Guy Schraenen presents Text Sound Image. Small Press Festival

Antwerp, Guy Schraenen éditeur, 1976. Orange paper wrappers, 20 x 10.5 cm, unpag. Edition of 500 copies. Rare catalogue for the first exhibition organized by the A.S.P.C., held in Galerie Kontakt in Antwerp, Galerie Posada in Brussels and Zwarte Zaal in Ghent in 1976/1977. Introduction by Guy Schraenen, statements by several small press publishers, such as Ulises Carrión, Henri Chopin, David Mayor, Clemente Padin, Paul de Vree, Richard Kostelanetz. Lists over 800 exhibited items which were sent from 28 countries. With loose inlaid ASPC card with red string, citing abbreviations used in the catalogue. Fragile catalogue covers with paper toning and damage, some interior pages loose due to the aged adhesive. Important scarce document. Ref: A. Desjardin, The Book on Books on Artists Books 2011 p. 79.

The Archive for Small Press & Communication (A.S.P.C.) was founded in 1974 by Guy Schraenen (1941–2018) and Anne Marsily in Antwerp, and dedicated to the documentation, preservation, and exhibition of international artists' publications, including books, records, catalogues, magazines, postcards, posters, and invitations. It focused on experimental material, particularly mail art and sound poetry, including underground works from Poland and Latin American countries.