Public Collectors, an archive project led by Chicago artist Marc Fischer, consists of informal agreements where collectors allow the contents of their collection to be published and permit those who are curious to directly experience the objects in person.
In addition to hosting collection inventories, Public Collectors also includes digital archives of out-of-print publications, relics of the pre-internet music underground and random ephemera such as a collection of "do not disturb" signs.
Some highlights of the digital archive include:
A self-published collection of stories and illustrations by Michael Gira that was only available on the Swans' 1997 tour.
A collection of children's graffiti from antique sources
Transcripts and audio documentation of conversations with a developmentally disabled man about music, split LPs and Super Nanny.
Issue #19 of French artist Bruno Richard's Elles Sont De Sortie- an insane, beautiful and obscene art magazine published in the early 80s with Pascal Doury. In addition to Richard's early work, Public Collectors also includes a show catalog from an exhibit curated by Marc Fischer that documented nine years of mail correspondence between Richard and Fischer.
All publications are provided as high quality PDFs suitable for printing. I did not provide the direct links because I want you to pretend like its old times and dig around a bit.
nice one MF!
Posted by: devil dick | July 07, 2008 at 11:49 AM
I want that Magma album in the picture
Posted by: Mark | July 10, 2008 at 09:58 AM