Robert Filliou, 1926-1987 France
Ample Food for Stupid Thought (1965)
This is the first English book by French artist/poet Robert Filliou. This book was originally designed as a set of postcards. With friendly introductions by: Dainel Spoerri; Arman; Kichka Baticheff; George Brecht; William Burroughs; Christo; Diane di Prima; Brion Gysin; Dick Higgins; Allan Kaprow; Ray Johnson; Joe Jones; Alison Knowles; John Herbert McDowell; Jackson Mac Low; Nam June Paik; Benjamin Patterson; Dieter Rot; James Waring. An Introduction by Jackson Mac Low on dustjacket ‘Some Unsystematic Reflections for Filliou & Others’. 13.2 x 18.0 x 1.5 cm, 96 pp (unpaginated) with dustjacket. Something Else Press, Inc., New York, Cologne, Paris.
Bury, Stephen 1995, Artists’ Books The Book as a Work of Art. 1963-1995, Scolar Press, Aldershot
Frank, Peter 1983, Something Else Press an annotated bibliography, A Documentext Publication, McPherson & Company.
Grahame, Noreen (ed.) 1991, Artists’ Books – The Catalogue, grahame galleries + editions,Brisbane.
Kirker, Anne 1993, Fluxus and after…, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane.
STANDARD-BOOK / LIVRE-ETALON (1982)
Robert Filliou spells his name with three ‘Ls’ – ‘Fillliou’ on cover of STANDARD-BOOK. Why?
‘all literature – past, present and future – can be objectively evaluated at last, thanks to the STANDARD-BOOK, which alone ensures the faultless measurement and impartial assessment of printed matter(s)’. English and French titles and text. Pages simply contain the numberes 2 – 19, one to a page for both the English and French versions. Concertina format 4 x 4 cm (closed). Dieter Roth (ed.) Edition of 1000. Published Stuttgart.