in Germany. - VI Handwritten notes with several sketches. 5 sheets - Including on SMILE "a mail art correspance stamp art project". - VII Portrait of Al Hansen. Large-format gouache on paper dedicated to Hansen. Illegibly signed ("Rainer ..."), dated 1984. Sheet dimensions: 85.5 x 60.5 cm. - Overall in good condition. - With the dedication: "To my brand new friend Alan". - Provenance: Private collection Berlin.
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Fluxus - Hansen, Al. Collection with 3 original photographs, 1 etching, 4 handwritten letters, 1 signed exhibition poster, 1 large-format gouache, handwritten notes (5 sheets), 1 original drawing, 1 signed collage, numerous copies, invitation cards and small posters. Mostly Cologne or Berlin, ca. 1972-1984. Al Hansen (1927-1995) was an important member of the Fluxus movement and took part in numerous international Fluxus festivals with happenings and performances. He was friends with Andy Warhol and occasionally worked in his "Factory". In 1983, Al Hansen moved to Cologne and had a series of exhibitions. In 1987, inspired by the Final Academy of the British pop and performance artist Genesis P-Orridge, among others, he founded the Ultimate Academy in Cologne with the performance artist Lisa Cieslik. - The collection contains, among other things: I. 3 original photographs by Al Hansen. Vintages. Silver gelatine. Approx. 17 x 12.5 cm. Hansen at the pub counter. - Hansen drinking coffee in the pub. Handwritten inscription on verso "Photography by: Lorraine Senna ... New York", the later film director. - Hansen with a cigarette. Handwritten inscription on verso "Steve Balkin 10-5-72 NYC", (1938-2023). - II. from the story of Schultz and his beer. Original etching with dedication to Ossi Wiener. Signed lower right, dedicated lower left. 1973. sheet size: 25.5 x 20.5 cm. - Picture story about Hansen and his father stealing beer from their neighbor Schultz. - Browned due to paper, margins somewhat stained. - III. collage from copied magazine illustration. Signed verso. Approx. 30 x 82 cm. - Creased. - IV. Sophistofluxus. Nicholas Neodada. Offset on paper. Exhibition poster for Galerie Petersen, Berlin, 6.12.1983. Signed lower left by Hansen. Sheet dimensions: 86 x 61 cm. Published on the occasion of the 1983 exhibition at the Petersen Gallery in collaboration with the artists' program of the D.A.A.D. - Margins slightly creased. - V. 4 handwritten letters on 5 sheets ca. 1983-1984. To "Bibbe", "Bibs", "Lykke" and "Med Dig". - Hansen reports on his artistic activities in Germany. - VI Handwritten notes with several sketches. 5 sheets - Including on SMILE "a mail art correspance stamp art project". - VII Portrait of Al Hansen. Large-format gouache on paper dedicated to Hansen. Illegibly signed ("Rainer ..."), dated 1984. Sheet dimensions: 85.5 x 60.5 cm. - Overall in good condition. - With the dedication: "To my brand new friend Alan". - Provenance: Private collection Berlin.
