UNE LETTRE INVENTAIRE DE GOERGE BRECHT
An inventory letter by George Brecht
Title
UNE LETTRE INVENTAIRE DE GOERGE BRECHT
An inventory letter by George Brecht
An inventory letter by George Brecht
Description
A typed letter from to Ben Vautier, Nice, containing a room-by-room inventory of objects hanging on the walls of Brecht's second-floor apartment. This functions simultaneously as personal correspondence and as a Fluxus artwork in the tradition of the domestic inventory as aesthetic form.
Creator
George Brecht
Date
5 July 1969 (written); 7 July 1969 (postmarked)
Contributor
Ben Vautier (recipient; handwritten annotation in margin)
Format
Typed letter on paper; British postmark dated 7 July 1969; handwritten marginal annotation
Language
English (primary); French
Type
Manuscript; letter; artist document; unique work
Coverage
London, England, 1969; Nice, France (recipient)
Files
Citation
George Brecht, “UNE LETTRE INVENTAIRE DE GOERGE BRECHT
An inventory letter by George Brecht,” Exhibits, accessed July 4, 2026, https://exhibits.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/31298.
An inventory letter by George Brecht,” Exhibits, accessed July 4, 2026, https://exhibits.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/31298.