Ed. 912 Serie Situazione. Eight artists' posters, 1967
Published by Ed. 912 Edizioni di cultura contemporanea, directed by Gianni-Emilio Simonetti in Milan, in an edition of 500 numbered copies. Litho printed by Arti Grafiche La Monzese, in Cologno Monzese. Each poster measures approx. 70 x 49.5 cm, five are mounted on a textile backing. Mostly fine copies, some in yellowed or in a slightly smudged state. Rare set.
(1) No. 1 Mario Diacono. APPEL apple, 1967. Numbered 394, printed April 1967. Clean copy, pin holes in corners and small closed tear to left margin. Interesting notation on rear 'Loaned by Bob Cobbing'. (2) No. 2 Franz Mon. Untitled, 1966. Numbered 391, printed Feb. 1967. Concrete poem in black, mounted on textile, toned. (3) No. 3 Seiichi Niikuni. Rain, 1966. Numbered H.C., printed Feb. 1967. Clean copy, purple on white paper. Added is a handwritten, signed letter (dated 6 June 1967) sent by Niikuni to the Ed. 912 publisher Simonetti, from a hospital in Tokyo. (4) No. 5 Arrigo Lora Totino. Movimento, 1966. Numbered 399, printed Feb 1967. Concrete poem in black, textile mounted, with toning. (5) No. 6 Jirí Kolár. Le poème visuel III, 1963. Numbered 389, printed Feb. 1967. Visual poem printed in black and red, mounted on textile, toned. (6) No. 7 Gianni-Emilio Simonetti. Cheer-amore/amore, 1967. Hand signed unnumbered copy, printed March 1967. Clean poster, black and violet on white paper. (7) No. 8 Cavan McCarthy. Telegram from Vietnam, 1967. Numbered 450, printed July 1967. Good copy, purple red and black, mounted on textile. (8) No. 9 Magdalo Mussio, Come, 1966. Numbered 403, printed Feb. 1967. Mounted on textile, printed black and purple, toned. (total 8)