Uriburu. Kleuringen, 1968 - 1974

Antwerp, International Cultureel Centrum (ICC), 1974. Softcover, 28.8 x 21.7 cm, 52 pp. Catalogue/artists' book about the project 'Kleuring van het Bonapartedok' (Colouring of the Bonaparte Dock) which caused a riot with the Belgian Ministry of Culture at the time. Introduction by Pierre Restany in Dutch, French and English. Stunning design, printed in black and green, with several fold-outs. Light edge wear on cover else very good. Scarce.

Nicolas Garcia Uriburu (1937- 2016) was an Argentinian artist, architect, ecologist and pioneer of Land Art. In the late 1960s he took a critical stance in society's relationship with nature, and became known for his 'Colourings', using harmless microbiological colouring agents that turn radiant green when released into water. Uriburu executed two colouring projects in Antwerp, a fountain in front of the Municipal Water Service (1972) and the Bonapartedok in the old harbour (1974), commissioned by the ICC.