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Maître Paul PASTAUD

1493 - BAJ (Enrico). *The Irrelevance of Art and Pataphysics*, foll…
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Estimate €80 - €120
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BAJ (Enrico). *The Irrelevance of Art and Pataphysics*, followed by *The Survival Guide*. Paris, Jannink, 1998. In-8 (21 x 12.5 cm), paperback, 48 pp., illustrated and lined dust jacket, slipcase. First edition, copy no. 139 of the limited print run of 275 copies + 15 artist’s copies, accompanied by an ORIGINAL WORK, a collage on a postcard enhanced and signed by the artist. Volume no. 37 of the ‘L’art en écrit’ collection. Enrico Baj (1924–2003), an Italian artist associated with the CoBra group, founded ‘Arte Nucleare’ with Dangelo in 1951. In 1957, he wrote the Manifesto Against Style and, in 1961, took part in the exhibition *The Art of Assemblage* in New York. He became friends with Marcel Duchamp, whom he met again at the College of Pataphysics.
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About the sale MONTIGNAC – 31st BOOK SALE – Day 3 of 4 – Nos. 1085 to 1642
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Auction time 08/21/2026 at 2:00 PM
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