First Act / First Fact: New RNL Propaganda Flyers Volume 1

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This is the eighth volume of the Jesse Farber Library of Collage Books. Each volume is a limited edition, actual size reproduction of a handmade original artist’s book project.

RNL is artist Jesse Farber’s collaborative and solo project. Since the early 1990s it has focused on tape experiments, collage, and live actions.

In a favourite early action, repeated often, RNL members created propaganda-like flyers with perplexing messages, which they distributed to confused passers-by. They would stand at opposite corners in a busy pedestrian area with stacks of xeroxed copies and compare stories afterward about how people had responded. Some got agitated. Others were curious about this odd project. Was it art? RNL would not offer to explain.

The thirteen new collages in First Act/First Fact return to this propaganda mode through evocative yet cryptic combinations of slogans and images. They were designed to be reproduced in black and white. The owner of this collection is entirely encouraged to photocopy the individual flyers and post or display them publicly or privately, as long as they are not edited or modified in any way.

For more information about RNL and their work, including recent audio releases, please visit www.rnl-tapes.com. For more information about Jesse Farber, visit www.jessefarber.com.

Completed in Berlin in 2024. Printed in 2024.
28 pages, A4 format (21 x 29.7 cm, 8.3 x 11.7 in.)

Includes an additional insert sheet, a cellophane envelope, and a VONFCONFLON catalogue sticker.