Fax Works

See the Faxfilm Trilogy

sphynx_1988
Eduardo Kac, Sphinx, vintage fax on white paper, 21 x 29.7 cm (8.27 x 11.69 inches), 1987. Transmission information is visible on the left side.
    Transmitted from Rio de Janeiro to Mario Ramiro in São Paulo.
nimbus 7 n1 composite
Eduardo Kac, Nimbus 7 Composite, collage on white paper for fax transmission, 42"x 8.4" (106,5 x 21,5 cm),1989.
    Transmitted from Chicago to:
  • "City Portraits: The Suburbs", fax exchange with group Art Reseaux, École Municipale D'Arts Plastiques, Rosny Sous Bois, France, 1990
  • "The Globe Show", fax exchange with British artists, Oldham Art Gallery, Oldham, UK, 1990
  • "Fax Art", fax transmission, Gallery 400, Chicago, 1990
nimbus 7 n2 composite
Eduardo Kac, Nimbus 7 Composite 2, collage on white paper for fax transmission, 40.7"x 8.4" (103,5 x 21,5 cm), 1989.
    Transmitted from Chicago to:
  • "City Portraits: The Suburbs", fax exchange with group Art Reseaux, École Municipale D'Arts Plastiques, Rosny Sous Bois, France, 1990
  • "The Globe Show", fax exchange with British artists, Oldham Art Gallery, Oldham, UK, 1990
  • "Fax Art", fax transmission, Gallery 400, Chicago, 1990
fax self portrait 1989
Eduardo Kac, Self-portrait, vintage fax on white paper, 8.5"x11" (21.6 x 27.9 cm), 1989.
    Transmitted from Chicago to:
  • "City Portraits: The Suburbs", fax exchange with group Art Reseaux, École Municipale D'Arts Plastiques, Rosny Sous Bois, France, 1990
  • "The Globe Show", fax exchange with British artists, Oldham Art Gallery, Oldham, UK, 1990
  • "Fax Art", fax transmission, Gallery 400, Chicago, 1990
faxpoem 1990
Eduardo Kac, Faxpoem, vintage fax on white paper, 8.5"x11" (21.6 x 27.9 cm), 1990.
    Transmitted from Chicago to:
  • "City Portraits: The Suburbs", fax exchange with group Art Reseaux, École Municipale D'Arts Plastiques, Rosny Sous Bois, France, 1990
  • "The Globe Show", fax exchange with British artists, Oldham Art Gallery, Oldham, UK, 1990
  • "Fax Art", fax transmission, Gallery 400, Chicago, 1990
R&E
Eduardo Kac, R&E, vintage fax on white paper, 8.5"x11" (21.6 x 27.9 cm), 1990, with a green fax stamp on lower left corner (circle with X).
    Transmitted from Chicago to:
  • "City Portraits: The Suburbs", fax exchange with group Art Reseaux, École Municipale D'Arts Plastiques, Rosny Sous Bois, France, 1990
  • "The Globe Show", fax exchange with British artists, Oldham Art Gallery, Oldham, UK, 1990
  • "Fax Art", fax transmission, Gallery 400, Chicago, 1990
chicago el train
Eduardo Kac, L, vintage fax on white paper, set of nine 8.5"x11" (21.6 x 27.9 cm) sheets, 1990.
    Transmitted from Chicago to and exhibited in the show "City Portrait", Gallerie Donguy, Paris, 1990.
barco
Eduardo Kac, Celui qui ne veut se servir des mots, vintage fax on white paper, set of nine 8.5"x11" (21.6 x 27.9 cm) sheets, 1990.
    Transmitted from Chicago to and exhibited in the show "City Portrait", Gallerie Donguy, Paris, 1990.
Surprise!
Eduardo Kac, Parcours 1, vintage fax on white paper, 8.5"x14" (21.6 x 35.6 cm), 1990.
    Transmitted on June 1, 1990, from Chicago to the Art-Réseau group, Université de Paris 1 - Centre Saint-Charles, Paris, in the context of the "City Portrait" event.
Surprise!
Eduardo Kac, Parcours 2, vintage fax on white paper, 8.5"x14" (21.6 x 35.6 cm), 1990.
    Transmitted on June 1, 1990, from Chicago to the Art-Réseau group, Université de Paris 1 - Centre Saint-Charles, Paris, in the context of the "City Portrait" event.
Surprise!
Eduardo Kac, Surprise!, vintage fax on white paper, 8.5"x14" (21.6 x 35.6 cm), 1991.
    Transmitted on January 17, 1991, from Chicago to the DAX group, Pittsburgh, as part of the "Art's Birthday" event.
razzmatazz
Eduardo Kac, Razzmatazz, vintage fax on white paper, 8.5"x14" (21.6 x 35.6 cm), 1993.
    Transmitted to Museo Internacional de Electrografia, Cuenca, Spain, 1993, and exhibited in Muestra Internacional de Fax Art, Facultad de Bellas Artes, Cuenca, Spain, 1993.