[Untitled, feet]
Grupo Suma
N.d. [late 1970s]
[Untitled, feet]
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Unique artist's book consisting of an original newspaper clipping depicting a close-up photograph of chained feet, accompanied by sixteen successive photocopies of the image. Produced by the Mexican collective Grupo Suma (active 1976–1982), the work ...
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[Untitled, feet]
Grupo Suma
N.d. [late 1970s]
N.p. [Mexico City]: Self-published
Unpaginated [32 pages]
15 × 22.5 cm
Unique [this copy belonged to René Freire]

Unique artist's book consisting of an original newspaper clipping depicting a close-up photograph of chained feet, accompanied by sixteen successive photocopies of the image. Produced by the Mexican collective Grupo Suma (active 1976–1982), the work illustrates the group's politically engaged conceptual practice, which challenged the commodification of art through inexpensive, reproducible media and interventions rooted in everyday urban life. Emerging in the aftermath of the 1968 student protests and subsequent state repression, Grupo Suma used the visual language of mass media to address issues of political violence, censorship, poverty, and social inequality, positioning artistic production as a form of collective resistance and social activation. This unique copy belonged to Mexican painter René Freire.

N.p. [Mexico City]: Self-published
Unpaginated [32 pages]
15 × 22.5 cm
Unique [this copy belonged to René Freire]

Unique artist's book consisting of an original newspaper clipping depicting a close-up photograph of chained feet, accompanied by sixteen successive photocopies of the image. Produced by the Mexican collective Grupo Suma (active 1976–1982), the work illustrates the group's politically engaged conceptual practice, which challenged the commodification of art through inexpensive, reproducible media and interventions rooted in everyday urban life. Emerging in the aftermath of the 1968 student protests and subsequent state repression, Grupo Suma used the visual language of mass media to address issues of political violence, censorship, poverty, and social inequality, positioning artistic production as a form of collective resistance and social activation. This unique copy belonged to Mexican painter René Freire.

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Unique artist's book consisting of an original newspaper clipping depicting a close-up photograph of chained feet, accompanied by sixteen successive photocopies of the image. Produced by the Mexican collective Grupo Suma (active 1976–1982), the work illustrates the group's politically engaged conceptual practice, which challenged the commodification of art through inexpensive, reproducible media and interventions rooted in everyday urban life. Emerging in the aftermath of the 1968 student protests and subsequent state repression, Grupo Suma used the visual language of mass media to address issues of political violence, censorship, poverty, and social inequality, positioning artistic production as a form of collective resistance and social activation. This unique copy belonged to Mexican painter René Freire.

N.p. [Mexico City]: Self-published
Unpaginated [32 pages]
15 × 22.5 cm
Unique [this copy belonged to René Freire]

Unique artist's book consisting of an original newspaper clipping depicting a close-up photograph of chained feet, accompanied by sixteen successive photocopies of the image. Produced by the Mexican collective Grupo Suma (active 1976–1982), the work illustrates the group's politically engaged conceptual practice, which challenged the commodification of art through inexpensive, reproducible media and interventions rooted in everyday urban life. Emerging in the aftermath of the 1968 student protests and subsequent state repression, Grupo Suma used the visual language of mass media to address issues of political violence, censorship, poverty, and social inequality, positioning artistic production as a form of collective resistance and social activation. This unique copy belonged to Mexican painter René Freire.

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Unique artist's book consisting of an original newspaper clipping depicting a close-up photograph of chained feet, accompanied by sixteen successive photocopies of the image. Produced by the Mexican collective Grupo Suma (active 1976–1982), the work illustrates the group's politically engaged conceptual practice, which challenged the commodification of art through inexpensive, reproducible media and interventions rooted in everyday urban life. Emerging in the aftermath of the 1968 student protests and subsequent state repression, Grupo Suma used the visual language of mass media to address issues of political violence, censorship, poverty, and social inequality, positioning artistic production as a form of collective resistance and social activation. This unique copy belonged to Mexican painter René Freire.

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