Harry Ruhé

This is one of the rarities in my collection. It was originally put together so that the Flux-folk who contributed to the Flux-show cd have something as a memento. I probably got photocopies of the loose pages from Kirby Malone who probably got them from Jackson MacLow. As I recall, Jackson didn't have the complete thing b/c it wasn't finished yet & parts were being sent out to contributors somewhat pell-mell. My copy of it is far from complete. I don't know how available this ever was to the general public. This is a successor of sorts to the "happening & fluxus" catalog. The preface to this collection claims that "happening & fluxus" was the only other comprehensive Fluxus document of the time.… (plus d'informations)

ArtKitchen Gallery and Gallery A, both located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands ascertained that there is a lot more to art and lingerie than first meets the eye. Upon investigating, they realized that for both artists and spectators sexuality in all its guises often plays a major role in art. Aren't many driven by sexual fantasies and desires, even downright lust when making or contemplating a work of art?
They found many examples throughout the ages where eroticism is the predominant factor and decided to give it a contemporary twist.
Therefore, their original concept, lingerie designed by artists, was widened to erotize the project even more. The result is a special edition that contains the highly imaginative designs and interpretations of twenty five artists working in a variety of disciplines. 'Hidden Delights' also includes a historical essay with documentary images and additional information about the participating artists and their contributions.… (plus d'informations)

One of 40 numbered copies (this being numbered '13/40'), each accompanied by an original signed and numbered work of mail-art by Jean Toche. *In the introduction to this volume, Ruhé himself writes that this "is not an artists' book....It is like a shoebox filled with holiday pictures and stories from a diary...I choose works of art from my own collection and told the matching stories." A fascinating and well-curated compilation, assembled with care by an important and knowledgeable Dutch collector and Fluxus scholar.… (plus d'informations)