Description
FIRST EDITION illustrated with 8 hors-texte lithographs by Pol Bury - Mao's gradual transformation into a potato.
ONE OF 15 COPIES ON ARCHES accompanied by two large-format suites (in black and two colours) - i.e. 16 lithographs signed in pencil by the artist.
(Total edition of 60 copies on Arches with various additions and 540 copies on ivory laid paper).
In the mid-1970s, could Mao bear comparison? Probably not with a man, or even an idea that "doesn't wear a jacket, the Mao collar could only be compared to itself, which would turn the demonstration into a fairground carousel". The potato was an obvious choice for Pol Bury, and so he "decided to make the most of it".It's easy to say that Chairman Mao is not a potato. And yet... Both are alive, both have skin."
And if we think that Mao saved China from famine, it's not without recalling that " the potato saved France from the horrors of famine in 1793, 1816 and 1817". The result was a "sudden enthusiasm for eating Mao"and we slide "towards a gradual substitution of Mao for potatoes."
Rare.
The deluxe editions are preserved in two folders with titles on the boards.
Filled Arches paper cover printed in two colours on the first cover.
Publisher's flap folder, titled on the first cover. Prints protected in an identical large-format folder.