Július KollerU.F.O. Universal Fantastic Occupation 1971

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Artist
Július Koller (1939‑2007)
Title
U.F.O. Universal Fantastic Occupation
U.F.O. Universál Fantastická Okupácia
Date 1971
MediumInk on paper
Dimensions104 x 164 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition Purchased 2007
Reference
T12436
Not on display

Summary

U.F.O. Universal Fantastic Occupation is a conceptual text-based work, featuring text stamped in green stamp-pad ink on a rectangular piece of white paper. The top line of text cites the artist’s name in small letters, and the month (‘maj’, meaning ‘May’) and year of the work’s production. The initials U.F.O. are printed in large letters in the middle, with small rotated letter ‘o’s or zeros acting as full stops between the letters. Below this, the words that these letters refer to are printed in Slovak: Universál Fantastická Okupácia (Universal Fantastic Occupation). After they were produced, the cards were intended to be left in public spaces… (read more)

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