ERASE EROS, 1/2CARTA

México, D.F.: 1/2 Carta, 1983. illustrated mimeo printed on doubled color pages,tipped in envelope, cut-outs with inserts, stamp pict. wrps. Artist book created under the direction of Felipe Ehrenberg. Edition of 45 . The late 1970s and early 1980s saw a return to political art drawing outside the established art scene in Mexico. New media and techniques developed using stencils, mimeograph, blueprints, photocopies and rubber stamps as a means of reproduction. Felipe Ehrenberg was a prime influence in producing and organizing students and artists in producing these unorthodox publications. His efforts opened the field for more collective initiatives, for groups like SUMA, Proceso Pentágono, Entre Tierras, La Cocina Ediciones; No Grupo among others. These groups emerged from different ideologies; some from conceptual art, while others had more to do with social or political concerns. From these groups came independent presses such as La Flor del Otro Día, Tinta Morada, and Tres Sirenas . RARE.