Written, issued and distributed to the public (100 copies ca.) in Wuppertal, September 14, 1963, as detailed program of the artist's first travelling happening, the 9 parts urban happening 9-Nein-Décollagen, Wuppertal tour. Then published in Wolf Vostell, Dé-collage, Books (New York) 3, n. 4 (May 1966); reprinted in Art and artists 1, n. 2, August 1966, pp. 9-10. Published again in Vostell Retrospektive 1950-1974, West Berlin: National Galerie, 1975, p. 302

Author(s): Wolf Vostell

Associated movement:

Language : German

Medium : Leaflet

Original edition of the manifesto: Written, issued and distributed to the public (100 copies ca.) in Wuppertal, September 14, 1963, as detailed program of the artist's first travelling happening, the 9 parts urban happening 9-Nein-Décollagen, Wuppertal tour. Then published in Wolf Vostell, Dé-collage, Books (New York) 3, n. 4 (May 1966); reprinted in Art and artists 1, n. 2, August 1966, pp. 9-10. Published again in Vostell Retrospektive 1950-1974, West Berlin: National Galerie, 1975, p. 302

Where can we find this manifesto? Theories and documents of contemporary art. A sourcebook of artists' writings, edited by Kristine Stiles and Peter Selz, University of California Press, Berkeley, p. 723. Danchev, Alex, 100 Artists' Manifestos. From the Futurists to the Stuckists, Penguin, Londres, 2011: Kramer-Malllordy, Antje, Antje Kramer (ed), Les grands manifestes de l'art des XIXe et Xxe siècles, Beaux Arts éditions, 2011, pp. 226-227.

Link(s) to the manifesto:

Which critic recognizes the work as a manifesto ? or: Typical characteristics of a manifesto Danchev, Alex, 100 Artists' Manifestos. From the Futurists to the Stuckists, Penguin, Londres, 2011.

Editorial comments: The artist is loosely associated to the Fluxus movement; his manifesto is closely associated to a performance, which can considered as a manifesto-action.