GAAG - Guerrilla Art Action Group, 1969 – 1976
21 Sep 2012 - 16 Jan 2013
GAAG - GUERRILLA ART ACTION GROUP, 1969 – 1976
21.09.2012 - 16.01.2013
The Guerrilla Art Action Group (GAAG), founded in 1969 by Jon Hendricks, Jean Toche and Poppy Johnson, was active in New York over a period of several years in political art interventions and provocative performances. Their protests included opposition to the Vietnam war, the US government or the art establishment. A collection of manifestoes, press releases, letters and other documents relating to the group was first published in 1978 by Printed Matter, New York, and 2011 released in a new edition, by Printed Matter, Kunstverein Publishing (Amsterdam) and the Research Centre for Artists' Publications (Bremen). These publications are the centrepiece of the exhibition. Further photographs and artists‘ books illustrate the impressive activities of the GAAG. Photos: Jan van Raay.
21.09.2012 - 16.01.2013
The Guerrilla Art Action Group (GAAG), founded in 1969 by Jon Hendricks, Jean Toche and Poppy Johnson, was active in New York over a period of several years in political art interventions and provocative performances. Their protests included opposition to the Vietnam war, the US government or the art establishment. A collection of manifestoes, press releases, letters and other documents relating to the group was first published in 1978 by Printed Matter, New York, and 2011 released in a new edition, by Printed Matter, Kunstverein Publishing (Amsterdam) and the Research Centre for Artists' Publications (Bremen). These publications are the centrepiece of the exhibition. Further photographs and artists‘ books illustrate the impressive activities of the GAAG. Photos: Jan van Raay.