Michael Gibbs. Kontexts Publications

Two magazines produced by the small press endeavour run by the artist, poet and publisher Gibbs. (1) Kontexts No. 6/7, 1975. Staple-bound, 29 x 21 cm, 48 pp. Published in Devon, printed in an edition of 400 at the Jan van Eyck Academy Maastricht. Double issue of the review of visual/experimental poetry and language art, edited by Gibbs between 1969-1977. Contributions by Ulises Carrión (The New Art of Making Books), Hans Clavin, Maurizio Nannucci, Lawrence Weiner, Richard Kostelanetz, Robin Crozier, Raul Marroquin, Michael Druks and others.

2) Kontextsound. Amsterdam, Kontexts Publications, 1977. Staple-bound, 33 x 23 cm, 26 pp. Edition of 1000 copies. A compilation of sound-poetry, text-sound compositions, poesie sonore, auditive texts, optophonetics, verbosonics, and lingual music. Published in conjunction with the exhibition 'Text and Sound' at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. Contributions by Dom Sylvester Houédard, Bernard Heidsieck, Henri Chopin, Arrigo Lora-Totino, Katalin Ladik, Bob Cobbing, and many others. Text in English and Dutch. Fine copies. (total 2)