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Paper

ca.1990 (made)
Artist/Maker
Rug Road Papers and Prints (publisher)
John Cage (artist)
Place of origin
United States (made)

Papers made from edible ingredients

Object details

Object type
Paper
Materials and techniques
Papers made from edible ingredients
Paper
Brief description
Papers made from edible ingredients, made by John Cage, published by Rugg Road Papers, United States, 1990
Physical description
Papers made from edible ingredients
Gallery label
PAPERS: WILD EDIBLE PAPERS
By John Cage (North American, 1912-1992)
Published in an edition of six by Rugg Road Papers and
Prints, U.S.A, 1990
Papers made from edible ingredients
E.2036-1991

The idea of making paper which could be recycled as
food was inspired by the sight of poor South American
families boiling ink out of newspapers and eating the
pulp. The ingredients were gathered in what the artist
described as 'the physical manifestation of a conceptual
pursuit' and are thus a record of a 'happening' as well
as independent works of art.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2036:1-16-1991

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Record createdMarch 27, 2008
Record URL
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