KIJNO, Ladislas. ILLUSTRATION PROJECT FOR ANTONIN ARTAUD. 5 - Lot 47

KIJNO, Ladislas. ILLUSTRATION PROJECT FOR ANTONIN ARTAUD. 5 double-page spreads on heavy black paper, each featuring an original crumpled piece of gauze painted in gouache by Kijno. 30 x 22.5 cm. [1981] Five double-page spreads, each featuring a piece of gauze affixed and covered with watercolor, monogrammed by Kijno, with a text by Antonin Artaud opposite each: The Sorcerer who hides beneath the guise of every man It seemed to me that what I had to say could no longer be expressed in words What I had to say lay in my silences There are no more words or sentences, only blows Only blows Each double-page spread monogrammed by Kijno features an inset cut-out and crumpled paper, enhanced with gouache and watercolor, and signed on the front by Kijno A striking project for an edition that never saw the light of day.