Series contains unpublished questionnaire responses from artists on the role of "chance" in art, 1972, and on "drawing," 1974
to German writer and critic, Werner Lippert (Mönchengladbach) in his capacity as editor of the publication
Extra. Other letters to Lippert regard plans for exhibitions and projects, 1974-1977. There is extensive material from David Askevold
and Salvo. Filed alphabetically by respondant.
Box
Folder
1
1
Questionnaire 1, 1972
Lippert asked the following questions relating to chance in art: 1. What do you think "chance" is? 2. What value has chance
in art? 3. What influence has chance on your work? Do you work with it or do you try to eliminate its influence? Respondants
are: Otmar Alt, Carl Andre, Joseph Beuys, Max Bill, Chillida, Ruprecht Geiger, Jasper Johns, Edward Kienholz, Lowell Nesbitt,
Posen, Nicolas Schöffer, Bernard Schultze, and Paul Wunderlich. Collected for an intended publication.
1
2
Questionnaire 2, 1974
Original questions unknown, however, they seem to relate to Lippert's request for information on the relationship of drawing
to the artists' work and their philosophical influences. Respondants are: Carl Andre, Agnes Denes, Ulrich Erben, Hamish Fulton,
Joseph Kosuth, Sol LeWitt, Giulio Paolini, Mel Ramsden, and Franz Erhard Walther.
1
2
B - Letters of Conceptual artists to Lippert, 1974-1977
Includes letters to Lippert in his capacity as editor of
Extra, and others regarding concepts and plans of exhibitions and projects.
1
3-7
A-Z, and unidentified
Letters to Lippert about exhibition plans and projects.
Series contains letters, drawings, and typescripts from artists concerning projects for installations, books and conceptual
works sent to Franco Toselli at Galleria Toselli. Most date from 1971-1975. Notable are substantial materials from Ian Wilson
regarding his "Discussion" series, purchased in part by Toselli, including correspondence, contracts, and three typescript
versions of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design "Discussion," October 1971. Also letters, annotated typescripts, and
drawings from Dan Graham.
Box
Folder
1
8
Michael Asher, 1973
one letter and folded pencil drawing for a project.
1
8
John Baldessari, 1973-1974
five letters, a book design for "Choosing: Green Beans," a certificate of authenticity for "Ingres and other Parables," and
seven original photographs of old master painting details.
1
8
Robert Barry, ca. 1971-1972
two handwritten letters, one refering to Count Giuseppe Panza di Biumo, and four typescripted works.
1
8
Mel Bochner, 1971
two letters, with references to Panza.
1
8
Daniel Buren, 1974
one letter and a drawing for a room installation.
1
8
Alan Charlton, 1971, 1974
one letter, 1974 and a drawing for a painting Toselli purchased, 1971.
1
8
Jan Dibbets, 1971
one letter.
1
8
Hamish Fulton, 1972-1974
nine letters and drawings regarding book and exhibition projects, including "Mankinholes - On the Pennine Way.".
1
8
Douglas Heubler, 1972
four letters, one relating to the trading of "Viable Piece #44."
1
9
Dan Graham, 1972-1975
letters, manuscripts, including "Intention Intentionality Sequence," photographs, and drawings for various projects. ca.75
items.
1
10
Barry Le Va, ca. 1974
three letters.
1
10
Richard Long, 1975
three letters regarding the artist's Cancer Congress poster.
1
10
Robert Mangold, 1972
three letters regarding a group exhibition.
1
10
Giulio Paolini, 1969, 1989
one letter, 1969, and one postcard, 1989.
1
10
Richard Serra, 1973
three page letter, handwritten on Leo Castelli Stationary, and a blueprint for an unrealized "Tower Sculpture," planned for
the city of Rome, 1973; letter regarding another project; typescripted conceptual text for "Television Delivers People," with
annotations by the artist [Produced by Fay Schoolman March 20, 1973].
1
10
Richard Tuttle, 1975
one letter.
1
10
Lawrence Weiner, 1971-1974
four letters with drawings for installations.
1
11
Ian Wilson Material, ca. 1971-1972
concerning Ian Wilson's "Discussion" series conducted in Milan in 1972, subsequently purchased by Count Giuseppe Panza di
Biumo and Franco Toselli. The folder contains correspondence, mostly from Wilson to Tosani, contracts and three manuscript
versions of Wilsons' "Discussion" held at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, October 1971 [one transcribed into Italian],
ca.45 items.
Series contains letters to Konrad Fischer, one of the organizers of the "Prospect 69" exhibition ("Internationale Vorschau
auf die Kunst in den Galerien der Avantgarde," Herausgeber Städtische Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, 1969), from artists and gallery
owners, primarily regarding catalog production. Other materials includes photographs, drawings, checklists and artist biographies,
and a separate folder of Fluxus printed ephemera, 1968-1978.
Box
Folder
2
1-2
Letters, papers, drawings, photographs, 1968-1978
Letters, photographs, drawings, checklists, biographies, other papers, relating to "Prospect 69" ("Internationale Vorschau
auf die Kunst in den Galerien der Avantgarde," Herausgeber Städtische Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, 1969. Konzeption und Organisation:
Konrad Fischer, Düsseldorf und Hans Strelow, New York). Correspondence is mainly from artists and gallery owners to Fischer
and Strelow regarding the catalogue production, including Daniel Buren, Douglas Christmas, Nigel Greenwood, Gian Enzo Sperone,
M.J. Martínez Seiquer, Marilyn Fischbach, Yvon Lambert and Ileana Sonnabend. Other material includes typescripted interviews
with Douglas Huebler, Robert Barry, Joseph Kosuth and Lawrence Weiner. Folders also contain printed Fluxus ephemera, such
as issues one and two of
Le Petit Colosse de Simi, the
Nothing Else Review. See oversize Box 3, folders 1-3 for more photographs, project and installation drawings and Fluxus ephemera (ca. 1965-79),
such as 14 Daniel Spoerri "Eat Art" posters, 1970-1973, 5 pieces of felt "stationary" signed by Joseph Beuys and Jürg, and
a "John Cage a Geneve" poster, 1978.
Series holds original drawings by artists of Minimal and Conceptual works and installations. With a small quantity of typescripts.
Box
Folder
2
3
Arcelli & Comini, 1975
"Melopea," typescript, 2 pages, Milan.
2
3
Robert Barry, 1967
original work, "One Piece."
2
3
James Lee Byars, ca. 1987
two letters to Egidio Marzona with fancy gold crayon script on black paper, one with confetti.
2
3
Nancy Graves, ca. early 1970s
original drawing for "Fossil Shadow Cast" and note.
2
3
Barry Le Va, ca. 1980
drawing for Galerie Ricke, Cologne.
2
3
Sol LeWitt, n.d.
four original drawings for a sculpture on one sheet.
2
3
Mario Merz, 1973
letter regarding Fibonacci work.
2
3
Arduino Nardella, 1972
biography.
2
4
Jürgen Partenheimer, 1981
clipping with annotations by the artist in ballpoint, signed and dated.
2
4
David Rabinowitch, 1970s, n.d.
ballpoint-pen drawing of sculpture, 1970s; drawing for an installation, undated; original drawing for a sculpture on an invitation
card, 1975.
2
4
Keith Sonnier, early 1970s, 1989, n.d.
two colored drawings for neon sculpture, ca. early 1970s; copy of an installation in Galerie Ricke, Cologne with handwritten
remarks, undated; drawing for a light installation, 1989; two installation drawings for "Standing Spinx," 1989.
2
4
Lawrence Weiner, 1972
handwritten postcard with original photo on front.
2
4
Unidentified, n.d.
two minimal prints of graphs by an artist with monogram W.M.
