Once described as ‘small explosions of intelligence and sensation, the seeds of wonder’ by poet Thomas A. Clark, the eschenau summer press publications stretch the definition of ‘artist’s book’ as far as it will go. Since 1974, from his home in Eschenau, Germany, renowned artist herman de vries (1931) sends out leaves of gold, the dust of some roads, the forbidden down of thistles. A longtime key figure in the book-as-art himself, most of these publications are the result of an open invitation from de vries to artist friends like James Lee Byars, Marinus Boezem and Melanie Bonajo, but also to poets and musicians – even to a keeper of bumble bees. This book facilitates our reception of all 77 of these shared objects through full illustrations and written clarification. Two essays connect the series to the international context of the artist’s book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
herman de vries’ eschenau summer press creates unique artist’s books blending art, nature, and collaboration. Featuring objects like gold, leaves and earth. Two essays contextualise their significance.
6 Thomas A. Clark Dissemination
\nArchival introduction (2000)
\n8 1:1 overview
\n86 Lynne van Rhijn Clouds of coherence in the
\neschenau summer press publications
\n96 Ton Geerts a book is a book
\nherman de vries and the (artist’s) book
\n°1 herman de vries noise
\n°2 herman de vries to be all ways to be
\n°3 [Marinus] Boezem as wide as
\n°4 Sjoerd Buisman swellings: 1976 composterra \/
\nprades pyrénées orientales france
\n°5 herman de vries ○
\n°6 Rudolf Mattes linie 200 cm lang
\nline length 200 cm
\n[°7] [Marinus] Boezem – light events – [not published]
\n°8 herman de vries october, february, june
\n°9 herman de vries the dust of some roads & a leaf from a tree
\n°10 Rolf Sachsse both sides
\n°11 Heinz Brand brand news
\n°12 James Lee Byars – devil –
\n°13 [Bernard] Aubertin essai sur le feu
\n°14 Dieter Roth [untitled] [aus der heimat …]
\n°15 [Ryszard] Winiarski strategic game
\n[°16] [Maurizio Nannucci] ANTHOLOGY 1967\/2007 [not published]
\n°17 Ewerdt Hilgemann for herman random sculptures, torano di
\ncarrara, 11.00–12.00 a.m. on a day in august
\n°18 herman de vries – concept –
\n°19 François Morellet a badly bound book
\n°20 Jiří Valoch five parts of one work
\n°21 Jiří Valoch three possibilities
\n°22 Jan Smejkal nine days – 1985
\n°23 Wolfgang Schmidt worte machen
\n°24 Paul Panhuysen – clock –
\nPaul Panhuysen & – spider –
\nJohan Goedhart
\n°25 herman de vries rosa damascena
\n°26 Nicolaus Koliusis schau dem licht in die augen
\n°27 herman de vries von wirklichkeit und sprache
\n°28 Thomas A. Clark poem
\n°29 Martin Haseneier mykographie einer wiese
\n°30 Susanne Stövhase let us HELP in your RECREATION plans
\n°31 Geoffrey Hendricks TASCHENGEWITTER (POCKET STORM)
\n°32 Chris Drury amanita muscaria
\n°33 herman de vries remember theodor gustav fechner.
\na reading-performance at the royal botanic
\ngarden edinburgh at the 16th of august 1992
\nby herman de vries
\n°34 herman de vries botanische werke : distelsamen
\n°35\/36 Hartmut Geerken das zeichnerische spätwerk von immanuel kant.
\nkommentiert von hartmut geerken
\n°37 herman de vries this
\n°38 Robert Lax circle
\n°39 Robert Lax More Scales – selection by John Beer
\n°40 Paul-Armand Gette Kleine botanische Mythologie
\nPetite mythologie botanique
\nSmall botanical mythology
\n°41 Robert Lax red blue
\n°42 herman de vries wörter
\n°43 Ted Purves collected notes – observing birds 1995–1998
\n°44 herman de vries tutto
\n°45 herman de vries different & identic
\n°46 Robert Lax notebook
\n°47 herman de vries philosophische bemerkungen
\n°48 Hartmut Geerken may bug fly!
\na paper sinking in the indian ocean
\n°49 Joe Jones joe jones memorial
\n°50 herman de vries change
\n°51 herman de vries gold
\n°52 Christa Schuster rosen in die dunkelheit – juni 2004
\n°53 Eugen Gomringer es muss alles hand und fuss haben
\n°54 Muriel Desroches papillions
\n°55 Karin Sander eschenau, februar 2008
\n°56 herman de vries eigenblut
\n°57 herman de vries le chêne de trévans. statement
\n°58 herman de vries quelques moments du courant de bès.
\nréproductions photographiques
\n(3 sec. de difference)
\n°59 herman de vries looking smelling hearing etc.
\n°60 herman de vries kant cant
\n°61 Hartmut Geerken – bombus terrestris visited –
\nno. zero minus one
\n°62 Thomas A. Clark the hidden place
\n°63 herman de vries searching for the source
\n°64 Ulay power flower – nature paper.
\na gift exchange
\n°65 Hartmut Geerken signed \/ not signed
\n°66 François Morellet stamped
\n°67 susanne de vries alles auf seinem platz
\n°68\/69 Carlijn Mens het is daar – dat is het.
\nshadows of moments passed
\n°70 susanne de vries, die wolken \/ the clouds
\nherman de vries
\n°71(1) herman de vries looking, smelling, hearing, etc.
\n°71(2) herman de vries zufall
\n°72 susanne de vries places
\n°73 Katharina Winterhalter drawing in the wind
\n°74 melanie bonajo the coven
\n°75 herman de vries zweitausendneunzehn
\n°76 Hartmut Geerken motz el son
\n°77 susanne & die wäscheleine
\nherman de vries
\n°78 Nan Groot Antink from the garden in eschenau
\n[Marinus Boezem] Unpublished: correspondence
\n[Maurizio Nannucci] Unpublished: correspondence
\n[Lawrence Weiner] Unpublished: correspondence
\n428 Name index
\n429 Selected bibliography
\n430 Credits
\n431 Colophon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":59338,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5568],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-59274","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-art","7":"author-by-author-lynn-van-rhijn","8":"author-by-author-ton-geerts","9":"publisher-waanders-bv-uitgeverij","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"shipping-taxable","14":"purchasable","15":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n