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The event poster for the March 15, 1967 benefit at San Francisco's Fillmore Auditorium for the Zen Mountain Center with readings by the poet and longtime Buddhist Gary Snyder, and with a performance by the musical group Mahalia Mandalagraphy.
Condition: Very Good+, very light edge and corner wear.
Item #1062
More about Zen Benefit Poster: Zen Mountain Center; Mountains and Rivers Without End
Paige Powell went to New York City from Portland, Oregon in 1980, and quickly became a fixture in the downtown art scene, a close confidante of Andy Warhol and a member of his inner circle, including the likes of Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, whom she dated. Published by Dashwood and brought to life by Gucci, PAIGE POWELL is a four-volume slipcased hardcover set highlighting three different aspects of Powell's work: Beulah Land, her life in New York and the visual diary art installation that Powell created in 1984 at...
Item #1058
More about Paige Powell: Four-Volume Book Set; Beulah Land, Artists Eating, Animals, Paige Powell
The folded flyer/catalog for Craig Kauffman's exhibitions held at the Pasadena Art Museum in January-March 1970, which also traveled to the University of California Irvine in March-April, 1970. Kauffman was part of the original stable of artists at LA's legendary Ferus Gallery. The flyer features five panels printed on both sides, with a text by Kauffman, an exhibition checklist, and 6 color reproductions of the sprayed acrylic laquer on vaccum-formed plexiglas works (dated between 1965-1969) that he was known for. Unfolds to 37.5"
Condition: Very Good, some toning at edges...
Item #1057
More about Craig Kauffman: Pasadena Art Museum; UC Irvine, 1970
Two exhibition flyers from Matt Mullican's Oeuvres Recentes (Recent Work) exhibition at the Institut Franco-Americain in March/April 1982 in Rennes, France. Also included is an unusual and apparently hand-cut photocopy of some Mullican pictographs and symbols. Minimal texts in French.
Condition: Good-, overall scuffing and toning to flyers, some soiling and spots; one 1/8" tear at one of the tri-folds; folded as issued.
Item #1054
The exhibiton catalog for Martial Raysse's May 31-June 24, 1967 exhibit at the Dwan Gallery, Los Angeles. Part of the Nouveaus Realistes group, Raysse was born in France and is also known for his early involvement in America's pop art scene. With a text by Otto Hahn.
Condition: Good, some toning to covers and light scuffing to covers; waviness to some pages and back cover due to pasted-in, thick folded statement near back (as issued); rusting to staples.
Item #1053
A set of artist playing cards, designed by painter/sculptor/printmaker Donald Sultan, who gained prominence in New York in the 1980s. He is also known for using industrial materials such as tar, vinyl tile, masonite, rubber and spackle in his work. The original drawings were charcoal and conte crayon, and a signed/limited edition of 100 of the decks were issued in a wooden box. This deck is from the unsigned trade edition and contains 52 playing cards, two jokers and one deck identification card in a stiff paper box.
Condition: Cards.....
Item #1052
The rare, wonderfully-designed and extensive monograph on the groundbreaking Japanese designer Takenobu Igarashi, who first gained international acclaim for his axonometric alphabets in the mid-1970s. In 1979 the Swiss magazine Graphis featured his work, and continued to do so in four other issues through 1988. In the 1980s Igarashi taught at UCLA, helped establish Japan's first computerized design education program, and gave a keynote speech at the Aspen Design Conference. Along with his work for brand identities and logos, he was also a central figure in advancing product design. In...
Item #1051
The beautifully-produced, out-of-print catalog for Dutch artists Maurice Scheltens and Liesbeth Abbenes 2012 exhibit "Unfolded," which took place at the Museum Jan Cunen in Oss, The Netherlands. The duo take exquisite photographs of often ordinary objects, experimenting with converting spatial dimensions into flat surfaces and exploring photography’s potential for illusion. The catalog is produced as an exhibition in book form, with the pages following the viewer's path as they would have experienced the museum exhibit. With a text by Frank van der Stok. In an edition of 1,000 with subtle...
Item #1049
A set of 8 scarce issues of the German comics/zine Schokoriegel (Chocolate Bar). Nicely printed with chipboard covers in color, and black and white interior pages (with a few splashes of color). Each issue features a different artist and included here are M.S. Bastian, Kairo, Frau Hammerschrek, EsJottes, Barnd Schmucker, Atak, Holger Fickelscherer and CX Huth.
Condition: Very Good to Fine.
Item #1047
A scarce book of whimsical drawings by the Czech-born illustrator Miroslav Sasek known for his series of "This is..." books for children on cities like Paris, London and Rome. "Stone is not Cold" mixes images of classical sculpture with Sasek's distinctive and humorous line drawings, creating scenes such as Michelangelo's Moses riding a Vespa and Bernini's David playing billiards. Charming and fun.
Condition: Very Good-, toning to boards and tan glue of pasted down front and rear endpapers starting to show through; wear and rubbing to dust jacket; interior pages...
Item #1044
The out-of-print first edition of Albert Pope's "Ladders," a modern classic of urbanism. Pope examines five post-war American cities and the upheavals, expansions, and technological developments that precipitated a change from the open urban grid to the fragmented and closed spaces of suburban cul-de-sacs, expressways, and office parks. Utilizing a series of diagrams and photographs, along with essays, Pope reveals how the character of urban space has become shaped more by sociological effects rather than built forms. Published as part of the "Architecture at Rice" (University) series of books and...
Item #1042
Issue #5 (Vol. 1 No. 5, Fall Equinox) of the quarterly periodical originally published at various lesbian intentional communities based in Southern Oregon and later from the land that Ruth and Jean Mountaingrove purchased in Wolfcreek, Oregon, which they called "Rootworks". Although collectively produced, the WomanSpirit publishing project was largely coordinated and edited by Ruth and Jean. It is said to be the first periodical dedictated to lesbian feminism and spirituality, and was a central part of movements and ideas that continued to grow throughout the 1970s: the Goddess Movement...
Item #1040
Issue #9 (Vol. 3 No. 9, Fall Equinox) of the quarterly periodical originally published at various lesbian intentional communities based in Southern Oregon and later from the land that Ruth and Jean Mountaingrove purchased in Wolfcreek, Oregon, which they called "Rootworks". Although collectively produced, the WomanSpirit publishing project was largely coordinated and edited by Ruth and Jean. It is said to be the first periodical dedictated to lesbian feminism and spirituality, and was a central part of movements and ideas that continued to grow throughout the 1970s: the Goddess Movement...
Item #1039
Issue #14 (Vol. 4 No. 14, Winter Solstice) of the quarterly periodical originally published at various lesbian intentional communities based in Southern Oregon and later from the land that Ruth and Jean Mountaingrove purchased in Wolfcreek, Oregon, which they called "Rootworks". Although collectively produced, the WomanSpirit publishing project was largely coordinated and edited by Ruth and Jean. It is said to be the first periodical dedictated to lesbian feminism and spirituality, and was a central part of movements and ideas that continued to grow throughout the 1970s: the Goddess Movement...
Item #1038
Issue #13 (December 1974) of the collectively-edited publication from the feminist back-to-the-land commune Country Women in Albion, CA on the Mendocino coast. In at least 33 issues published through 1979, Country Women featured articles on feminist shared experience, practical how-to tips on country living (animal raising, carpentry, farming) and published poetry, songs and drawings by contributors from around the country. Each issue usually focused on a theme, plus practical articles. This issue's theme was "Natural Cycles" and includes articles on biorhythms, body rhythms, moon cycles, depressions, myths of menstruation, a report...
Item #1037
A 1969 issue printed on paper of various colors. Published from 1968-1969 in the East Bay, the birthplace of the Black Panther Party, Black Politics was "a part of the Black liberation movement and believe[s] that freedom, justice, and equality must be attained by those means that the oppressed think necessary." This issue includes articles on the role of violence in revolutionary change, the strike as a tactic, Israel, terrorism and sabotage, an editorial on police murder, and an appeal to boycott Safeway, plus more.
Condition: Very Good+, edge toning...
Item #1035
More about Black Politics: A Journal of Liberation; Vol. 2 No. 13 & 14
The September/October 1968 issue printed on paper or various colors. Published from 1968-1969 in the East Bay, the birthplace of the Black Panther Party, Black Politics was "a part of the Black liberation movement and believe[s] that freedom, justice, and equality must be attained by those means that the oppressed think necessary." This issue includes editorials and articles on the Mexican student uprising at the Instituto Politecnico Nacional, the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Soviet Troops, the 1968 elections and an appeal to vote Black Panther Party, the Oakland Direct Action...
Item #1034
More about Black Politics: A Journal of Liberation; Vol. 1 No. 9 & 10
The April/May 1968 Special Huey P. Newton Issue. Published from 1968-1969 in the East Bay, the birthplace of the Black Panther Party, Black Politics was "a part of the Black liberation movement and believe[s] that freedom, justice, and equality must be attained by those means that the oppressed think necessary." At the publication of this issue, Black Panther Party founder Huey Newton was charged in the death of a police officer and was being held in jail. One article reviews these events, while another is by Newton himself. Others discuss.....
Item #691
More about Black Politics: A Journal of Liberation; Vol. 1 No. 4 & 5
The Summer 1968 issue printed on paper of various colors. Published from 1968-1969 in the East Bay, the birthplace of the Black Panther Party, Black Politics was "a part of the Black liberation movement and believe[s] that freedom, justice, and equality must be attained by those means that the oppressed think necessary." This issue includes an editorial on the long history of violence in America, articles on capital punishment and the importance of learning how to shoot a gun, an appeal to free Huey Newton on the back cover, translated...
Item #689
More about Black Politics: A Journal of Liberation; Vol. 1 No. 6-8
The 2018 bottling of our walnut ink has arrived - handcrafted single-origin walnut drawing ink made by Monograph Bookwerks co-founders John and Blair. Each year walnuts are harvested from a single black walnut Portland Heritage Tree (designated by the city of Portland for its size or age, a Heritage Tree must be at least 80 years old). The ink is made from the walnut husk, which is green when it falls from the tree and turns dark brown over time. The husks are slow-cooked (with other secret ingredients) to create...
Item #408
The mimeographed March 1968 issue. Published from 1968-1969 in the East Bay, the birthplace of the Black Panther Party, Black Politics was "a part of the Black liberation movement and believe[s] that freedom, justice, and equality must be attained by those means that the oppressed think necessary." Contents include "The Truth About the Massacre at Orangeburg" by Onij-Nejjih, "How to Acquire the Rifle" bu George Prosser, "The New Left, Old Ideas in a New Front" by Robert F. Williams, and a "Tribute to Che (1928-1967)" by C.N. Fuegos, plus more.....
Item #1030
More about Black Politics: A Journal of Liberation; Vol. 1 No. 3
The announcement card for Iain Baxter's "IT" exhibition at the Rolf Nelson Gallery, Los Angeles in December of 1966. The card lists the "N.E. Baxter Thing Co." as the artist, which perhaps alludes to the still-developing moniker for the N.E. Thing Co. Baxter created the seminal Canadian conceptual art practice N.E. Thing Co. in 1966 with his then-wife Ingrid Baxter, which often used corporate strategies when presenting works, installations and environments. One of the works in the IT exhibit was titled "Pnuematic Judd" and consisted of colored, inflated vinyl wall-mounted.....
Item #1021
A signed silkscreen print (also known as a serigraph) by Corita Kent (1918-1986) from her "International Signal Code Alphabet" series, in which she made one print for each letter of the alphabet, usually in an edition of 200. This print for the letter "Y" and including a quote by George Bernard Shaw: "Some people see things that are and say why? I dream of things that never were and say why not." Kent was an artist, activist and educator who became a Catholic nun at the age of 18 in...
Item #1018
The announcement postcard for Andre's exhibition "Four Meditations on the Year 1960" at the Konrad Fischer Gallery in Düsseldorf from July 12-August 12, 1971 (the front of the card states June 1971). The card states exhibit included 20 timbers sized 30cm x 30cm x 150cm each and presumably arranged in the configurations drawn on the front of the card. Addressed to the painter Neill Jenney in New York.
Condition: Fair, soiling, toning and creases to card; 5 pinholes to card at sides and one corner.
Item #1016
The fold-out poster/flyer for a 1995 exhibition organized by the late, great Steven Leiber at Track 16 Gallery/Smart Art Press at Bergamont Station in Santa Monica. The show featured work by Picasso, Duchamp, George Maciunas, Agnes Martin, Richard Tuttle, Carl Andre, Donald Judd, Eva Hesse, On Kawara, Edward Ruscha and Eleanor Antin, among others. Double-sided and printed on newsprint, one side features the artist's names laid out in an apparent stripe homage to Daniel Buren. The other side is the list of works, including prices for those available for sale...
Item #1015
More about Chain Reaction: An Abbreviated Survey of Idea-Based Art
