Memory

By John Fekner, Juste Ici Editions, Besançon, 2019. Original Edition Limited to 135 copies. Text in English. 24 x 34 cm. Condition : Very Good.

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John Fekner is one of the pioneering and major artists of urban art. Choosing stencil as his favorite tool in the late 60s to produce works in situ from texts painted on the walls, he is known for his hundreds of political interventions in New York. Contemporary of the beginnings of graffiti and of Keith Haring, John Fekner is close to his work in the political dimension and the highlighting of minorities, but moves away from it by swapping the pop dimension for a raw and frontal aesthetic, and by choosing the places of intervention for what they are (the Bronx, abandoned and post-industrial areas, rusty cars) and not for their media character (subway tunnels, arty neighborhoods). He has never ceased to be involved with local communities and minorities, defending their rights, but also with young artists with whom he still collaborates today.
This publication brings together 6 objects edited by project: a memory package from the artist’s archives. It is the result of exchanges between artists John Fekner and Brad Downey, artistic director of the Bien Urbain festival David Demougeot and graphic designers Laura Bouchez and Bart Lanzini.
The object was finalized, screen-printed, risographed, laser-printed and shaped by hand by Bart Lanzini, assisted by volunteers from the Atelier Superseñor during Bien Urbain 2019.
The photographs are by John Fekner, Martha Cooper and Elisa Murcia-Artengo.