Daniel Spoerri - Topographie Anecdotee Du Hasard/ Anecdoted Topography of Chance - 1962

This volume was printed as a small pamphlet of 53 offset pages plus a fold out map and index. The map consists of hand drawn outlines of all 80 objects that were on the artist's table at 3:47 pm on 17 October, 1961. Spoerri gave a number to each object and the book is comprised of descriptions of each object accompanied by his annotations related to each one. It was distributed as an advertisement for an exhibition of Spoerri's work at the Galerie Lawrence, Paris, in 1962. It is a literary analog to his snare-pictures—a type of assemblage or object art—in which he mapped all the objects located on his table at a particular moment, describing each with his personal recollections evoked by the object. It is more than just a catalogue of random objects, however; read in its entirety, it provides a coherent and compelling picture of Spoerri's travels, friends, and artistic endeavors. Softcover.