Tadeusz Kantor - Unoriginal Sins https://unoriginalsins.co.uk AVANT-GARDES Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:10:11 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cropped-nTKdHdZI-1-1-32x32.png Tadeusz Kantor - Unoriginal Sins https://unoriginalsins.co.uk 32 32 MULTIPART. 1971. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/multipart-1971/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=multipart-1971 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:09:16 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=62387 Warsaw: Galeria Foksal Warszawa, 1971

53 x 42cm, 4pp broadside - exhibition catalogue for a show of Kantor's paintings and sculptures related to his dramaturgical  activities. Ten small b/w images of works  and the cast,  A long text by Wieslaw Borowski in Polish and French.  Long list of exhibitions and performances on last page. Some water stains to the pages (mild browning) else VG. Scarce.

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53 x 42cm, 4pp broadside - exhibition catalogue for a show of Kantor's paintings and sculptures related to his dramaturgical  activities. Ten small b/w images of works  and the cast,  A long text by Wieslaw Borowski in Polish and French.  Long list of exhibitions and performances on last page. Some water stains to the pages (mild browning) else VG. Scarce.

The post MULTIPART. 1971. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> METAMORPHOSES. 1982. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/metamorphoses-1982/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=metamorphoses-1982 Thu, 25 Jun 2020 12:09:12 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=26984 Paris: Galerie de France, 1982

69 x 43cm, b/w offset lithographic exhibition poster with a large portrait of the dramaticist, artist and poet. Very good.

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69 x 43cm, b/w offset lithographic exhibition poster with a large portrait of the dramaticist, artist and poet. Very good.

The post METAMORPHOSES. 1982. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> TEN POLISH CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS FROM THE COLELCTION OF MUZEUM SZTUKI, LODZ. 1979. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/ten-polish-contemporary-artists-from-the-colelction-of-muzeum-sztuki-lodz-1979-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ten-polish-contemporary-artists-from-the-colelction-of-muzeum-sztuki-lodz-1979-2 Thu, 25 Jun 2020 09:23:45 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=26955 Edinburgh: Richard Demarco Gallery, 1979
30 x 21cm, 26pp + (4pp) + 4pp pictorial covers, exhibition catalogue. B/w throughout. Ten reproductions of works by Beres, Jurkiewicz, Kantor, Krasinski, Opalka, Pierzgalski, Starcewski, Strumillo, Winiarski, Wodiczko.
Kantor also provides a text "From collage to emballage" in which he outlines his discovery of a technique which "allowed me to go beyond painting". His reproduced work here is 'Man with Suitcase' from 1967. Opalka's contribution is a detail of "Description of the world" (a number painting of course) also from 1967. One of 1,000 copies produced. Fine condition.
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30 x 21cm, 26pp + (4pp) + 4pp pictorial covers, exhibition catalogue. B/w throughout. Ten reproductions of works by Beres, Jurkiewicz, Kantor, Krasinski, Opalka, Pierzgalski, Starcewski, Strumillo, Winiarski, Wodiczko.
Kantor also provides a text "From collage to emballage" in which he outlines his discovery of a technique which "allowed me to go beyond painting". His reproduced work here is 'Man with Suitcase' from 1967. Opalka's contribution is a detail of "Description of the world" (a number painting of course) also from 1967. One of 1,000 copies produced. Fine condition.
The post TEN POLISH CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS FROM THE COLELCTION OF MUZEUM SZTUKI, LODZ. 1979. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> PAINTINGS BY TADEUSZ KANTOR. 1960. FIRST EXHIBITION IN AMERICA. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/paintings-by-tadeusz-kantor-1960-first-exhibition-in-america/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=paintings-by-tadeusz-kantor-1960-first-exhibition-in-america Tue, 07 Apr 2020 08:55:30 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=17296 NYC: Saidenberg Gallery, 1960
12.3 x 17.4cm, 4pp. Announcement card for the first showing of painted works by the dramaturg Kantor in America. One abstract work from 1958 - reproduced in colour and tipped on. VG. Scarce ephemera.

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12.3 x 17.4cm, 4pp. Announcement card for the first showing of painted works by the dramaturg Kantor in America. One abstract work from 1958 - reproduced in colour and tipped on. VG. Scarce ephemera.

The post PAINTINGS BY TADEUSZ KANTOR. 1960. FIRST EXHIBITION IN AMERICA. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> CRICOT 2 MET DODENKLAS VAN TADEUZ KANTOR. 1977. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/cricot-2-met-dodenklas-van-tadeuz-kantor-1977/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cricot-2-met-dodenklas-van-tadeuz-kantor-1977 Tue, 07 Apr 2020 08:52:53 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=17295 Nancy: Festival de Nancy, 1977
30 x 21cm, 1pp, b/w announcement leaflet for a French performance of Kantor's most famous production. With a near full sheet b/w image of a boy doll sitting at one of the school desk. Folded but otherwise VG+. Scarce.

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30 x 21cm, 1pp, b/w announcement leaflet for a French performance of Kantor's most famous production. With a near full sheet b/w image of a boy doll sitting at one of the school desk. Folded but otherwise VG+. Scarce.

The post CRICOT 2 MET DODENKLAS VAN TADEUZ KANTOR. 1977. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> TEATR CRICOT 2 TEATR NIEMOZLIWY T. KANTORA. 1973. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/teatr-cricot-2-teatr-niemozliwy-t-kantora-1973/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=teatr-cricot-2-teatr-niemozliwy-t-kantora-1973 Mon, 06 Apr 2020 18:23:49 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=17230 Krakow: Galeria Krzysyztofory, 1973
21 x 21cm, printed folder content of two brochures - a 21 x 21cm, 4pp essay Wyjatki z Artykulu by Wieslawa Borowskiego and a 21 x 21cm, 20pp with many double and triple fold-outs displaying scenes from the Lovelies and Dowdies (Nadobnisie i Koczkodany) drama. Staples of the second brochure are a little rusty but otherwise VG.

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21 x 21cm, printed folder content of two brochures - a 21 x 21cm, 4pp essay Wyjatki z Artykulu by Wieslawa Borowskiego and a 21 x 21cm, 20pp with many double and triple fold-outs displaying scenes from the Lovelies and Dowdies (Nadobnisie i Koczkodany) drama. Staples of the second brochure are a little rusty but otherwise VG.

The post TEATR CRICOT 2 TEATR NIEMOZLIWY T. KANTORA. 1973. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> CRICOT 2 THEATRE INFORMATION GUIDE 1987 – 1988. 1989. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/cricot-2-theatre-information-guide-1987-1988-1989/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cricot-2-theatre-information-guide-1987-1988-1989 Mon, 06 Apr 2020 18:08:36 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=17223 Krakow: s.p.; (Theatre Cricot), 1989
30 x 21cm. 220pp. Stapled original pictorial self-covers in colours. A major reference document from Kantor himself displaying most of the activities of his group from the two years - effectively an annual report. Black and white illustrations throughout juxtaposed to texts and reproduced newspaper reviews which outline the world wide success of the touring group. Kantor produced such reports infrequently but they are comprehensive and particularly useful for the Anglophone due to a great number of translated texts contained within. Very good copy. Scarce.

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30 x 21cm. 220pp. Stapled original pictorial self-covers in colours. A major reference document from Kantor himself displaying most of the activities of his group from the two years - effectively an annual report. Black and white illustrations throughout juxtaposed to texts and reproduced newspaper reviews which outline the world wide success of the touring group. Kantor produced such reports infrequently but they are comprehensive and particularly useful for the Anglophone due to a great number of translated texts contained within. Very good copy. Scarce.

The post CRICOT 2 THEATRE INFORMATION GUIDE 1987 – 1988. 1989. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> EMBALLAGES. 1976. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/emballages-1976/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=emballages-1976 Mon, 06 Apr 2020 18:05:41 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=17222 Warsaw: Galerie Foksal, 1976
20 x 29cm. 36pp. Stapled wrappers. First English language version of this compilation-history of Kantor's poetic 'emballages'. The 'popular' exhibition of the title (1963) introduced a unique approach to informal painting. Translation: Piotr Graff. A fine copy although slight rust to staples.

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20 x 29cm. 36pp. Stapled wrappers. First English language version of this compilation-history of Kantor's poetic 'emballages'. The 'popular' exhibition of the title (1963) introduced a unique approach to informal painting. Translation: Piotr Graff. A fine copy although slight rust to staples.

The post EMBALLAGES. 1976. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> THE THEATRE OF DEATH. 1975. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/the-theatre-of-death-1975/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-theatre-of-death-1975 Mon, 06 Apr 2020 18:03:45 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=17221 Warsaw: Galerie Foksal, 1975
21 x 30cm. 6pp. Stapled wrappers. First English language version of this concise tract. Kantor was the primary instigator of avant-garde activity in Poland after WWII. His intermedial theatrical manifestations and Happenings typically ruptured the established illusory barriers between performers and audience members (i.e. art and life). Translation: Piotr Graff. A fine example although staples are rusty after nearly 50 years.

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21 x 30cm. 6pp. Stapled wrappers. First English language version of this concise tract. Kantor was the primary instigator of avant-garde activity in Poland after WWII. His intermedial theatrical manifestations and Happenings typically ruptured the established illusory barriers between performers and audience members (i.e. art and life). Translation: Piotr Graff. A fine example although staples are rusty after nearly 50 years.

The post THE THEATRE OF DEATH. 1975. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> TEATR CRICOT 2 (LOVELIES AND DOWDIES). 1973. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/teatr-cricot-2-lovelies-and-dowdies-1973/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=teatr-cricot-2-lovelies-and-dowdies-1973 Mon, 06 Apr 2020 17:58:50 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=17219 N.p. (Edinburgh): s.p., n.d. (1973?)
21 x 30cm. 10pp, stapled self-wrappers, printed recto only. Publicity handout for Kantor's production of Nadobnisie I Kockodady/ "Lovelies and dowdies" at the Edinburgh Festival. There is no text only reproduced (badly) photographs of the performance and actors. Some wear and tear to edges and some creases but this is a rare ephemeral document.

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21 x 30cm. 10pp, stapled self-wrappers, printed recto only. Publicity handout for Kantor's production of Nadobnisie I Kockodady/ "Lovelies and dowdies" at the Edinburgh Festival. There is no text only reproduced (badly) photographs of the performance and actors. Some wear and tear to edges and some creases but this is a rare ephemeral document.

The post TEATR CRICOT 2 (LOVELIES AND DOWDIES). 1973. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> THE CLOAKROOM/(LOVELIES AND DOWDIES). 1973. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/the-cloakroom-lovelies-and-dowdies-1973/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-cloakroom-lovelies-and-dowdies-1973 Mon, 06 Apr 2020 17:57:10 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=17218 Edinburgh: Demarco Gallery, 1973
21 x 21cm. 12pp. Stapled self-wrappers. First edition of the English language premier of Kantor's play where all the audience members were instructed that "Entrance to the theatre only through cloak-room/Cloak room obligatory). The programme reprints a synopsis of the play along with 6 b/w images of the cast (one of which is a Kantor photo-collage). The programme also states - "The handing over of outer garments in the cloak-room is the most important duty of the audience". The final scene of the play is that of the remaining, un-murdered characters (mostly bourgeois) swallowing suicide pills and awaiting their fate. No member of the British Royal family has, sadly, been known to have visited the performance.

Laid in as issued:

Borowski, St. I.
EXTRACTS FROM WIESLAW BOROWSKI'S "FUNCTION OF THE TEXT IN THE PLAYS OF T. KANTOR”
21 x 21cm, 4pp. text only in English translation by Dabrowski.

Laid in as issued:

Kantor, Tadeuz
MARGINAL NOTES
21 x 21cm, 12pp. A lengthy consideration by the director on his theatre. Text only in English translation by Dabrowski.

Price for all three items together

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21 x 21cm. 12pp. Stapled self-wrappers. First edition of the English language premier of Kantor's play where all the audience members were instructed that "Entrance to the theatre only through cloak-room/Cloak room obligatory). The programme reprints a synopsis of the play along with 6 b/w images of the cast (one of which is a Kantor photo-collage). The programme also states - "The handing over of outer garments in the cloak-room is the most important duty of the audience". The final scene of the play is that of the remaining, un-murdered characters (mostly bourgeois) swallowing suicide pills and awaiting their fate. No member of the British Royal family has, sadly, been known to have visited the performance.

Laid in as issued:

Borowski, St. I.
EXTRACTS FROM WIESLAW BOROWSKI'S "FUNCTION OF THE TEXT IN THE PLAYS OF T. KANTOR”
21 x 21cm, 4pp. text only in English translation by Dabrowski.

Laid in as issued:

Kantor, Tadeuz
MARGINAL NOTES
21 x 21cm, 12pp. A lengthy consideration by the director on his theatre. Text only in English translation by Dabrowski.

Price for all three items together

The post THE CLOAKROOM/(LOVELIES AND DOWDIES). 1973. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> THE WATER HEN. A DRAMA IN THREE ACTS. 1972. https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/product/the-water-hen-a-drama-in-three-acts-1972/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-water-hen-a-drama-in-three-acts-1972 Mon, 06 Apr 2020 17:53:39 +0000 https://unoriginalsins.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=17217 Edinburgh: Edinburgh Festival, 1972
23 x 21cm. Single sheet printed on both recto and verso with text. Issued on the occasion of Kantor's production of the title theatrical manifestation at the Edinburgh Festival (1972) - a revival in Edinburgh after earlier performances in Poland, Rome and Nice in the 60s. Noteworthy is the uncredited Witkiewicz translation. His work had a profound philosophic (if not aesthetic) influence upon Kantor. Formerly folded, else a very good+ example of this uncommon document.

50 uk pounds

The post THE WATER HEN. A DRAMA IN THREE ACTS. 1972. appeared first on Unoriginal Sins.]]> Edinburgh: Edinburgh Festival, 1972
23 x 21cm. Single sheet printed on both recto and verso with text. Issued on the occasion of Kantor's production of the title theatrical manifestation at the Edinburgh Festival (1972) - a revival in Edinburgh after earlier performances in Poland, Rome and Nice in the 60s. Noteworthy is the uncredited Witkiewicz translation. His work had a profound philosophic (if not aesthetic) influence upon Kantor. Formerly folded, else a very good+ example of this uncommon document.

50 uk pounds

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