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fluxroll review preview pew, ehlhalten 1963

[“three piano pieces for george maciunas,” 1962, # 4; “sanitas – 200 theatre pieces,” 1962, # 3 (stücke nr. 79 und 196); “shake well before reading!,” feb 63, # 9 to 12 (poem v, vi, vii & poem viii)]

 

décollage 4, cologne 1964

[photos of the performance of “zyklus for water-pails (or bottles),” 1962, in amsterdam 1963; “drei klavierstücke für george maciunas,” 1962, # 4; “handel, handlungen, händel, behandlungen,” 1963, # 23]

 

aachener prisma 5, aachen 1964

[“handel, handlungen, händel, behandlungen,” 1963, # 23]  

 

bloomsday, frankfurt 1964

[“schreibmaschinengedicht,” 1963, # 16; the original “schreibmaschinengedicht” (text) is published in “happenings,” reinbek 1965; see tomas schmit's comment on the different versions in “katalog 2,” 1987]

 

aachenprogramm, aachen 1964

[programme brochure of the festival der neuen kunst (festival of new art), 20 july 1964, entirely conceived and designed by tomas schmit; it includes schmit's piece “vivograph,” 1964, # 31, texts as well as texts and pieces by joseph beuys, stanley brouwn, robert filliou, emmett williams and others.]

 

kalender 65, düsseldorf 1965

[“aus: sanitas = 200 blatt theater = tomas schmit,” 1962, # 3 (nr. 49, 79 und 165)]

 

happenings, reinbek 1965

[“happenings, fluxus, pop art, nouveau réalisme. eine dokumentation,” edited by jürgen becker and wolf vostell, reinbek 1965; “zyklus für wassreimer (oder flaschen),” 1962, # 1; “schreibmaschinengedicht,” 1963, # 16; “sensatorium minimaximum, eine folge von aktionen  a m  publikum,” 1963, # 26]

 

24 stunden, itzehoe 1965

[“aktion ohne publikum,” 1965, # 35]

 

the four suits, [edited by dick higgins], new york 1965, pp. 97–134

[selection of early works in english, i.e.: “from: sanitas – 200 theatre pieces,” 1962, # 3 (no. 2, 10, 13, 35, 49, 79, 92, 108, 137, 143, 151, 152, 157, 164, 165 and 196), pp. 109–111; “1, or 2, or 3, or 4, or 5, or 6, or 7, or 8, or 9, or 10, or 11, or 12, or 13, or 14, or 15, or 16, or 17, or 18, or 19, or 20, or 21, or 22, or 23, or 24, or 25, or 26. encyclopedia theatre,” 1962 – january 1963, # 7, pp. 123–132; “lexicon poem,” march 1963, # 14, p. 113; “self-(material-) determined (i. an essay, ii. a manifesto, iii. a theatre piece,” 1963, # 18, pp. 97–101; “‘instead of’, a radio composition,” 1964, # 24, 2. 102–106; “sensatorium maximinimum (a set of actions at an audience),” march 1964, # 26, pp. 135-142; “as you like it. a detective story,” may 1964, # 29, pp. 107–108; “composition for nine point zero three pee em,” 1965, # 32, p. 112; “questionnaire for maruta,” 1964–6th of february 1965, # 33, pp. 114–122; “action text (duo for wind instrument and shaking head),” 1964/65, # 34, pp. 133–134]

 

[edition] et 1, berlin 1966

[no. 42a: “fingertext,” 1965, # 40; no. 43: “wetter-stück,” 1965, # 37; no. 44: “jedesmal eine von 8571848970893318400 möglichkeiten,” 1966, # 47]

 

herr je das nichts ist bodenlos, münchen 1968, p. 286

[“herr je das nichts ist bodenlos. ­unsinn in poesie und prosa,” edited by wilhelm höck, munich 1968; includes “zyklus für wassereimer (oder flaschen),” 1962, # 1]

 

umenie dnes [pokus o kritickú esej], bratislava 1968

[“schreibmaschinengedicht,” 1963, # 16; bloomsday version]

 

blueprint für counter-education, new york 1970

 

interfunktionen 5, cologne 1970, pp. 114–117

[“fragebogen für m.,” 1964/70, # 33] 

 

1 . karton, edition hundertmark, berlin 1970

[“von unten und im freien zu lesen,” 1970, # 75]

 

happening & fluxus, cologne 1970

[edited by hanns sohm; “poem vi 'shake well before reading!',” 1963, # 10; biobibliography; chronology with numerous mentions of tomas schmit] 

 

en bloc, galerie rené block, berlin 1971

[“die heisenbergsche unschärferelation,” 1971, # 83]

 

schallplaten-cover icp 010, han bennink & misha mengelberg, amsterdam 1971

[“two new ways to draw a circle,” 1971, # 85]

 

art & artists 7, london 1972, pp. 34–39

[issue no. 79; “if i remember rightly,” 1972, abridged version of the text “if i remember rightly,” 1970, # 72 in english translation] 

 

ausgabe nr. 1, berlin, 1976, pp. 81–86

[“kreis, gerade und seidenschrei,” 1976, # 166]

 

extra-ausgabe nr. 1, berlin 1976, pp. 81–86

[includes tomas schmit's text “kreis, gerade und seidenschrei,” 1976, # 166, as well as a copy of the drawing of the same name; print run 20 numbered, signed and dated copies]

 

zweitschrift 2, hanover 1976, pp. 100–105 and cover (inside)

[includes tomas schmit's 6 griffelkunstgrafiken, 1974, # 139–145, as well as a critical response to gertrude stein]

 

catalogue nam june paik, cologne 1976, pp. 67–73

[“exposition of music”, 1976, # 170]

 

spatial poem, osaka 1976

[edited by fluxus artist mieko shiomi; includes contributions by tomas schmit within spatial poem no. 2 released on 15 october 1965: “tomas schmit was facing…” ; spatial poem no. 4 released on 13–14 december 1971: “before reading the instructions…” & spatial poem no. 5 released on 11 july 1972: “i opened first my eyes…”]

 

ostwestmappe, berlin/ddr 1977

[“wie plus und minus zusammenhängen können”, 1977, # 172; 35 original drawings]

 

katalog 21 deutsche künstler, humlebæk 1977, pp. 21–22, 28

[“der grüne durchschlupf von der ankedote zur sache”, 1974, # 133 & 2 illustrations of drawings from “utopia”, 1975, # 150, pp. 21–22 & 28; original title of the publication: pejling af tysk kunst, 21 kunstnere fra tyskland, louisiana revy, year 17, 1977]

 

kunst + unterricht juni 1977, pp. 56–57

[“kunst + unterricht, zeitschrift für alle bereiche der ästhetischen erziehung”, heft 43, includes illustrations of “utopia”, 1975, # 150; “die vier häuser der luft”, 1975, # 159 (detail); “tag und nacht,” 1975, # 165; and “der grüne durchschlupf vom ding zum hirn,” 1974, # 136 (on the cover); texts von dietrich helms, “gedankengänge zwischen bild und wort, zeichnungen von tomas schmit“ (train of thought between image and word, drawings by tomas schmit); see also tomas schmit's clarifications regarding the relations between images and words in a letter to helms dated 23 june 77, after the printing of the journal – the captions in the article are not correct]

 

for example, berlin 1978, pp. 84–85

[schallplatten-edition des workshop freie musik 1969-1978, free music production und akademie der künste, darin enthalten: “die zeit und die luft,” 1978, # 191]

 

katalog 13°e, london 1978, pp. 108–118

[“13°e – eleven artists working in berlin“; darin enthalten: “acht zeichnungen für den katalog von ‘13°e’,” 1978, # 210]

 

katalog zeichen setzen durch zeichnen, hamburg 1979

[“die ruck-glucke,” 1978, #193; “aus dem geschlechtsleben, 1978, # 194; “die indischen signale,” 1978, # 195; “kräht der gockel auf nem sockel, ist es mist,” 1978, # 196; “weder grünfink, fuchs noch rhino brauchen hilfsvorstellungen,” 1978, # 197; “bewegung als ruhe, ruhe als bewegung,” 1978, # 198; “niki tonarm und prinz euglen,” 1978, # 199; “‘noch (und noch)‘ (‘and how they rise from nothing i‘),” 1978, # 205; & text von uwe m. schneede “tomas schmit“]

 

north, no. 7/8, kopenhagen 1979, p. 105

[“addi, where are you,” 1978, # 200]

 

katalog fluxus international & co, nizza und mailand 1979

[edited by ben vautier, gino di maggio and others, multhipla, mailand & museums of nizza, with a photo of tomas schmit (by hanns sohm) as well as a selection of pieces, translated into french, including “sanitas – 200 blatt theater,” 1962, # 3 (no. 35 and no. 13), as well as pictures of tomas schmit's performance of “drei klavierstücke für george maciunas,” 1962, # 4]

 

fluxus, amsterdam 1979

[“fluxus, the most radical and experimental art movement of the sixties,” herausgegeben von harry ruhé; mit einem text über “tomas schmit“ & pieces aus “sanitas“ (nr. 2, 13, 22, 35, 79, 151, 165) & “fluxvariation i“ & “piano piece no. i,” 1962, # 4 & poems…. & “zyklus,” 1962, # 1, und ein auszug aus dem text “if i remember rightly“ (aus: art & artists, 1972)]

 

die außerirdischen sind da, munich 1979, pp. 299–304

[“die außerirdischen sind da, umfrage durch matthes & seitz anläßlich einer landung von wesen aus dem all,” munich 1979; includes the text “ejuwa und aligan,” 1979, # 215]

 

stellungnahme, bonn 1979, pp. 108–109

[“stellungnahme, künstler zu einem kunstzentrum des bundes in bonn“; includes a facsimile print of tomas schmit's letter to margarete jochimsen, dated 17 january 1979, within which he voices a radical criqitue of art institutions]

 

10jahreskarton, edition hundertmark, cologne 1980

[“drei striche,” 1980, # 223]

 

catalogue 10 jahre edition hundertmark, berlin 1980, pp. 148-159

[daad-galerie; illustrations from and a description of tomas schmit's editions published by armin hundertmark & biography; tomas schmit's copy of the book includes handwritten annotations by the artist]

 

hommage à arthur køpcke, copenhagen 1980

[“geschichte,“ 1980, # 218; illustration of the hand-coloured offset print]

 

portfluxus, verona 1980/1

[“portfluxus, factotumbook 28“; includes an illustration of the work “drawing words,” 1980/1, # 224]

 

catalogue art allemagne aujourd'hui, [arc, musée d’art moderne de la ville de paris], paris 1981, pp. 206–211

[“rauschebaum und zeisigkeit,” 1979, # 217 (8 illustrations), “text über rauschebaum und zeisigkeit,” 1979, # 225; “bratkartoffeln“, 1980–1984, # 222 (4 abb.); “sockel zum raufkucken und sockel zum runterkucken“, 1975, # 151]

 

fluxus etc., cranbrook 1981, pp. 48–49

[“fluxus etc., the gilbert and lila silverman collection“, cranbrook academy of art museum; includes a facsimile print of tomas schmit's letter to gilbert b. silverman written on 3 february 1981, witiin which the artist answers (refuses to answer) questions about fluxus]

 

catalogue 1962 wiesbadenfluxus 1982, berlin 1983, pp. 96–100

[“1962 wiesbadenfluxus 1982, eine kleine geschichte von fluxus in drei teilen“; includes “über f.,“ 1982, # 232]

 

catalogue als beispiel edition hundertmark, hagen 1983, pp. 13, 38

[“die quadratur des kreises,“ 1978, # 106 & list of all of toma sschmit's editions published by armin hundermark]

 

catalogue kunst nach 45 aus frankfurter privatbesitz, frankfurt a.m. 1983, p. 319

[“so machen zwei drei,“ 1976, # 163]

 

catalogue-newpaper nehmen sie dada, bonn 1984, pp. 9, 11 & 17

[“sockel zum raufkucken und sockel zum runterkucken,“ 1975, # 151; “zyklus für wassereimer (oder flaschen)“ 1962, # 1; “drei striche,“ 1980, # 223]

 

catalogue von hier aus, düsseldorf 1984, pp. 82–85

[“von hier aus, zwei monate neue deutsche kunst in düsseldorf“; darin enthalten: “text für den katalog von ‘von hier aus’, düsseldorf 1984,“ 1984, # 242 und 2 abb. von “die die die …,“ 1981, # 227, and one illustration each of “michparodies 1,“ 1984, # 235; “mischmist,“ 1984, # 241; “mistparadies 6,“ 1984, # 240; “paradie 5,“ 1984, # 239]

 

bulletin [d'art aujourd’hui], galerie camomille brüssel 1984, p. 5

[illustrations of 4 “bratkartoffeln“, 1980–1984, # 222 – 30/33/35/38]

 

catalogue vom zeichnen, frankfurt 1985, pp. 374–377

[first publication of the text “zeichnen: … “, 1985, # 248; 18 illustrations of the drawings from “die quadratur des kreises,“ 1972, # 106]

 

zeitschrift für alles nr. 8, basel 1986, p. 112–113 

[edited by dieter roth; includes „wenn ich eine weitere rote kugel…“ by tomas schmit, text, facsimile typoscript, 2 pages din a4 (original size), dated 13 august 1985]

 

sondern nr. 7, zürich 1986, not paginated

[edited by dieter schwarz; includes “undertfünfundachtzig (sommerübung ii),“ 1985]

 

schallplatten-cover ‚chirps‘, steve lacy & evan parker, fmp berlin 1986

 

100. karton, edition hundertmark cologne 1986

 

zeitschrift für alles nr. 9, basel 1986, p. 676

[edited by dieter roth; includes „mit wörtern spielen…“ by tomas schmit, texts, facsimile typoscripts, each one page din a4 (original size), dated 2 december 1981, 3 may 1986 & 31 may 1986]

 

schreiben.. zeichnen.., domart 1993

 

catalogue die bücher der künstler, berlin 1994

 

catalogue fluxus (ifa), stuttgart 1995

 

25 jahre edition hundertmark, cologne 1995

 

catalogue art games, stuttgart 1997

 

catalogue fluxus & fluxismus, thessaloniki 1997

 

hommage à dieter roth, cologne 1999

[short biography; illustration of the drawing „wenn ich kupfere, dann roth oder, wie hier, koepcke“, 1998]

 

art & book & friends, cologne 1999

 

zukünftige lebensformen, berlin 2000

 

catalogue museum unserer wünsche, cologne 2001

 

dieter roth, gesammelte interviews, london 2002

[“’strategrofy: forget arts!’“, pp. 630–32; see also the english edition published in 2012]

 

catalogue 40 jahre: fluxus und die folgen, wiesbaden 2002

 

kasper könig zum 60. geburtstag, cologne 2003

 

kunst-bulletin # 5, zürich 2004

 

catalogue booklet die algorithmische revolution, karlsruhe 2004

 

gagarin # 5/1, waasmunster 2004

 

do it, new york/frankfurt a.m. 2004

[edited by hans ulrich obrist]

 

catalogue george brecht, museum ludwig, cologne 2005, pp. 274–277

[“zu george brecht”; for the german original see the pages 270–273]

 

ein wunsch bleibt immer übrig. 12 jahre museum ludwig. eine auswahl, hrsg. v. anna brohm & valeska schneider, cologne 2012, s. 208-217

[presentation of the tomas schmit retrospective “are humans capable of thought?” at the museum ludwig, 2007, accompanied by a text by kasper könig]

 

the michael werner collection, edited by fabrice hergott, musee d’art moderne de la ville de paris, paris und cologne 2012, pp. 546-553

[6 illustrations of the drawings from the series “the green passage”(# 133-137), as well as an illustration of “ob's gelingt?" (# 160) and of “maus, bierflasche und luftballon" (# 169), as well as quotations (engl./fr.) from letters sent by ts to michael werner]

 

how to write, wiens verlag, vol. 5, berlin 2013

[fluxus, wenn ich mich recht erinnere / if i remember rightly, 1970–1972]

 

how to write, wiens verlag, vol. 6, berlin 2014

[ein paar ziemlich wahllose, oft unfertige und garnicht immer klare gedanken zu ein paar einschlägigen themen zum zwecke des gutentagsagens / a few seemingly haphazard, often incomplete and not at all always clear thoughts on a few relevant themes for the purpose of saying hello, 1979]

 

catalogue nam june paik (archives) rheinland, my artistic heimat, seoul 2014, pp. 42 - 47

[selected letters from the correspondence with nam june paik]

 

catalogue rené block, ich kenne kein weekend. ausstellungsprojekte, texte und dokumente seit 1964, cologne, 2015 

[edited by marius babias, birgit eusterschulte, stella rollign; b.k., berlinische galerie, lentos kunstmuseum linz]

 

katalog blocks weekend, berlin 2015

[edited by ené block, edition block; documents from rené block's archive and the block collection at the n.b.k. and the berlinische galerie]

 

archiv edition et, berlin, katalog zur 21. antiquariatsmesse in zürich, antiquariat daniel thierstein, bern 2016

[letters to and contributions in the art magazine edition et, published by antiquariat daniel thierstein, bern]

 

catalogue bald ist wieder schneckentreffen / soon the slugs will meet again, berlin 2017

[edited by meike behm (kunsthalle lingen), kai kähler (kunstverein bremerhaven) & rené zechlin (wilhelm-hack-museum, ludwigshafen), published by kunsthalle lingen & wiens verlag]

 

floris schuiling, the instant composers pool and improvisation beyond jazz, new york 2019, s. 50-51

[illustration of “typewriter poem" (# 16) and “poem v: shake well before reading!" (# 9); published by routledge, ny]

 

catalogue m a k i n g thing. tomas schmit: drawing, action, language 1970–2006, berlin 2021

[edited by jenny graser (kupferstichkabinett berlin) in collaboration with barbara wien, with a foreword by dagmar korbacher and texts by dorothy iannone, kasper könig, stefan ripplinger, tomas schmit and annette tietenberg; publsihed by kupferstichkabinett berlin & hatje cantz]

 

catalogue archive matters. dokumente lesen und zeigen, cologne, 2021, s. 280-281

[edited by sabine folie; punöished by valie export center / lentos kunstmuseum linz & publishing house of the bookshop of walther and franz könig; includes a postcard by tomas schmit sent to valie export in 1970]

 

steve lacy & evan parker, chirps, audio-cd, re-release der lp bei fmp (1985, 1991), usa 2022

[cover design by tomas schmit based on his art work "kleines spiel für etwas zweiseitiges", 1985, # 249]

 

a something else reader, edited by dick higgins, assembled by alice centamore, primary informaton, new york 2022

[previously unpublished anthology by dick higgins, 1972, edited by him on the of the anniversary of the foundation of something else press, newly assembled by alice centamore; includes a reprint of the piece (mock-piece) “questionnaire for maruta,“1964–65, # 33]

 

free music production / fmp: the living music, edited by markus müller, exhibition catalogue, wolke verlag 2022, s. 278–279

[“die zeit und die luft" / " the time and the air," 1978, # 191, english translation by ak lerner]

 

my paik nam june: memories, conservation, and the spread of discourse, seoul 2023

[edited by han jungin mit kim hyonkyung, park hwaisung und richard harris, national museum of modern and contemporary art, korea; includes the first ever publication of tomas schmit's floor plan of name june paik's exposition of music – electronic television, 1963, drafted in connection with his essay on this exhibition for the catalogue of paik's solo show at the kölnischer kunstverein in 1976]

 

catalogue call it something else. something else press, inc. 1963–1974, madrid 2023

[catalogue of the exhibition at the museo nacional centro de arte reina sofia, incl. an essay by trevor stark on dick higgins and his interpretation of tomas schmit's "zyklus for water-pails (or bottles)", 1962]

 

catalogue 1000... miles to the edge – donation kasper könig, cologne 2023

[edited by stephan diederich, published by the museum ludwig cologne and the publishing house of the bookshop of walther and franz könig; includes a large scale illustration of tomas schmit's hand coloured print work ”sockel zum raufgucken und sockel zum runtergucken,“ 1975, accompanied by an essay on the work]

 

tomas schmit. werke, texte, dokumente / works, texts, documents 1962–1970, cologne 2024

[edited by marius babias, krisztina hunya and barbara wien, vol. no. 26 in the exhibitions series of the n.b.k., published by the publishing house of the bookshop if walther and franz könig; includes facsimile prints of all of tomas schmit’s early works, his writings on fluxus, a chronology of the events in which he was involved, excerpts from his correspondence, an essay by kristine stiles and a foreword by the curators]

 

catalogue modell kunstraum. 50 jahre kunstraum münchen, kunstraum munich 2024

[edited by lena von geyso, luise horn, lennart laule, friederike schuler for kunstraum münchen e.v.; the catalogue brings together a wide range of materials documenting kunstraum munich’s programme since 1973, including an exhibition of editions by tomas schmit.]

 

cc v tre. the fluxus newspaper 1964–1979, new york 2024

[includes a reprint of all of the fluxus-newspapers, edited by george brecht and the fluxus editorial councuil for fluxus (george maciunas), including the first issue with a contribution by tomas schmit's, "poéme sérielle," created in 1963]

 

kasper könig, a–z. eine lebenscollage, cologne 2025, s. 130-131

[hrsg. von kasper könig, andreas prinzing, and ulrich wilmes, published by the publishing house of the bookshop of walther and franz könig; includes an illustration of “sockel zum raufgucken und sockel zum runtergucken“ (“pedastal for peeking up and pedastal for peeking down“), 1975, # 151, and a photo of kaspar könig, peeking down from a pedastal]

 

the architectural review, london 2025

[the november issue includes an illustration of tomas schmit's “two new ways to draw a circle“, 1971 (detail); the original drawing is from 1971 and was created for the cover of the album icp 010 / han bennink and misha mengelberg, amsterdam; the origianl drawing is held by the drawing matter collections, london]