Emmett Williams /born
1925 in Greenville, South Caroline - die 2007 in Berlin/, an American
artist, one of the precursors of concrete poetry. He has participated
in FLUXUS shows since 1962. In 1967, he published “An Anthology of
Concrete Poetry”, a book which to this day is a fundamental compendium
of knowledge of concrete poetry. He is the author of many books,
such as “konkretionen”, “Sweethearts”, “Selected Shorter Poems”,
“My Life in Flux-and Vive Versa”. He does graphic art, bookart, visual
poetry and performance. He presented his works at many exhibitions
and performance actions in prestigious galleries and museums worldwide
( in Poland - Galeria Akumulatory 2 Poznań, Galerii RR Warszawa,
Galeria AT Poznań, Muzeum Artystów, Łódź).
Exhibitions in AT Gallery:
individual:
2001
- "Poezja konkretna" (Książka
i co dalej 4)
group:
2004
- "Alphabet" (Książka
i co dalej 5)