MARK BEYER, CHARLES BURNS & PETER SAUL | EXQUISITE CORPSE
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MARK BEYER, CHARLES BURNS & PETER SAUL
b. 1950, b. 1955 & b. 1934
EXQUISITE CORPSE
signed by Charles Burns on the reverse; signed, dated 92 and inscribed Thanks for the opportunity by Peter Saul on the reverse
ink, colored pencil, graphite, photocopy and mylar collage on paper
Sheet: 14¼ by 9⅞ in. (36.1 by 25 cm.)
Framed: 17½ by 13½ in. (44.4 by 34.2 cm.)
Private Collection, New Jersey
New York, The Drawing Center; Washington, D.C., The Corcoran Gallery of Art; Santa Monica Museum of Art; St. Louis, Forum for Contemporary Art; and Paris, The American Center; The Return of the 'Cadavre Exquis', November 1993 - December 1994, p. 63, illustrated
The Return of the 'Cadavre Exquis' [Exquisite Corpse] is the result of a proposal brought to The Drawing Center by curator Ingrid Schaffner with artists Kim Jones and Leonard Titzer, who evisioned this surrealist parlor game as the focus of an exhibition project engaging a large and diverse group of contemporary artists. Over 1,000 artists participated, and some historic cadavres exquis lent by various institutions.
"Exquisite Corpse: Game of folded paper which consists in having several people compose a phrase or drawing collectively, none of the participants having any idea of the nature of the preceding contribution or contributions. The now classic example, which gave its name to the game, is the first phrase obrtained in this manner: THE EXQUISITE-CORPSE-SHALL-DRINK-THE-YOUNG-WINE."
- The Return of the Cadavre Exquis, pp. 8-13