Constructivist Forum Magazines issues 1-9 Complete Set

Editors: Nathan Cohen and Tim Johnson.

Published by Nathan Cohen and Tim Johnson. 1985-1990, 1985

About this Item

Edited by Nathan Cohen and Tim Johnson. This appears to be complete set. 4to. Nine Volumes. (Jisc Libaray Hub only have nine volumes listed.) The first eight are sheets which acetate/ plastic covers bound using plastic spine bars and the address is Camberwell Grove, a residential area, indicates that these were put together by hand and therefore a small edition size and self-published. All volumes except volume one are illustrated in black and white. Volume Nine is different, it is staple bound with card wrappers, staples now rusted and cover is loose and a little marked, but does have illustrations printed in colour as well as black and white, and is numbered 93 . All in good condition with just minor wear. The first issue just consists of 6 pages. The introduction explains how the authors want to start a discussion relating to Constructive Art. The first debate / article is titled Constructivist Forum. Towards an Understanding of Constructive Art . Loosely inserted is a typed letter to Tony dated 30.6.85. (Possibly Tony Stevens, as suggested by the person from whom I purchased this from.) Volume two , articles by John law and Gary Woodley; Volume Three is a Kenneth Martin Tribute, ; Volume Four ,articles by Douglas Allsop, Joost, Baljeu, Nathan Cohen, Richard Forbes, Tim Johnson, Michael Kidner, Brian Lawtey, Emma Park, Jeffrey Steele; Volume Five, articles by Pavel Rudolph, on Pennock, Veera Molnar and Hartmut Böhm; Volume Six, articles by E.Chalain, M.Hughes, M.Sabri, A.Cross, T.J., J.Carter, G.Meyrick and G. Woodley; Volume Seven, articles by Waldo Balart, Fre Ilgen, Ales Svoboda, Jaak Vuylsteke, Hartmut Böhm, Kunibert Fritz, Emma Park and George Meyrick; Volume Eight, articles by Dr.Elizabeth Chaplain, Michael Canney, Horst Bartnig, Ron Kostyniuk, Lucien den Arend, Charles Bezie, Henri Prosi, Claude Pasquer,Dr.Ulrich Grevsmuhl, R.P.Lohse and Eulda; Volume Nine,articles by Joost Baljeu, Karl Siegel, Diet Sayler, Nathan Cohen and T. Johnson, Malcolm Hughes, Rene Van Commenée, Simon Willis, Waldo Balart, Prof. Ernest Edmonds, John Carter and Natalie Dower. Size 30 x 22cm (12 x 8.5 inches) Nathan Cohen studied at the Slade School of Fine Art, UCL and completed my MA at Chelsea School of Art. Since then 'I am an artist, researcher and writer, with a particular interest in the relationship between art and science.' The son of Bernard Cohen and nephew of Harold Cohen. Seller Inventory # 60002879

Bibliographic Details

Title: Constructivist Forum Magazines issues 1-9 ...

Publisher: Nathan Cohen and Tim Johnson. 1985-1990

Publication Date: 1985

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition