Jasia Reichardt (ed.), The History of Nothing and Other Excursions

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In 1962 Eduardo Paolozzi made his famous film History of Nothing . A surrealist collage in time, it is a twelve minute paean to the broad and mysterious culture of the mid-twentieth century.

In 1975 the curator and critic Jasia Reichardt, in collaboration with Paolozzi, wrote The History of Nothing and Other Excursions, a fascinating and previously unpublished essay about the making and ideas that informed the project.

This spring, after 50 years of waiting, Art Publishing Inc. has published that essay, with others by Reichardt and Paolozzi, alongside the artist’s collages and working notes for the film.

In 1962 Eduardo Paolozzi made his famous film History of Nothing . A surrealist collage in time, it is a twelve minute paean to the broad and mysterious culture of the mid-twentieth century.

In 1975 the curator and critic Jasia Reichardt, in collaboration with Paolozzi, wrote The History of Nothing and Other Excursions, a fascinating and previously unpublished essay about the making and ideas that informed the project.

This spring, after 50 years of waiting, Art Publishing Inc. has published that essay, with others by Reichardt and Paolozzi, alongside the artist’s collages and working notes for the film.

About the authors

Eduardo Paolozzi (1924–2005) was one of the pre-eminent British artists of the post-war era. Although considered a founder of Pop Art, he thought of his work, which ranged from sculpture and graphics to film, as being inspired by Surrealism and its methods.

Jasia Reichardt writes, lectures and organises events about subjects which deal with the relationship of art to other areas of human activity such as architecture, science, technology. She was assistant director of the ICA, director of the Whitechapel Art Gallery, and tutor at the AA. She has written books on art, computers, robots and the future.

  • 978-1-7394694-0-5

  • Soft cover

    160 pages

    300mm (H) × 255mm (W)

  • 60 colour and black and white images

Publication: 7 March 2024