Piero Manzoni, Akromatiker Linier Luftplastiker at Galerie Köpcke Copenhagen, 1960

Announcement poster, 64.5 x 25 cm, in white wooden frame with glass, 71 x 31.5 cm. Striking graphic design repeating 7 lines stating 'galerie koepcke lille kirkestraede 1 copenhagen aben 10-30 juni piero manzoni akromatiker linier luftplastiker'. Black text offset printed on off-white paper, with folds as issued, tiny pin holes on upper corner. Printed by Christensens Bogtrykkeri in Herning Denmark, famous for its artists' collaborations. Scarce document, no other copy found. Provenance from the collection of Jes Petersen, director of Galerie Carette in Glücksburg-Ostsee, Manzoni's friend and publisher of the artists' book 'Piero Manzoni. Life and Works'.

A known invitation card for the same exhibition reveals that Manzoni expanded the show's content beyond the works mentioned on the poster. It included white monochromatic paintings (Achrome), lines sealed in cylindrical containers (Linea), inflatable sculptures (Corpi d'Aria) and hardboiled eggs with his fingerprints (Uova scultura) which were shown for the first time. Italian artist Piero Manzoni (1933- '63) is one of the most prominent exponents of the conceptual art of the 1960s.