Joseph Kosuth / The Sixth Investigation 1969 - Proposition 14 / Die Sechste Untersuchung 1969 - Proposition 14
KOSUTH Joseph (Toledo 1945)
Köln, Gerd De Vries & Paul Maenz, 1971, 29,9x20,3 cm, softcover, pp. [76], artist’s book divided into three sections, the first (A) contains a series of 9 + 9 statements in English translated into German (English - German facing text), the second section (B) is illustrated with 9 + 9 images photographs in black and white with captions in English and German (text opposite English - German), the third and last section (C) contains 9 + 9 arithmetic formulas. While printing the book, Kosuth decided to change some words by replacing them with the letters “XXX”, the publisher (Gerd de Vries) misunderstood the request and did not make any changes. When Kosuth realized the mistake he wanted all copies destroyed. Only a dozen copies were held in advance by de Vries himself (Cfr. Interfunktionen n° 11, p.100).
[Bibliography: Moeglin Delcroix 2011: pag. 431].
KOSUTH Joseph (Toledo 1945)
Köln, Gerd De Vries & Paul Maenz, 1971, 29,9x20,3 cm, softcover, pp. [76], artist’s book divided into three sections, the first (A) contains a series of 9 + 9 statements in English translated into German (English - German facing text), the second section (B) is illustrated with 9 + 9 images photographs in black and white with captions in English and German (text opposite English - German), the third and last section (C) contains 9 + 9 arithmetic formulas. While printing the book, Kosuth decided to change some words by replacing them with the letters “XXX”, the publisher (Gerd de Vries) misunderstood the request and did not make any changes. When Kosuth realized the mistake he wanted all copies destroyed. Only a dozen copies were held in advance by de Vries himself (Cfr. Interfunktionen n° 11, p.100).
[Bibliography: Moeglin Delcroix 2011: pag. 431].
KOSUTH Joseph (Toledo 1945)
Köln, Gerd De Vries & Paul Maenz, 1971, 29,9x20,3 cm, softcover, pp. [76], artist’s book divided into three sections, the first (A) contains a series of 9 + 9 statements in English translated into German (English - German facing text), the second section (B) is illustrated with 9 + 9 images photographs in black and white with captions in English and German (text opposite English - German), the third and last section (C) contains 9 + 9 arithmetic formulas. While printing the book, Kosuth decided to change some words by replacing them with the letters “XXX”, the publisher (Gerd de Vries) misunderstood the request and did not make any changes. When Kosuth realized the mistake he wanted all copies destroyed. Only a dozen copies were held in advance by de Vries himself (Cfr. Interfunktionen n° 11, p.100).
[Bibliography: Moeglin Delcroix 2011: pag. 431].
