Panamarenko, catalogue and ephemera

from the collection of Paul Hefting, curator at Kröller-Müller museum Otterlo in the 1970s, and member of the art committee that acquired Panamarenko’s ‘Umbilly 1’ airplane for the Technical University Eindhoven in 1977. Includes: (1) B/w photograph showing Panamarenko and Paul Hefting at the living room table in the artists’ home in Antwerp, ca. 1976. (2) Carbon copy letter from Hefting to Panamarenko 3.11.1976 (in Dutch) regarding the university’s negative perception of ‘Umbilly 1’ as being an assault on scientific technology. (3) Stencilled text by Paul Hefting, 4 pp. about the ‘Umbilly 1’ controversy at the university, suggesting an art historical/philosophical approach to the project instead of a technological one. (4) Brochure featuring a colour reproduction of ‘Umbilly 1’ installed in the main entrance of the university building.

(5) Invitation card Panamarenko Kröller Müller Otterlo 1978, 4 pp. (6) Original b/w photo, 17 x 23 cm, featuring Panamarenko’s Aeromodeller airship installed at Kröller Müller in 1978. Stamp of photographer Jan Brokerhof and the museum on verso. (7) Promotional card for ‘the Panamarenko book’ by Seriaal editions Amsterdam 1975. (8) Portfolio Zeeuws Museum, red plastic sleeve with title sticker, 31.5 x 22 cm. Contains a set of 39 facsimile printed documents, drawings, photos, book covers and maps of various sizes. Catalogue/artists’ book published in conjunction with Panamarenko’s exhibition held at the Zeeuws Museum Middelburg, and in a hangar in Bergeyck in 1975. Lacks the interview with Panamarenko and the director of the museum, Piet Van Daalen, 5 pp. (total 8)