Géza Perneczky - Ruud Janssen

the Ecart Galerie in the arcade localities of the house in 6 rue Plantamour.
The Ecart published altogether 59 catalogues and artists' books
or other kind of art publications in the years of 1973 –1982 and held
a number of exhibitions and manifestations which supported the fluxus
and post-fluxus mouvements, further the diverse conceptual and alternative
trends of the international art scene in the 1970s.
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Exhibitions and gallery events refering to network activities in Ecart:
J. A.: Collage collectif par correspondence Nr. 1. (1972/73). (with Pat rick Lucchini
– a collection of collage material in the form of correspondence art)
Cat.: A/4, offset / colour, 40 p. Exh.: February 10 - March 9, 1973
Gérald Minkoff / Art reported Stolen – An Analytical Work in a Reward Stimulation.
Cat.: A/4, colour offoset print on blue & beige paper, 39 leaves in
portfolio (32x24 cm.) {150}. Exh.: June 13 - ?, 1973
Groupe Ecart / Ayacotl. (Participation on the 8 e Biennale de Paris) Cat.: A/5 horz.,
offset, 24 p. Ecart Publications. Genève, 1973
John Gosling / Billard Drawings. 19 States of Play & Public Actions on Gallery
Windows. (Window exhibition by graphic works on transparent foils)
Cat.: A/4, colour offset, 20 p. {500}. Text: David → Briers. Nov. 1973
Gérald → Minkoff – Jean Otth: Videoart. Cat.: A/4, colour offset, 28 p. {500}. Video
Text by Pierre → Restany. Ecart Publications. March - April 1974.
David → Zack / CV Nut Art Show. Facsimile catalogue of Mail Art pieces in enve-
lope (of 35x25 cm.): colour offset print on diverse papers (12 pieces
of 33x23 cm., 2 pieces of A/4, 1 shet of A/3 folded to two, and 1 piece
of 25.3x21 cm.) stitched to 2 steps,{450}. Texts by D. Zack, David
Gilholly, Ray → Johnson, and Sam Goodman (Not Art / Shit Art).
Ecart Publications. Genève, Mai-June 1974.
Endre → Tót / Correspondence avec John Armleder. (Facsimile edition of Tót's
„zero correspondence“ with Armleder from 1973-74) Cat.: cut A/4,
offset, also color print, 80 p. {500}. Ecart Publications. July 1974.
Endre Tót / One Dozen Rain Postcards 1971-73. No catalogue. Exh.: June-July '74.
Hervé → Fischer / Art et communication marginale – Tampons d'artistes. (Rubber ®
stamp art) No catalogue. Exh.: November 14 - December 4, 1974.
Robin → Crozier / Drawings, Collages & other Works. Cat.: with a letter of Crozier
to Armleder: A/4, colour offset, 12 p. {500}. December 1974
Raul → Marroquin / Installation Pieces – Peformances. No catalogue. Exh. & per-
formances: March - April, 1976
Dick → Higgins / Œuvres graphiques recentes, rétrospective des livres, documents,
edition Something Else Press. No calatogue. During the exh.: Events,
musique, théatre (performed by the Groupe Ecart, January 27 ).
January - February, 1977
David → Zack / Art Cause. No catalogue. Mai 26 - ?, 1977
Ben (→ Vautier). No catalogue. February 23 - April 15, 1978
Fluxus
Ulises → Carrión / Box Clinch – Carrión versus Armleder; Carrión versus Merlin.
(Performances) Mai 10, 1978
Anna → Banana, Bill → Gaglione / Futurist Sound Performance. No catalogue.
November 3, 1978
Günther → Ruch: Vergangenheit / Zukunft / Gegenwart – Présent / passé / avenir.
No catalogue, but an earlier publication from the year 1976.
December 5 - ?, 1978
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Selected Ecart Publications: artists' books and artists' works:
Double Sphinx Series (Altogether 8 booklets, all in offset print, cut A/5 size):
#1) Patrick Lucchini: (without title). 24 p. {250}. July 1973
#2) John M. Armleder: Lézards sauvages I. 24 p. {250}. Nov. 1973