A single 31 pp. issue of the limited-circulation art and literary journal (the 6th of a total of 12 issues). Octavo (10 x 6 5/8 inches). Original side-stapled illustrated wrappers with design by Gonçalo Duarte. Overall excellent condition. Paris: Revue Trimestrielle d'Art Actuel/Lourdes Castro & René Bèrtholo, 1960. Limited edition of 500 copies.

KWY magazine was founded in Paris in 1958 by the Portuguese art couple Lourdes Castro and René Bèrtholo, named for the three letters which do not exist in the Portuguese alphabet. It began as a vehicle for the avant-garde KWY group, a group of Portuguese avant-garde artists in exile, which began around the same time as the journal. The group was active from 1960 to 1967, and the members were regular contributors to the magazine. Core members included Castro, Bèrtholo, João Vieira, José Escada, Costa Pinheiro, and Gonçalo Duarte, and grew to include Christo, Jan Voss, and Pol Bury.

Twelve issues of KWY were produced between 1958 and 1963. The magazine reflects ongoing social and artistic changes while opening up Portuguese art to an international dialogue. The group's first exhibition was held at the Sociedade Nacional de Belas Artes in Lisboa in 1960, and retrospectives were held at other sites in Portugal in 2001 and 2015.

This issue contains contributions by Lourdes Castro, Manuel de Castro, Sebastião Fonseca, Alfredo Margarido, António Saura, and Michel Tapié, along with two original silkscreens by Gonçalo Duarte, two original silkscreens by José Escada, and one original silkscreen by António Saura. Loosely inserted there is also a pictorial flyer printed on pink tissue paper titled "Homenagem de KWY".

Scarce institutionally.

Book ID: 53171

Price: $1,500.00