Algol (magazine)
Algol was an avant-garde Catalan magazine edited by the artistic group Dau al Set and first published in 1947. It was founded by Joan Pons and Joan Brossa and edited by . Only 100 copies of Algol were published which all appeared in 1947. The 12-page magazine was printed on , a type of linen paper.[clarification needed]
Dau al Set was formed by the poet Joan Brossa, the philosopher and the painters Joan Pons, Antoni Tàpies, Modest Cuixart and Joan-Josep Tharrats. It was a very important group in the Spanish post-war era.[1] The magazine included literary texts by Brossa and Puig and illustrations by Pons, and .[2]
The group later published another magazine, called Dau al Set after their own name, which was the sequel to Algol. Dau al Set was first published in 1948 and had a total of 56 pages. It also contained works by Brossa, Puig, and many other artists.[1]
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External links[]
- Digitalization available in the ARCA Portal (archive of antique Catalan magazines)
- Ainize González García, "Nota sobre la revista Algol", Els Marges, No. 90, Winter 2010, pp. 68-79. (in Catalan)
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