L’âme est une chose si impalpable, si souvent inutile et quelquefois si gênante, que je n’éprouvai, quant à cette perte, qu’un peu moins d’émotion que si j’avais égaré, dans une promenade, ma carte de visite.

The soul is such an intangible thing, so often useless and sometimes so embarrassing, that its loss occasioned me slightly less emotion than if, while out for a walk, I had left behind my visiting card.

Charles Baudelaire

Pierre Leguillon - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Absalon

born Meir Eshel
Ashdod, Israel, 1964–Paris, 1993
Designed by Marie-Ange Guilleminot, original screen-printed 1993 Collection Museum of Mistakes, Brussels
Courtesy of the Estate of Absalon, Israel

the albers - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Anni & Josef Albers

Anni Albers
Berlin, 1899–Orange, CT, 1994
Josef Albers
Bottrop, Germany, 1888–New Haven, CT, 1976
Designed by the artists, unrealized project [after 1933], unprinted
Collection and courtesy of the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation (Josef Albers papers), Bethany, CT

Christian Besson - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
John M Armleder

Geneva, * 1948
Designed by the artist, original printed early 1990s Collection Sylvie Fleury, Geneva
Courtesy of the artist, Geneva

Fabien Pinaroli - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Iain Baxter

Iain Baxter&
Middlesbrough, England, * 1936
Designed by the artist, original printed 1976 Collection FRAC Bretagne, Rennes Courtesy of the artist, Windsor, Canada

Victor Guégan - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Max Bill

Winterthur, Switzerland, 1908–Berlin, 1994
Designed by the artist at Bauhaus, Dessau, original printed 1927–28 Collection and copyright max bill georges vantongerloo stiftung, Zurich
© 2023, ProLitteris, Zurich

Friedrich Tietjen - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Joseph Binder

Vienna, 1898–Vienna, 1972
Designed by the artist, original printed after 1936
Collection and courtesy of MAK, Museum of Applied Arts, Library and Prints Collection (Nachlass Joseph Binder), Vienna

Nastassja Haidinger - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Pierrette Bloch

Paris, 1928–Paris, 2017
Original addressed to Julien Alvard, c. 1951
Collection Bibliothèque Kandinsky (Fonds Julien Alvard), Centre Pompidou, Paris Courtesy of the artist, Paris

Patricia Falguières - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Rosa Bonheur

born Marie-Rosalie Bonheur
Bordeaux, 1822–Thomery, France, 1899
Original undated, printed late 19th century
Collection and courtesy of
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Schang Collection of Visiting Cards), New York

Pierre Leguillon - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Irma Boom

Lochem, Netherlands, * 1960
Logo designed by Rem Koolhaas, original printed 2013 Courtesy of the artist, Amsterdam
© OMA AMO / 2023 Pro Litteris, Zurich

Charlotte Magnin - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Aglaüs Bouvenne

Paris, 1829–Levallois-Perret, France, 1903
Original engraved by the artist,
late 19th century
Collection and copyright Kunstbibliothek, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Gilles Saussier - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Constantin Brancusi

Hobița, Romania, 1876–Paris, 1957
Original undated [1920s]
Collection Bibliothèque Kandinsky (Fonds Brancusi), Centre Pompidou, Paris Copyright Succession Brancusi, Paris

Jean-Baptiste Delorme - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Marcel Broodthaers

Brussels, 1924–Cologne, 1976
Original printed c. 1966
Copyright Marcel Broodthaers Estate, Brussels Courtesy of Maria Gilissen, Brussels

Vincent Jolivet - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Antonio Canova

Possagno, Italy, 1757–Venice, 1822
Fuori dall’Arena (Out of the Arena), engraved by Pietro Fontana, original printed 18th century Collection Museum of Mistakes, Brussels

Aurélie Jacquet - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Caran d’Ache

born Emmanuel Poiré
Moscow, 1858–Paris, 1909
Undated
Private collection, Geneva
Courtesy of Lena-Lou Monteduro, Geneva

Nicole Marchand-Zañartu - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
A.M. Cassandre

born Adolphe Mouron
Kharkov, Ukraine, 1901–Paris, 1968 Original printed c. 1940
Collection Bibliothèque nationale de France (Département des Arts du spectacle, Albums émile Bertin), Paris Copyright cassandre.fr
Courtesy of Roland Mouron, Paris

Paul Bernard - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Chenue

founded in 1760, today André Chenue S. A.
Engraving, original printed after 1802
Collection and courtesy of MAK, Museum of Applied Arts, Library and Prints Collection, Vienna

Margot Sanitas - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Iris Clert

born Iris Athanassiadis
Athens, 1918–Cannes, 1986
Original screen-printed 1961
Collection Bibliothèque Kandinsky (Fonds Iris Clert), Centre Pompidou, Paris

2 - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Claude Closky

Paris, * 1963
Designed by the artist, original printed 2006 Courtesy of the artist, Paris

Silvie Defraoui - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Silvie Defraoui

St. Gallen, Switzerland, * 1935
Designed by the artist, original stamped after 1994 Courtesy of the artist, Vufflens-
le-Château, Switzerland

Christian Besson - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Sonia Delaunay

born Sara Ilinitchna Stern
Hradyzk, Ukraine, 1885–Paris, 1979
Original addressed to Constantin Brancusi after 1950
Collection Bibliothèque Kandinsky (Fonds Brancusi), Centre Pompidou, Paris

Eva Fabbris - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Fortunato Depero

Fondo, Italy, 1892–Rovereto, Italy, 1960
Designed by the artist, original printed 1929
Collection Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto, Archivio del ‘900 (Fondo Depero), Rovereto, Italy Copyright MART, Rovereto. © 2023, ProLitteris, Zurich

Dean Inkster - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Marcel Duchamp

Blainville-Crevon, France, 1887–Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, 1968
Addressed to Max Bergmann with a pencil-drawn map to Duchamp’s house on the back, c. 1907 Collection and courtesy of Klaus-Peter and Rita Bergmann, Otterhausen, Germany.
© Association Marcel Duchamp / 2023, ProLitteris, Zurich

Michael J. Moore - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Alvin Robbins Dunton

Hope, ME, 1812–Camden, ME, 1891
Original calligraphed in the 1870s
Collection and courtesy of Michael J. Moore, Atlanta

Jeanne Quéheillard - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Jacqueline Du Pasquier

Paris, * 1934
Designed by Nathalie Du Pasquier for her mother, original printed 1983 Courtesy of Nathalie Du Pasquier, Milan

Garance Chabert - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Céline Duval

documentation céline duval
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, * 1974
Designed by Rik Bas Backer, photograph by Pierre Leguillon, original printed 2000 Collection Museum of Mistakes, Brussels
Courtesy of the artist, Houlgate, France

Caroline Coutau - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Yan Duyvendak

Zeist, Netherlands, * 1965
Designed by the artist, original printed 1989 Courtesy of the artist, Geneva

Daniel_eatock - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Daniel Eatock

Bolton, England, * 1975
Designed by the artist, original printed 1998 Collection Museum of Mistakes, Brussels Courtesy of the artist, London

Fabien Pinaroli - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Eye Scream

Iain Baxter&
Middlesbrough, England, * 1936
Designed by the artist, original printed 1976 Collection FRAC Bretagne, Rennes Courtesy of the artist, Windsor, Canada

Pierre Leguillon - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Edward Fella

Detroit, * 1938
Designed by the artist, original printed 2000 Courtesy of the artist, Valencia, CA

Klaus-Peter Speidel - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
David Fleiss

Paris, * 1972
Designed by Claude Closky, original printed 2006 Courtesy of Claude Closky, Paris

Fabienne Radi - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Sylvie Fleury

Geneva, * 1961
Designed by the artist, original printed c. 1998 Courtesy of the artist, Geneva

Kati Gegenheimer - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Schwestern Flöge

Emilie Louise Flöge, 1874–1952, along with sisters Helene and Pauline
Haute couture fashion salon in operation between 1904 and 1938, Vienna
Designed by Gustav Klimt, original printed before 1910
Collection and courtesy of MAK, Museum of Applied Arts, Library and Prints Collection, Vienna

Pierre Leguillon - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Piero Fornasetti

Milan, 1913–Milan, 1988
Designed by the artist, original printed late 1960s Copyright and courtesy
of Immaginazione s.r.l., Milan

Hans Frank - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Hans Frank

Vienna, 1884–Salzburg, 1948
Calligraphy by the artist, original printed before 1926
Collection and courtesy of MAK, Museum of Applied Arts (Wiener Werkstätte Archives), Vienna

Lana Frank - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Lana Frank

born Lene Laschitz
Vienna, 1885–unknown
Calligraphy by Hans Frank, printed in the 1920s
Collection and courtesy of MAK, Museum of Applied Arts (Wiener Werkstätte Archives), Vienna

Charlotte Magnin - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Émile Gallé

Nancy, France, 1846–Nancy, France, 1904
Original adressed to Mathias Morhardt, c. 1903
Collection and courtesy of Bibliothèque de Genève (Mathias Morhardt papers), Geneva

David Zerbib - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
General Idea

Felix Partz
born Ronald Gabe
Winnipeg, Canada, 1945–unknown, 1994 Jorge Zontal
born Slobodan Saia-Levy
Parma, Italy, 1944–Toronto, 1994
AA Bronson
born Michael Tims
Vancouver, * 1946
Original printed by AA Bronson
on the hand press at Coach House Press, Toronto
Prop used in preparations for The 1971 Miss General Idea Beauty Pageant, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, October 1, 1971 Collection National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Courtesy of AA Bronson, New York

Corinne Diserens - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Dan Graham

Urbana, IL, 1942–New York, NY, 2022
Designed by Louise Lawler, original printed 1982
Courtesy of the artist, New York, and Louise Lawler, New York

Christelle Rochette - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Jean-Baptiste Greuze

Tournus, France, 1725–Paris, 1805
Original engraved and handwritten late 18th century
Collection and courtesy of
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Schang Collection of Visiting Cards), New York

Arthur Fink - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Walter Gropius

Berlin, 1883–Cambridge, MA, 1969
Original printed c. 1920
Collection and courtesy of Bauhaus-Archiv, Berlin

Anaël Lejeune - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Guerrilla Girls

Anonymous group founded in
New York, 1985
Original undated, printed between 1986 and 1989
Collection and courtesy of The Getty Research Institute (Guerrilla Girls records), Los Angeles Courtesy of the artists

Adrien Mouginot - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Hector Guimard

Lyon, 1867–New York, 1942 Original printed after 1925 Private collection, Paris

Yann Chateigné Tytelman - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Raymond Hains

Saint-Brieuc, France, 1926–Paris, 2005
Original printed in the 1950s
Collection Museum of Mistakes, Brussels
Courtesy of the Estate of Raymond Hains and Thomas Hains, Paris

Samuel Adams - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Keith Haring

Reading, PA, 1958–New York, 1990
Original hand-drawn design,
felt-tip marker on Bristol card, 1988
Copyright The Keith Haring Foundation, New York

15 - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Raoul Hausmann

Vienna, 1886–Limoges, France, 1971 Original printed in Berlin 1920
Private collection, Berlin

Vincent de Roguin - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
John Heartfield

born Helmut Herzfeld
Berlin, 1891–East Berlin, 1968 Original printed in Berlin 1920 Private collection, Berlin

Anton Herrgesell - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Anton Herrgesell

Seifersdorf, Germany, 1857–Vienna, 1920
Designed by Moritz Herrgesell [?], original printed 1908
Collection and courtesy of MAK, Museum of Applied Arts (Wiener Werkstätte Archives), Vienna

Mathias Pfund - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Friedrich Häffcke

Linocut by the artist, original printed c. 1915 Collection Museum of Mistakes, Brussels

Célia Zuber - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Montauban, France, 1780–Paris, 1867
Original engraved by Henri Stern in Paris, after 1862
Collection and courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Schang Collection of Visiting Cards), New York

Ray Johnson - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Ray Johnson

Detroit, 1927– New York, 1995
Original drawing on an existing business card, c. 1968
Collection and courtesy of The Getty Research Institute (Charles Ford papers), Los Angeles

Véronique Borgeaud - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Wassily Kandinsky

Moscow, 1866–Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, 1944
Original printed c. 1908
Collection Bibliothèque Kandinsky (Fonds Kandinsky), Centre Pompidou, Paris

Damarice Amao - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
André Kertész

born Andor Kertész
Budapest, 1894–New York, 1985
Original printed after 1925
Collection and courtesy of Max Renkel, Rome

Daniel Baumann - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Martin Kippenberger

Dortmund, 1953–Vienna, 1997
Original printed in Japan, 1991 Collection Museum of Mistakes, Brussels

Angela Lampe - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Paul Klee

Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland, 1879–Muralto, Switzerland, 1940
Original printed c. 1925
Collection and courtesy of Zentrum Paul Klee (Schenkung Familie Klee), Bern, Switzerland

Angela Lampe - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Paul Klee

Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland, 1879–Muralto, Switzerland, 1940
Original printed c. 1930
Collection and courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Schang Collection of Visiting Cards), New York

Aurélie jacquet - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Yves Klein

Nice, 1928–Paris, 1963
Original printed in Madrid c. 1951 Courtesy of the Yves Klein Archives, Paris

3 - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Yves Klein

Nice, 1928–Paris, 1963
Original printed c. 1954
Courtesy of the Yves Klein Archives, Paris

Elisabeth Jobin - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Johann Adam Klein

Nuremberg, 1792–Munich, 1875
Original engraved by the artist, 1814
Collection and courtesy of MAK, Museum of Applied Arts, Library and Prints Collection, Vienna

Charlotte Laubard - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Július Koller

Piešťany, Slovakia, 1939–Bratislava, 2007
Designed by the artist, original stamped 1965
Courtesy of the Július Koller Estate, Bratislava, and gb agency, Paris

Anaël Lejeune - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Joseph Kosuth

Toledo, OH, * 1945
Designed by the artist, original printed 1968
Collection and copyright The Archives of American Art (Lucy R. Lippard papers), Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC

Christianna Bonin - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Yayoi Kusama

Matsumoto, Japan, * 1929
Original printed in the 1980s
Collection Bibliothèque Kandinsky (Fonds Dominique Bozo), Centre Pompidou, Paris

6 - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Carl Gotthard Langhans

Landeshut, Prussia (now Kamienna Góra, Poland), 1732–Grüneiche, Poland, 1808 Original printed late 18th century
Collection and copyright Kunstbibliothek, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Dan Graham and Jessica Russell - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Le Corbusier

born Charles-Édouard Jeanneret
La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, 1887–Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, 1965 Original printed c. 1917
Private collection, Geneva
Courtesy of Lena-Lou Monteduro, Geneva

Aurélien Mole - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Pierre Leguillon

Nogent-sur-Marne, France, * 1969
Designed by Rik Bas Backer, photograph by Céline Duval, original printed 2000 Collection documentation céline duval, Houlgate, France
Courtesy of the artist, Brussels

12 - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
les ready made appartiennent à tout le monde

Agency founded December 1987
Installation prop for Jacques Salomon’s Pétition de principe (The petition principle), original printed 1988 Copyright the Estate of readymades belong to everyone®, Paris; Jan Mot, Brussels
Courtesy of Claire Burrus, Paris

Marie de Brugerolle - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Dr. Lux

alias Larry Bell
Chicago, * 1939
Designed by the artist, original printed 1978 Courtesy of the artist, Taos, NM

Corine Pencenat - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Fernand Léger

Argentan, France, 1881–Gif-sur-Yvette, France, 1955
Original addressed in 1922
Collection Bibliothèque Kandinsky (Fonds Brancusi), Centre Pompidou, Paris Copyright Succession Fernand Léger.
© 2023, ProLitteris, Zurich

Émilie Parendeau - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
George Maciunas

Kaunas, Lithuania, 1931–Boston, 1978
Designed by the artist, original printed 1967
Collection and courtesy of Fondazione Bonotto, Molvena, Italy

Kyrill Charbonnel - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Robert Mallet-Stevens

Paris, 1886–Paris, 1945
Designed by the artist, original printed 1910
Collection The Archives of American Art (John Henry Bradley Storrs papers), Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC

Manet - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Édouard Manet

Paris, 1832–Paris, 1883
Original printed c. 1879
Collection and courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Schang Collection of Visiting Cards), New York

Damarice Amao - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Man Ray

born Emmanuel Radnitzky
Philadelphia, 1890–Paris, 1976
Original printed c. 1920
Collection Bibliothèque Kandinsky (Fonds Brancusi), Centre Pompidou, Paris

Chiara Costa - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Piero Manzoni

born Meroni Manzoni di Chiosca e Poggiolo
Soncino, Italy, 1933–Milan, 1963
Original printed 1960
Collection and courtesy of Fondazione Piero Manzoni, Milan

Valérie Mavridorakis - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Christian Marclay

San Rafael, CA, * 1955
Designed by the artist, original printed 1978
Collection Valérie Mavridorakis, Paris
Courtesy of Studio Christian Marclay, London

Eva Fabbris - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Filippo Tommaso Marinetti

Filippo Tommaso Emilio Marinetti
Alexandria, 1876–Bellagio, Italy, 1944
Original printed 1902
Collection and copyright Bibliothèque littéraire Jacques Doucet (Archives de La Plume, Henri Mondor donation), Paris

Stuart Bertolotti-Bailey - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Karel Martens

Mook en Middelaar, Netherlands, * 1939
Stamp designed by the artist and used on a Band-Aid, original created in 2007 Courtesy of the artist, Amsterdam

Carrie Pilto - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Henri Matisse

Le Cateau-Cambrésis, France, 1869 — Nice, 1954
Original printed between 1914 and 1920
Collection and photograph The Metropolitan Museum of Art
(Schang Collection of Visiting Cards), New York
© Succession Matisse / 2023, ProLitteris, Zurich

Annette Messager - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Annette Messager

Berck-sur-Mer, France, * 1943
Designed by the artist to be inserted in popular magazines, original printed 1975 Courtesy of the artist, Malakoff, France

Annette Messager - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Annette Messager

Berck-sur-Mer, France, * 1943
Designed by the artist to be inserted in popular magazines, original printed 1975 Courtesy of the artist, Malakoff, France

Damarice Amao - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Lucia Moholy

born Lucia Schulz
Prague, 1894–Zurich, 1989
Original printed after 1959
Collection and courtesy of Bauhaus-Archiv, Berlin

1 - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Moi (Ana Jotta)

alias Ana Jotta
Lisbon, * 1946
Designed by the artist, original printed c. 2011 Collection Museum of Mistakes, Brussels Courtesy of the artist, Lisbon

Frans Postma - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Piet Mondrian

born Pieter Mondriaan
Amersfoort, Netherlands, 1872–New York, 1944
Original printed c. 1917, with a pencil-drawn map to Mondrian’s studio on the front Collection Frans Postma, Delft, Netherlands

Fabienne Radi - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Valérie Mréjen

Paris, * 1969
Original printed in Japan, 2010 Courtesy of the artist, Paris

Aurélien Mole - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Nadar

born Gaspard-Félix Tournachon
Paris, 1820–Paris, 1910
Original printed c. 1896
Collection and courtesy of Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cologny, Switzerland

Sophie Gayerie - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Isamu Noguchi

Los Angeles 1904–New York, 1988
Original printed 1930
Collection and copyright The Archives of American Art (Alexander Calder papers), Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC

Dean Inkster - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
The Offices of…

Peter Fend
Columbus, OH, 1950
Coleen Fitzgibbon
unknown,
1950
Jenny Holzer
Gallipolis, OH, 1950
Peter Nadin
Bromborough, England,
1954 Richard Prince
Panama Canal Zone, 1949
Robin Winters
Benicia, CA,
1950
Designed by the artists, original printed in 1979
Collection Dean Inkster, Montreuil, France

Claes Oldenburg - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Claes Oldenburg

Stockholm, * 1929
Designed by the artist, prop for
The Store, 107 E. 2nd St., New York
Original letterpress printed on pale blue glitter paper, 1961 Copyright the artist, New York
Courtesy of the Oldenburg van Bruggen Studio, New York

8 - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Yoko Ono

Tokyo, * 1933
Designed by George Maciunas for the Flux Year Box 1, original printed 1964 Collection and courtesy of Fondazione Bonotto, Molvena, Italy

Raphaël Pirenne - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Organisation für direkte Demokratie

Joseph Beuys
Krefeld, Germany, 1921–Dusseldorf, 1986
Designed by the artist for the Organization for Direct Democracy, Dusseldorf, 1971 Collection and courtesy of The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles

9 - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Nam June Paik

Seoul, 1932–Miami, 2006
Designed by George Maciunas for the Flux Year Box 1, original printed 1964 Collection and courtesy of Fondazione Bonotto, Molvena, Italy

Christophe Wavelet - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Francis Picabia

Paris, 1879–Paris, 1953
Original printed 1920
Collection The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Schang Collection of Visiting Cards), New York Copyright Succession Francis Picabia, Paris. © 2023, ProLitteris, Zurich

Klaus-Peter Speidel - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Adrian Piper

New York, * 1948
My Calling (Card) #1 (for dinners and cocktail parties), performance prop, original printed 1986–1990 Collection Davis Museum of Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
Copyright and courtesy of the Adrian Piper Research Archive Foundation, Berlin

Anaël Lejeune - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Adrian Piper

New York, * 1948
My Calling (Card) #2 (for bars and discos), performance prop, original printed 1986–1990 Collection Davis Museum of Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
Copyright and courtesy of the Adrian Piper Research Archive Foundation, Berlin

Emil Pirchan - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Emil Pirchan

Brno, Czech Republic, 1884–Vienna, 1957
Designed and hand-colored by the artist, original printed 1913
Collection and courtesy of MAK, Museum of Applied Arts (Wiener Werkstätte Archives), Vienna

Mark Thomas Gibson - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Carl August Reinhardt

Leipzig, 1818–Radebeul, Germany, 1877
Designed by the artist, original printed c. 1850
Collection and copyright Kunstbibliothek, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Quentin Lannes - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Gerrit Rietveld

Utrecht, 1888–Utrecht, 1964
Designed by the artist, addressed to Gertrude A. Schröder-Schräder, c. 1933
Collection and copyright Centraal Museum, Utrecht, Netherlands. © 2023, ProLitteris, Zurich

François Blanchetière and Véronique Mattiussi - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Auguste Rodin

Auguste Rodin
Paris, 1840–Meudon, France, 1917 Original dated 1891
Private collection, Geneva
Courtesy of Lena-Lou Monteduro, Geneva

Géraldine Beck - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Edward Ruscha

Omaha, NE, * 1937
Designed by Billy Al Bengston, original printed 1968 Courtesy of the Edward Ruscha Studio, Venice, CA

Jean-Baptiste Delorme - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Willem Sandberg

born Willem Jacob Henri Berend Sandberg
Amersfoort, Netherlands, 1897–Amsterdam, 1984
Designed by the artist, original printed late 1930s
Collection Bibliothèque Kandinsky (Fonds Brancusi), Centre Pompidou, Paris

Erik Satie - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Erik Satie

born Éric Satie
Honfleur, France, 1866–Arcueil, France, 1925
Original calligraphed by the artist for Hélène Hoppenot, 1922
Bibliothèque littéraire Jacques Doucet (Fonds Henri et Hélène Hoppenot), Paris

Dakota Devos - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Gotfried Schadow

Johann Gottfried Schadow
Berlin, 1764–Berlin, 1850
Calligraphy by the artist, original relief print on coated paper based on his handwriting, after 1815 Collection and copyright Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (Department of Manuscripts)

Ivan Ristić - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Egon Schiele

Tulln an der Donau, Austria, 1890- Vienna, 1918
Original Printed 1914
Collection and courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Schang Collection of Visiting Cards), New York

Oskar Schlemmer - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Oskar Schlemmer

Stuttgart, 1888–Baden-Baden, Germany, 1943
Original undated
Collection and courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Schang Collection of Visiting Cards), New York

Ying Sze Pek - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Käte Schmidt

alias Katja Rose
1905, Bydgoszcz, Poland–1994, unknown Original printed c. 1934
Collection and copyright Bauhaus- Archiv, Berlin

Fernando Pesoa - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Alexander Search (Fernando Pessoa)

Lisbon, 1888–Lisbon, 1908
Original probably printed 1907
Courtesy of Casa Fernando Pessoa, Lisbon
Facsimile printing courtesy of Fondation Calouste Gulbenkian, Délégation en France, Paris

Gino Severini - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Gino Severini

Cortona, Italy, 1883–Paris, 1966
Original printed in the 1940s
Collection Bibliothèque Kandinsky (Fonds Constantin Brancusi), Centre Pompidou, Paris

Sophie Gayerie - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Roman Signer

Appenzell, Switzerland, * 1938
Designed by Bureau Collective, St. Gallen, Switzerland Original printed 2003
Photo Rudolf Steiner
Courtesy of the artist, St. Gallen, Switzerland

Carla Demierre - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Hélène Smith

Hélène Smith Daggy
born Catherine-élise Müller, known as Hélène Smith
Martigny, Switzerland, 1861–Geneva, 1929
Original undated, printed early 20th century
Collection and copyright The Archives of American Art (Solon H. Borglum and Borglum family papers), Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC

Gesine Tosin - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Jack Smith

Columbus, OH, 1932–New York, 1989
Designed by the artist, original Xeroxed c. 1978 Copyright Jack Smith Estate
Courtesy of Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels

Moritz Küng - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Dr. Sommer

alias Heimo Zobernig
Kötschach-Mauthen, Austria, * 1958 Designed by the artist, original printed 1981 Courtesy of the artist, Vienna

Rebecca Topakian - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Alec Soth

Minneapolis, * 1969,
Designed by the artist, original printed c. 1999
Collection and courtesy of Studio Alec Soth, Saint Paul, MN

Carrie Pilto - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Gertrude Stein & Alice Toklas

Gertrude Stein
Allegheny, Pittsburgh, PA, 1874–Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, 1946
Alice B. Toklas
San Francisco, 1877–Paris, 1967
Original printed c. 1910
Collection and copyright Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library (Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas papers), Yale University, CT

Xiaoda Wang - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Harald Szeemann

Bern, Switzerland 1933–Tegna, Switzerland, 2005
Original printed c. 1969
Collection and courtesy of The Getty Research Institute (Harald Szeemann papers), Los Angeles

Sophie Taeuber-Arp - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Sophie Taeuber-Arp

Davos, Switzerland, 1889–Zurich, 1943
Original printed c. 1930
Collection and copyright Fondation Arp, Clamart, France

Werner David Feist - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Karel Teige

Prague, 1900–Prague, 1951
Original printed in Paris in the 1920s
Collection Bibliothèque Kandinsky (Fonds Brancusi), Centre Pompidou, Paris

Peter Halley - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Oliviero Toscani

Milan, * 1942
Photograph by the artist, original printed in the 1990s Collection Max Renkel, Rome
Courtesy of the Oliviero Toscani Studio, Cecina, Italy Copyright the artist. © 2023, ProLitteris, Zurich

theo_van_doesburg - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Théo van Doesburg

born Christiaan Emil Marie Küpper
Utrecht, Netherlands, 1883–Davos, Switzerland, 1931
Original printed c. 1925
Collection Bibliothèque Kandinsky (Fonds Brancusi), Centre Pompidou, Paris

Roman Vishniac - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Roman Vishniac

Pavlovsk, Russia, 1897–New York, 1990
Original printed c. 1960
Collection Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, New York
Copyright Cooper Hewitt; Scala Archives, Florence

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Frankfurt am Main, 1749–Weimar, 1832
Original printed between 1791 and 1800
Collection and courtesy of MAK, Museum of Applied Arts, Library and Prints Collection, Vienna

Nicolas Giraud - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Andy Warhol

born Andrew Warhola
Pittsburgh, PA, 1928–New York, 1987
Calligraphy by Julia Warhola, original screen-printed in the 1950s
Collection and copyright The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA. © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / 2023
Pro Litteris, Zurich

Paul-Louis Roubert - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Weegee

born Arthur (Usher) Fellig
Zolochiv, Ukraine, 1899–New York, 1968
Original printed c. 1960
Collection and copyright The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA

Max Nordau - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Neill Whistler

James Abbott McNeill Whistler Lowell, MA, 1834–London, 1903 Original printed late 19th century Collection and courtesy of
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Schang Collection of Visiting Cards), New York

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Piet Zwart

Zaandijk, Netherlands, 1885–Wassenaar, Netherlands, 1977 Original letterpress printed c. 1977
Collection and courtesy of JP Williams, New York

Elana Shapira - © Oracles: Artists’ Calling Cards
Emmy Zweybrück

Vienna, 1890–New York, 1956
Calligraphy by Rudolf Köhl, original printed 1929
Collection and courtesy of MAK, Museum of Applied Arts (Wiener Werkstätte Visitenkarten), Vienna