Partum z wypożyczalni ludzi (historia bycia twórcy) [Partum on loan to people: history of being an artist]

A celebratory volume about the work of Andrzej Partum (1938-2002), one of the founding figures of the Polish neo-avant-garde, published shortly after the fall of the Iron Curtain. A poet, performer, conceptual artist, and author of manifestos and critical works, Partum took inspiration from Futurist traditions of deconstructing the meaning of words and grammar, and focused on the graphic layout of words in his poetry. In 1971 Partum established the Bureau of Poetry (Biuro Poezji) in Warsaw, later changing the name to Pro/La, where he held exhibitions, events, and published his own poetry as well as the work of many other writers. During this time he also published many manifestos, some illicitly printed and distributed. The volume includes critical essays, collected interviews and newspaper clippings connected with Partum, and shows his manifestos, installations, and mail art, of which he was one of the primary practitioners in Poland. As of December 2023, KVK, OCLC show only two copies outside of Poland, at MoMA and Humboldt University. A celebratory volume about the work of Andrzej Partum (1938-2002), one of the founding figures of the Polish neo-avant-garde, published shortly after the fall of the Iron Curtain. A poet, performer, conceptual artist, and author of manifestos and critical works, Partum took inspiration from Futurist traditions of deconstructing the meaning of words and grammar, and focused on the graphic layout of words in his poetry. In 1971 Partum established the Bureau of Poetry (Biuro Poezji) in Warsaw, later changing the name to Pro/La, where he held exhibitions, events, and published his own poetry as well as the work of many other writers. During this time he also published many manifestos, some illicitly printed and distributed. The volume includes critical essays, collected interviews and newspaper clippings connected with Partum, and shows his manifestos, installations, and mail art, of which he was one of the primary practitioners in Poland. As of December 2023, KVK, OCLC show only two copies outside of Poland, at MoMA and Humboldt University.