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An incomplete world map printed on red paper.

The North American continent is centered on the print. The coast of Asia is left, a portion of the continent of Europe is right. Off center and to the right is a large disc with lines of text radiating from it around the circumference. Along the bottom are six circles dived by a cross with a smaller circle at the bottom, the larger circles are marked with small lines around the circumference. A larger circle with text around the edge reads “Spatial Poem No. 2 by Chieko Shiomi.” Other circles of text are placed over Europe.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
M26473
People
Mieko (Chieko) Shiomi, Japanese (Okayama, Japan born 1938)
Designed by George Maciunas, American (Kaunas, Lithuania 1931 - 1978 Boston, MA)
Published by Fluxus, American
Title
Spatial Poem No. 2: A Flux Atlas
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1966
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/31587

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Offset lithograph on red paper
Technique
Photolithograph
Dimensions
32.8 x 82.4 cm (12 15/16 x 32 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Barbara Moore, Bound/Unbound, New York, New York, partial gift partial purchase; to Harvard University Art Museums, June 28, 2005.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
S. 411

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Barbara and Peter Moore Fluxus Collection, Margaret Fisher Fund and gift of Barbara Moore/Bound & Unbound
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
M26473
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
This is a record of the second of Shiomi's international mail-art events, which began in 1965. Designed by George Maciunas, it is a map, accordion-folded in four panels, documenting the directions in which the participants in the event were facing at a specified moment on a particular day. For each spatial poem, Shiomi would send a letter to potential participants inviting them to perform an action or event, document it in some way, and send her the documentation. This is the simplest of Shiomi's four Spatial Poems that were designed and published by Maciunas as Fluxus editions.

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 1100 60’s Experiment, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/10/2019 - 10/04/2021

Verification Level

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