Het Orgaan

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"Het Orgaan " (the organ) was a free-flying publication series - pamflet, serial mailing-multiple created by Jef Lambrecht  - based on the specific dateds with multiples of eight (8) in 1988 - issues of 'Het Orgaan' were sent on specific dates (postmark) to a select group of unwitting addressees... the creation of this format lead to various other similar mail-publications.

Orgaan Nr. 1 (1.8.88)

Versie zonder stempels, deel van een pak met diverse elementen, versies, uitvergrotingen en verkleining, knipselmateriaal… verder zijn er die gebruikt zijn als klad, met calculaties en referenties naar historische feiten…

Orgaan Nr. 2 ( 8.8.88)

Meest voorkomende versie, ( een heeft als opdruk achteraan LAADHAAT) diverse artikels en referentie, onder andere Alva 8/8 1567 in Belgica, Drake en de Armade 8/8 1588, Venezia Nummer (mon eye)  acht aangevuld: MACHT

Orgaan Nr. 3 ( 16.8.88)

E= MC squared, acht is beter dan duzend… PACHT ( relativity zeker?)

Orgaan Nr. 4 (18.8.88)

Tarot nr, infinity, night, lion – N8 (NACHT) – aug 4 queen mother 88;

Orgaan Nr. 5 (20.8.88)

Time/place – ideal/messenger   alle kranten van de dag, met ref “Enlightenment” (5 jaar belgiumuseum, en ‘Basquiat, truce, fourty’ – puntenhexagon, verjaardag Jef.

Orgaan Nr. 6 (24.8.88)

L’arbre(?) la plus douce – st nick figuur, drie wielen, (bollen/koppen) – ETERN – Manhattan, Beatrix in 8.22, august 24 Vesuvius… Brief aan Theo VG 8.8.1888: “ Je m’en contenterais voluntiers de n’étre rien qu’un préparateur des autres peintres de l’avenir qui viendront travailler dans le midi.” New Mayflower voyage to cathc eye of the world. P.M. 24 N.Y/

Orgaan Nr. 7 (28.8.88)

Acht,-  (H)uit in Acht, NL in 8 twee dagen na nr 2… Brandend Hart Lisboa 25 Fallen Hero 5icarus, INEXIRS (?) Amerikanensloperij V-acht… ( A maakt 8-bril in Acht (bank)-

Orgaan Nr. 8 ( 31.8.88)

Throne of Nadin Sturck (?) St Nick zegel, van” het oude hoofdambacht der Merceniers en Kramers” van 1544, twee schijven met st. Nick en balance, en “Kennt u selve en aensie (het) ende”… Witzkrieg, Gdansk, Acht, Nijl/Nepal - next issue in 1.9.1999

furthermore:

Double “Orgaan” series. Set of originals (sent) with additional copy-versions on transparency, sometimes as negative of mirrored, and reworked or additional stamps added. Framed without fixing (floating) by the artist. Exhibited at the end of the series in 1988 at Inexistent, further shown during “VER banden” (Inbox) in MuHKA 2016.

 

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