Monograph on Takis (1984)













Paris, France: Éditions Galilée (book, monograph, art), 1984.
13" x 8.5" x 1", 267 pages, hardcover with dust-jacket, ISBN 2-7186-0250-3.

Takis, a large "coffee-table" hardcover monograph on the art of Takis, as published by Éditions Galilée (Paris, France) in 1984, with texts by Héléna and Nicolas Calas and a preface by Pierre Restany.  This additionally contains textual contributions by Marcel Duchamp, Gregory Corso, William Burroughs, and Allen Ginsberg.

William S. Burroughs contributes two works in English and French. Burroughs' "Man in Space" is at pages 64-67. Burroughs’ statement from 1962 on Takis, found in many of Takis’ exhibition catalogues, is at pages 96-97.

Contents:

  • Marcel Duchamp: text on Takis
  • Pierre Restany:
    • "Le génie illimité" (preface)
    • "Musicales: Les Estafilades d'Orphée"
  • Texts by Héléna and Nicolas Calas:
    • "Signaux, Idoles et fleurs"
    • "Signaux, fleurs"
    • "Les feux"
    • "L'impossible ou l'homme dans l'espace"
    • "Espaces intérieurs"
    • "La cathode de mercure"
    • "Télesculpture"
    • "Le mur magnétique"
    • "La machine"
    • "Les jeux"
    • "La sculpture électromagnétique (les jeux)"
    • "La peinture magnétique (télépeinture)"
    • "Le mur magnétique jaune (la grande toile jaune)"
    • "La sculpture électromagnétique"
    • "Les cadrans"
    • "Erotique"
    • "Les musicaux"
    • "Les gongs et leurs portraits"
    • "Finale"
  • Gregory Corso: 
    • "Dans le métro pourpre"
    • text on Takis
  • William Burroughs: 
    • "L'homme dans l'espace"
    • text on Takis
  • Pierre Restany and Takis: "L'homme dans l'espace" (interview)
  • Allen Ginsberg: text on Takis
  • Exhibitions and Bibliography
  • Photographic Credits

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