1, 2, 3 ,4, 5 Toroni Niele

14,8 x 21cm; 80p. n.n. IM series, n° IM 43 Luxury edition of 20 copies signed and numbered by the artist with linen hard cover + wrapper Ref.1 This is copy 13/20. Artist book in a deluxe edition, condition as new. Hand signed works by Niele Toroni are rare. ‘Appropriately enough for the medium of the artist’s book, Toroni has fashioned a work on the notion of sequence. Just as Toroni’s painting is concerned with the idea of repetition and variation, so this book functions as a series of meditations on the possible permutations in the sequence one trough five. Featuring drawings that are in the process of construction on the activity of artistic discourse is always evident.’ Ref.1 ‘Learn how to count using a skull and crossbones or playing “21”. This primer by a founding member of the 1960s BMPT movement makes each stroke count’. Ref.2 -Niele Toroni (1937 Muralto) is a Swiss painter. He lives and work in Paris -Imschoot Uitgevers In 1987 publishing house Imschoot (Ghent- Belgium) started an exceptional series of artists’ books made by international artists ( Giovanni Anselmo, Sol LeWitt, John Baldessari, Lawrence Weiner, Hanne Darboven, Robert Barry, Christian Boltanski, Dan Graham, a.o.). Ref. 3 In addition to the regular softcover edition (500 to 1000 copies), a deluxe hardcover edition was also issued in a very limited edition, numbered and signed by the artists. The publishing house ceased its activities in 2006. IM-series The IM-series is a collection of artists’ books, published on the occasion of the exhibition series “Affinités Sélectives” at the Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, organized by Bernard Marcadé. The artists were given complete freedom to develop their project, not necessarily matching their exhibition. A constant format of 14,8 x 21 cms. was adopted. The IM-series presents a choice of French, Italian, Belgian and American artists. Ref.1 ⦁ Ref. 1: Imschoot, uitgevers; Catalogus 1993-1994 ⦁ Ref. 2: Imschoot, uitgevers; Catalogus 2010 ⦁ Ref. 3 Johan Pas (Een essay door -), Het kunstenaarsboek in België: de voorzet tot een geschiedenis., Kunstenpunt