WOLMAN, Gil J. Plan of Lisbon. Mixed media on paper. 47 x 27 cm. Framed.

Our latest addition to the archive is this unique work by Gil J. Wolman.

Blend together a plan of Lisbon (1974) and the third issue of Internationale Lettriste (1953), Wolman draws a parallel between the Spanish Civil war (the article “Il faut recommencer la Guerre en Espagne” features prominently in Internationale Lettriste 3) and Portugal’s Carnation Revolution, which ended a half-century of authoritarian rule in the country. The choice of map is a clear allusion to psychogeography and derive, two concepts who find their roots in the Internationale Lettriste.

At the Wolman/Debord exhibition, this work is juxtaposed with two other versions of Internationale Lettriste 3 – the original mock-up and the published version. More details can be found at Studio International here