ETER (Eter Contestation, New Eter)
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Nos. 1-5 plus New Eter Nos. 1-6 / and number 1 in luxe: Paul Armand Gette, Éter Nos 1-5 (all published). Malmö, 1966-1967. THEN CONTINUED:: Eter Contestation Paris, Nos. 1-3 (30 mai 1968) (3 juin 1968), political tracts :edited by A. Gette, Jean Degottex, Claude Bellegarde et Constantin Xenaki complete set of 3 folding numbers,8vo, With poster inserts. limited ed. of 100. Magazine founded by P.A. Gette, featuring an assembling of documents and contributions by various artists. Loose leafs in original printed wrappers, 27.5 × 22 cm. Contains (partly signed) original graphics and original collaged illustrations and texts. Scarce French magazine, published in Sweden. (Eter Contestation in Paris). Edition size is estimated at 100 copies. (Tirage 100 exemplaires non justifié) *’Cette revue rassemblera des documents originaux: publicités caracteristiques de notre temps, manifestes, tracts, prises de position, poèmes, opinions etc etc, sa particularité consiste à ne pas réproduir ces documents mais à les faire figurer comme ils sont été conçu par leur auteur'* (Paul-Armand Gette to Paul De Vree, 1965) Continued as: NEW ETER Artists’ periodical edited/published by Paul-Armand Gette as a successor to the magazine Eter. Six issues were published in Malmö between 1969 and 1973. The first issue staple bound, the following issues loose leafed contained in an original printed envelope. Assembling magazine featuring text works, collages, concrete and visual poetry contributions by various artists, mostly in reproduced format. A deluxe version of New Eter (Only No. 1) with inserted original contributions appeared in an edition of 75. New Eter No.1, 1969. Original wrapper. Softcover, staple bound, 27 x 21 cm, 16 pp. Contains b/w printed reproductions of drawings by Arman, J.C. Moineau, Dufo, R. Bertholo, C. Xenakis, B. Heidsieck, C. Gilli, J. Valoch, G. Segal, Kosice, L. Castro, Hümmel and P.A. Gette. Mint copy. New Eter No.1, 1969: Deluxe version numbered 56/75 in pencil on interior of back cover. Features the regular copy as described above, with 4 loose leaf inserts featuring original contributions by: Heidsick (collage and original text on orange thick paper, signed, dated 1969, numbered 56/75), Dufo (collage on plastic sheet, signed and numbered 56/75 on rear), Arman (signed print numbered 56/75) and P.A. Gette (drawing, signed and numbered 56/75). Both the bound magazine and the loose inserts in mint state. Glassine protective wrapper around the cover. New Eter No.2, undated 1971. Original printed white envelope, 29 x 23 cm, containing five loose sheets, 27 x 21 cm. Introductory page contains a stapled business card with colophon information. Contributions by Christian Boltanski (xeroxed image and text), Jean le Gac (reproduced text) and P.A. Gette (printed text and b/w image). Ben Vautier added an original work featuring a b/w photograph with stamped text and stamp stating ‘ben vautier certifies this to be a work of fluxart’. Mint copy, slight staple imprint on Boltanski’s sheet. Envelope with very slight creasing on edges. New Eter No.3, undated 1971. Original printed white envelope, 29 x 23 cm, containing five loose sheets, 27 x 21 cm. Introductory page with printed colophon. Contributions by R. Flexner (lineated sheet), P.A. Gette (pasted on postcard ‘Lyon Bords du Rhône), Fr. Janicot (reproduced b/w photo) and P. Skelbye (reproduced photographic work signed in print). Mint copy, tiny creasing on edge of envelope. New Eter No.4, undated 1972. Original printed white envelope, 29 x 23 cm, containing five printed sheets, 27 x 21 cm. Contributions by Paul-Armand Gette and Skelbye. P.A. Gette : 2 stapled pp. ’Succession Secondaires sur la rive droits de la seine a paris en avril 1972’ and 1 loose sheet ‘note complementaire sur la flore de la plage de ribersborg a malmö (suede)’. Skelbye: 2 loose sheets, ‘Trees’ and ‘Plants’. Mint copy, tiny creasing on envelope. New Eter No.5, undated c.1972-73. Original printed white envelope, 29 x 23 cm, containing 4 printed sheets, 27 x 21 cm. Contains 1 facsimile letter from Raoul Hausmann to P.A. Gette, a 2 page stenciled text by Hausmann titled ‘ L’idee ne signifie rien’, and 1 offset print signed and dated 1970 (in print) by Hausmann. Sheets are mint. Moderate creasing on the envelope. New Eter No.6, 1973. Original plain white envelope, 29 x 23 cm, contains 5 printed sheets, 27 x 21 cm, stapled together. Features a project by P.A.Gette titled ‘La Campagne’ in cooperation with Galerie s:t Petri in Lund (Sweden) 17-23 August 1973. Sheets are mint. Moderate creasing on the envelope.
EUR 7,000.00
Éter 1, 1966. 20 loose leafs in red printed wrapper (small closed tear in right margin, otherwise mint) . Includes 2 signed sheets. Contributions by Ben, J. Spacagna (original collage signed and dated), Jean Pierre Raynaud (signed in pencil), Paul de Vree, Roberto Altmann and Paul Armand Gette.
Éter 2, 1966. 20 loose leafs in gray/green printed wrapper. Includes 6 signed/autographed sheets. Contributions by F. Janicot (original collage with textile, paper, paint signed and dated in lower right corner), Jean Dupuy (signed and dated collage), Ostoya (signed), John J. Sharkey (signed and dedicated in pink marker on verso of the typographic work), Ole Svanlund (signed), Alice Hutchins, Roland Sabatier, Aude Jessemin, Paul Armand Gette. Small Parisian address sticker of P.A.Gette on interior of rear wrapper. Light fading on extremities of the cover, interior sheets mint.
Éter 3, 1966. 20 loose leafs in yellow/brown wrapper. Includes 4 signed/autographed sheets. Contributions by Paul Armand Gette, Rotella (signed in print), Arthur Alschbacher (‘collage d’affiche ‘etherée’ signed), M.D. Fontanel (signed), Paul de Vree (signed and titled on reverse in pencil ‘une autre histoire d’o’), Meister (drawing signed in pencil), Micheline Hachette (stenciled sheet signed in print). Includes a text collage with added text in black marker ‘L.S.D’. Mint copy.
Éter 4, 1966. 9 loose leafs of various sizes and paper types. Blue wrapper with collaged text labels ‘Ether’ and ‘Ne pas avaler’ on front cover. Includes 6 signed sheets. Contributions by Paul Armand Gette (1 signed telegram, 1 signed and dated collage on blue and black thick paper), Claude Gilli (signed collage), Bernard Heidsieck ( 2 signed collages), Ben Vautier (‘regardez au droite’ signed Ben on verso). The wrapper has fading in the margins, else a mint copy.
Éter 5, 1967. 9 loose leafs of various sizes and paper types (one sheet is folded). Illustrated printed wrapper by Melin & Ostelin, with printed title label pasted on. Includes 3 signed sheets. Contributions by Paul Armand Gette, Magnus Stenstam, Bernar Venet (signed and numbered 29/100), Anders Osterlin (signed and dated 1967 in pencil) and Kurt Fors (signed and dated 1967 in pencil). Near mint copy.
New Eter No.1, 1969. Original wrapper. Softcover, staple bound, 27 x 21 cm, 16 pp. Contains b/w printed reproductions of drawings by Arman, J.C. Moineau, Dufo, R. Bertholo, C. Xenakis, B. Heidsieck, C. Gilli, J. Valoch, G. Segal, Kosice, L. Castro, Hümmel and P.A. Gette. Mint copy
New Eter No.1, 1969: Deluxe version numbered 56/75 in pencil on interior of back cover. Features the regular copy as described above, with 4 loose leaf inserts featuring original contributions by: Heidsick (collage and original text on orange thick paper, signed, dated 1969, numbered 56/75), Dufo (collage on plastic sheet, signed and numbered 56/75 on rear), Arman (signed print numbered 56/75) and P.A. Gette (drawing, signed and numbered 56/75). Both the bound magazine and the loose inserts in mint state. Glassine protective wrapper around the cover.
New Eter No.2, undated 1971. Original printed white envelope, 29 x 23 cm, containing five loose sheets, 27 x 21 cm. Introductory page contains a stapled business card with colophon information. Contributions by Christian Boltanski (xeroxed image and text), Jean le Gac (reproduced text) and P.A. Gette (printed text and b/w image). Ben Vautier added an original work featuring a b/w photograph with stamped text and stamp stating ‘ben vautier certifies this to be a work of fluxart’. Mint copy, slight staple imprint on Boltanski’s sheet. Envelope with very slight creasing on edges.
New Eter No.3, undated 1971. Original printed white envelope, 29 x 23 cm, containing five loose sheets, 27 x 21 cm. Introductory page with printed colophon. Contributions by R. Flexner (lineated sheet), P.A. Gette (pasted on postcard ‘Lyon Bords du Rhône), Fr. Janicot (reproduced b/w photo) and P. Skelbye (reproduced photographic work signed in print). Mint copy, tiny creasing on edge of envelope.
New Eter No.4, undated 1972. Original printed white envelope, 29 x 23 cm, containing five printed sheets, 27 x 21 cm. Contributions by Paul-Armand Gette and Skelbye. P.A. Gette : 2 stapled pp. ’Succession Secondaires sur la rive droits de la seine a paris en avril 1972’ and 1 loose sheet ‘note complementaire sur la flore de la plage de ribersborg a malmö (suede)’. Skelbye: 2 loose sheets, ‘Trees’ and ‘Plants’. Mint copy, tiny creasing on envelope.
New Eter No.5, undated c.1972-73. Original printed white envelope, 29 x 23 cm, containing 4 printed sheets, 27 x 21 cm. Contains 1 facsimile letter from Raoul Hausmann to P.A. Gette, a 2 page stenciled text by Hausmann titled ‘ L’idee ne signifie rien’, and 1 offset print signed and dated 1970 (in print) by Hausmann. Sheets are mint. Moderate creasing on the envelope
New Eter No.6, 1973. Original plain white envelope, 29 x 23 cm, contains 5 printed sheets, 27 x 21 cm, stapled together. Features a project by P.A.Gette titled ‘La Campagne’ in cooperation with Galerie s:t Petri in Lund (Sweden) 17-23 August 1973. Sheets are mint. Moderate creasing on the envelope.
Eter Contestion 1 (30 mai 1968) : NON
1 feuille (28 x 38 cm) pliée en deux imprimée à l’aide de tampons en 2 couleurs (noir et rouge) et collages
de textes dactylographiés en rose sur papier blanc.
Eter Contestion 2 (3 juin 1968) : OUI créez la révolution continue
1 feuille (28 x 38 cm) pliée en deux imprimée à l’aide de tampons noirs sur papier rouge et blanc.
Eter Contestation 3 (18 juin 1968)
1 feuille (28 x 38 cm) pliée en deux imprimée à l’aide de tampons en 2 couleurs (noir et rouge) au recto et
un fragment d'affiche de Degottex au verso. A l'intérieur, une affiche (51,2 x 56,3 cm) pliée en 6 ,
imprimée en rouge en sérigraphie avec un texte polycopié imprimé en noir (slogans, citations ...).
Les 3 numéros, véritables tracts politiques se répondent. Le premier énumère tout ce qui devrait être rejeté dans la société contemporaine, le second lui rétorque par le slogan « créez la révolution continue » et le troisième parle de grèves, de manifestations, d'affrontements avec la police.
Éter 2, 1966. 20 loose leafs in gray/green printed wrapper. Includes 6 signed/autographed sheets. Contributions by F. Janicot (original collage with textile, paper, paint signed and dated in lower right corner), Jean Dupuy (signed and dated collage), Ostoya (signed), John J. Sharkey (signed and dedicated in pink marker on verso of the typographic work), Ole Svanlund (signed), Alice Hutchins, Roland Sabatier, Aude Jessemin, Paul Armand Gette. Small Parisian address sticker of P.A.Gette on interior of rear wrapper. Light fading on extremities of the cover, interior sheets mint.
Éter 3, 1966. 20 loose leafs in yellow/brown wrapper. Includes 4 signed/autographed sheets. Contributions by Paul Armand Gette, Rotella (signed in print), Arthur Alschbacher (‘collage d’affiche ‘etherée’ signed), M.D. Fontanel (signed), Paul de Vree (signed and titled on reverse in pencil ‘une autre histoire d’o’), Meister (drawing signed in pencil), Micheline Hachette (stenciled sheet signed in print). Includes a text collage with added text in black marker ‘L.S.D’. Mint copy.
Éter 4, 1966. 9 loose leafs of various sizes and paper types. Blue wrapper with collaged text labels ‘Ether’ and ‘Ne pas avaler’ on front cover. Includes 6 signed sheets. Contributions by Paul Armand Gette (1 signed telegram, 1 signed and dated collage on blue and black thick paper), Claude Gilli (signed collage), Bernard Heidsieck ( 2 signed collages), Ben Vautier (‘regardez au droite’ signed Ben on verso). The wrapper has fading in the margins, else a mint copy.
Éter 5, 1967. 9 loose leafs of various sizes and paper types (one sheet is folded). Illustrated printed wrapper by Melin & Ostelin, with printed title label pasted on. Includes 3 signed sheets. Contributions by Paul Armand Gette, Magnus Stenstam, Bernar Venet (signed and numbered 29/100), Anders Osterlin (signed and dated 1967 in pencil) and Kurt Fors (signed and dated 1967 in pencil). Near mint copy.
New Eter No.1, 1969. Original wrapper. Softcover, staple bound, 27 x 21 cm, 16 pp. Contains b/w printed reproductions of drawings by Arman, J.C. Moineau, Dufo, R. Bertholo, C. Xenakis, B. Heidsieck, C. Gilli, J. Valoch, G. Segal, Kosice, L. Castro, Hümmel and P.A. Gette. Mint copy
New Eter No.1, 1969: Deluxe version numbered 56/75 in pencil on interior of back cover. Features the regular copy as described above, with 4 loose leaf inserts featuring original contributions by: Heidsick (collage and original text on orange thick paper, signed, dated 1969, numbered 56/75), Dufo (collage on plastic sheet, signed and numbered 56/75 on rear), Arman (signed print numbered 56/75) and P.A. Gette (drawing, signed and numbered 56/75). Both the bound magazine and the loose inserts in mint state. Glassine protective wrapper around the cover.
New Eter No.2, undated 1971. Original printed white envelope, 29 x 23 cm, containing five loose sheets, 27 x 21 cm. Introductory page contains a stapled business card with colophon information. Contributions by Christian Boltanski (xeroxed image and text), Jean le Gac (reproduced text) and P.A. Gette (printed text and b/w image). Ben Vautier added an original work featuring a b/w photograph with stamped text and stamp stating ‘ben vautier certifies this to be a work of fluxart’. Mint copy, slight staple imprint on Boltanski’s sheet. Envelope with very slight creasing on edges.
New Eter No.3, undated 1971. Original printed white envelope, 29 x 23 cm, containing five loose sheets, 27 x 21 cm. Introductory page with printed colophon. Contributions by R. Flexner (lineated sheet), P.A. Gette (pasted on postcard ‘Lyon Bords du Rhône), Fr. Janicot (reproduced b/w photo) and P. Skelbye (reproduced photographic work signed in print). Mint copy, tiny creasing on edge of envelope.
New Eter No.4, undated 1972. Original printed white envelope, 29 x 23 cm, containing five printed sheets, 27 x 21 cm. Contributions by Paul-Armand Gette and Skelbye. P.A. Gette : 2 stapled pp. ’Succession Secondaires sur la rive droits de la seine a paris en avril 1972’ and 1 loose sheet ‘note complementaire sur la flore de la plage de ribersborg a malmö (suede)’. Skelbye: 2 loose sheets, ‘Trees’ and ‘Plants’. Mint copy, tiny creasing on envelope.
New Eter No.5, undated c.1972-73. Original printed white envelope, 29 x 23 cm, containing 4 printed sheets, 27 x 21 cm. Contains 1 facsimile letter from Raoul Hausmann to P.A. Gette, a 2 page stenciled text by Hausmann titled ‘ L’idee ne signifie rien’, and 1 offset print signed and dated 1970 (in print) by Hausmann. Sheets are mint. Moderate creasing on the envelope
New Eter No.6, 1973. Original plain white envelope, 29 x 23 cm, contains 5 printed sheets, 27 x 21 cm, stapled together. Features a project by P.A.Gette titled ‘La Campagne’ in cooperation with Galerie s:t Petri in Lund (Sweden) 17-23 August 1973. Sheets are mint. Moderate creasing on the envelope.
Eter Contestion 1 (30 mai 1968) : NON
1 feuille (28 x 38 cm) pliée en deux imprimée à l’aide de tampons en 2 couleurs (noir et rouge) et collages
de textes dactylographiés en rose sur papier blanc.
Eter Contestion 2 (3 juin 1968) : OUI créez la révolution continue
1 feuille (28 x 38 cm) pliée en deux imprimée à l’aide de tampons noirs sur papier rouge et blanc.
Eter Contestation 3 (18 juin 1968)
1 feuille (28 x 38 cm) pliée en deux imprimée à l’aide de tampons en 2 couleurs (noir et rouge) au recto et
un fragment d'affiche de Degottex au verso. A l'intérieur, une affiche (51,2 x 56,3 cm) pliée en 6 ,
imprimée en rouge en sérigraphie avec un texte polycopié imprimé en noir (slogans, citations ...).
Les 3 numéros, véritables tracts politiques se répondent. Le premier énumère tout ce qui devrait être rejeté dans la société contemporaine, le second lui rétorque par le slogan « créez la révolution continue » et le troisième parle de grèves, de manifestations, d'affrontements avec la police.
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