Ed Bereal (1937) - Self Portrait / SMS / 1968

Ed BEREAL (1937).

"Self Portrait", 1968.

Color offset lithograph, originally folded.
S.M.S. No. 6, 1968.
Printed signature.
Size: 40.6 cm x 34.3 cm.

Ironic contribution of American artist to the S.M.S. portfolios conceived by William Copley & Dmitri Petrov in 1968. And one of the most difficult to obtain.

Ed Bereal is known for his assemblage work and for his participation in exhibitions and performances that addressed political issues and racial stereotypes from the 1960s onwards.

... ABOUT "SMS" portfolios: published by William Copley and Dimitri Petrov between February and December 1968. The 'SMS' portfolios (also inspired by the famous Boîte-en-valise, by Marcel Duchamp and, in general, by the irreverence of the DADA movement and in the multiples of the FLUXUS movement), represented a reaction against the elitism of the art world by sending, by regular subscription, pieces by artists that today we consider among the most relevant of the 20th century (Richard Hamilton, Roy Lichstenstein , Joseph Kosuth, Meret Oppenheim, Man Ray, John Cage, Bernar Venet, Mel Ramos, Walter de Maria, Christo Javacheff, Dieter Roth, Claes Oldenburg ..) ,. Shit Must Stop deliveries barely lasted 1 year due to the increased cost of publishing the works and their distribution. In the end, far fewer than the 2,000 planned copies were made, many stored and lost, without knowing exactly how many are available. Experts estimate between 800-1200 copies, depending on the multiple and the artist.

There is extensive bibliographical documentation on the revolutionary SMS portfolios. Highlights include:

- SMS. A Collection of Original Multiples. The Letter Edged in Black Press Inc., New York 1968.
Copley, William

Published by Junghans, Bln., 1989

-Art America June 1968

-Ursula Block & Michael Glasmeier: Broken Music Catalog of the exhibition at the Daadgalerie Berlin 1989

page 230.

-Another Door: Art of Books in the 20th Century; Urawa Art Museum 2000, catalog p.181-182

-Marie Boivent: Revue d’Artistes Une sélection Rennes 2008, p.62 to 66

-Documenta 6 Kassel 1977, catalog volume 3, p.335

-Thomas Kellein : Fröliche Wissenschaft Das Archiv Sohm : Staatsgalerie Stuttgart 1986 n°319 p.177

-Anne Moeglin-Delcroix Esthétique du livre d’artiste p.116

-Duccio Dogheria: «It was a surprise: «SMS, the periodical-museo» in “Charta” n°117 (September-October

2011)

-Béatrice Hernad and Karin V. Maur: Papiergesänge Prestel 1992, n°106, p.225

-Constance W. Glenn, The Great American Pop Art Store p.77

-Daniel Buchholz and Gregorio Magnani: International Index of Multiples, p.221

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