Marcel BROODTHAERS. Short circuit. Brussels, 1967. Booklet... Lot 37

Marcel BROODTHAERS. Short circuit. Brussels, 1967. Booklet in-8 (21 × 15,2 cm) of 6 ff. stapled, illustrated cover. Illustrated catalog of the first retrospective of Marcel Broodthaers' work, organized from April 13 to 25, 1967 at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. Preface by Pierre Restany entitled J'attends ton coup de fil, Marcel, with a reply from Marcel Broodthaers: Mon cher Pierre. "In the Court-circuit exhibition and publication, Broodthaers wove together the introduction of images into his largely object-based practice with the industrial developments that gave rise to movements such as Pop art and Nouveau Réalisme. Complete with the attached leaves, list of works exhibited on a double in-8 leaf printed on both sides and the presentation of the Raven and the Fox, 1 in-8 leaf. Precious copy with, on the cover, an autograph letter signed by Marcel Broodthaers to Marcel Hicter (1918-1979), in green ballpoint pen. to Marcel Hicter, MB. LONG LIVE THE STATE Poet and essayist, honorary president of the Walloon authors, he was in charge of the creation of the National Youth Service at the end of the Second World War, then cabinet secretary of the Minister of National Education Léo Collard during the decisive period of the School Question (1954-1958). Cover very slightly soiled in the lower margin. (JEU DE PAUME, 102.- MOMA, pp. 120-121.- M HKA, pp. 70-71.)