Beginning in the late 1960s, the Argentinian conceptual artist Mirtha Dermisache (1940–2012) produced publications that consist of asemic writing: marks that resemble language but lack semantic content. Her artist’s books, letters and postcards challenge habitual responses to both art and literature, leading us to re-evaluate how language works, how we perceive it, and how it might be distinguished from drawing. This publication brings together three academic essays and an artist’s tribute, each offering a distinct approach to “reading” Mirtha Dermisache.

Reading Mirtha Dermisache.
Regine Ehleiter, Megumi Andrade Kobayashi, Sebastián Barrante, Barbara Bausch

Textem, 2025

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170 x 225 mm, 132 pp. English & German
Illustration: Mirtha Dermisache
Design: Bernd Grether

ISBN: 978-3-86485-333-3