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[Untitled] / Spacagna, Jacques., 1960

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Identifier: CC-42286-44296

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According to Frederic Aquaviva in a personal communication to the Sackners, this may be the first print done by Spacagna. Wikipedia: n 1953, Jacques Spacagna wrote his first manuscript remained unpublished: The trip itox and publishes Why I externiste in the journal The uprising Youth No. 7 (who also edited the first text of Yves Klein ). He also made his first figurative works. In 1954, he met Raymond Hains and Jacques Villeglé. In 1955, he was filmed by Orson Welles reciting a poem Lettrist Isidore Isou with Maurice Lemaître and tsu at the Bookstore Fischbascher as part of a documentary series for British television. In 1957 and 1958 he was a soldier in Algeria. Henri Chopin publishes one of his texts in his journal Fifth Season. Jacques Spacagna meeting in 1959 his first wife, Aude Jessemin. In 1961, the first exhibition: Other Rives gallery The sun in the head. First Lettrists works at the Galerie Weiller with tsu, Pomerand, Wolman and Lemaitre. First public recital of his poems Lettrists the Musée d'Art Moderne, Paris. Lettrist first poem published by Maurice Lemaître. In 1963, collective exhibition letters and signs in contemporary painting, Valerie Schmidt Gallery, Paris. Maurice Lemaître dedicate a sculpture for Menhir Spacagna. In 1965, intense collaboration with Roberto Altmann, with whom he founded the magazine O, as well as Roland Sabatier for review CRL. Start bibliophile many achievements arising from the bookseller Jean Petithory with Aude Jessemin Roberto Altmann, Alain Satié ... Addiction to alcohol. Publication of his new epic hypergraphic Epipopimal in O magazine (reprinted in Behind the bathroom in 2009). In 1966, began painting hypergraphies with lacquers and inks in gold and silver of great beauty, which is still associated with his work today. In 1967, large personal exhibition at the Galerie Stadler , introduced by Michel Tapie . Collaboration with Pierre Henry for the phonemes of the Mass in Liverpool. He is also winner of the Fifth Paris Biennale. It is as bookseller on the quays of Paris with Aude Jessemin. He remained until the 1980s. From 1968 to 1971 he directed the frescoes of the School of Rueil-Malmaison, controlled state. During this period, he divorced Aude Jessemin and met Myriam Darrell . He also started his second series of bibliophile books. In 1972, Jacques Spacagna Lettriste leaves the group. His style became more figurative. In 1973 he exhibited at the Galerie Librairie-Kieffer, his first solo exhibition for 6 years. He finds Wolman and Francois Dufrene to the historical record of the film without film Dufrêne: Drums of the first judgment to be broadcast to the creative workshop radio . July 15 Birth of William son of Jacques and his wife Louise Nadal (his pseudonym of Lettrist Myriam Darrell). From 1977 to 1978 he produced books with François Letailleur whom he confided in 1982 the room devoted to the letter and the sign at the Salon comparisons, he hosted for 15 years. 1983 probably marks the beginning of his throat cancer that will gradually voiceless. In 1988, the show's half-century Lettriste Letailleur organized by the Gallery in 1900/2000 reinstates Spacagna in lettrism and allows it to meet its latest collector and editor, Francesco Conz. In 1989, he made several trips to Verona, at the invitation of Conz. He directed his first piano Lettrist several silkscreen on canvas unlighted and unique books. In 1990, Jacques Spacagna realizes his last solo exhibition at the gallery The Missing Link in Paris . He died a month after the end of it in September and is based in the columbarium of the Père Lachaise cemetery. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1960

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 print (etching)) ; 36 x 28 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

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Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

General

General: Title provided by Marvin or Ruth Sackner. Published: Paris, France : [Publisher not identified]. Signed by: Jacques Spacagna (l.r.). Nationality of creator: French. General: About 20 total copies. 16 number copy. General: Added by: CONV; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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