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© Robert Filliou, Hand Show, The Key to Art (?) exhibition view Brigitte March ICA 2022

© Robert Filliou, Hand Show, 1967, exhibition view Brigitte March ICA 2022

ROBERT FILLIOU

HAND SHOW - THE KEY TO ART (?)

EXHIBITION FEB. 11 - AVRIL 10, 2022 

6 PM - 8 PM 

Photos of Scott Hyde

The Key to Art (?)

It has occured to me that the key to art may well

consist in learning the significance or meaning of each

part, line, marking and shape of the artists' hands.

As a group, artists have many things in common

distinguishing them from other groups

(the military, for example).

However, if you observe individual artist's hands you

will soon see vast differences. You will notice that

some are large, some small, also that some are stiff, 

others supple. Proceeding carefully with interpretations

finding an indication here, another there, you may

from our own judgement about their art without

intermediary interpretation by critics.

With this mind, Scott Hyde, the photographer

and I have asked and obtained the collaboration of

22 American and foreign artist.

We photographed the hands of:

Arman, Ayo, Mark Busse, Pol Bury, John Cage, 

Christo, Jasper Johns, Dick Higgins, Red Grooms,

Alain Jacket, Robert Breer, Ray Johnson, Alison Knowles,

Roy Lichtenstein, Jackson McLow, Marisol, Claes 

Oldenburg, Benjamin Patterson, Takis, Andy Warhol, 

Robert Watts, Emmett Williams,. Our own hands 

are included, for a total series of 24.

© Robert Filliou 1967

            Robert Filliou, exhibition views Brigitte March Gallery, 2022

 artist, poet, tinkerer, inventor.  Robert Filliou sees art as an exchange and the works are proposals because -

"art is what makes life more interesting than art". He goes on to say, "It doesn't matter if art doesn't exist, the important thing is that people are happy".

WE ARE PLEASED TO WELCOME YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS!

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