A vintage, oversize poster depicting the joy and adventure one can find with Nordic ski touring, after getting there via Scandinavian Airline Systems (SAS). With snowy and cozy images of skiing, drinking and lounging poolside at the lodge. Litho printed in Norway by S.L.A.

Condition: Fair, with overall creasing and wrinkling to poster and some scuffs to surface; wrinkling/creasing along edges with edgewear and some closed tears and chips .25" to .5" along right and left sides (see detail photos); priced accordingly.
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An original albumen photographic print attributed to Pascal Sébah, circa 1880. The title, "Ascent of Pyramids," is hand written in pencil in the lower left but the photo is unsigned. The attribution comes from the existence of a similar signed “P. Sébah” photograph of a veiled Turkish woman whom appears in one of the photographs acquired along with this photo, wearing the same dress, jewelry, and veil in both photos. Pascal Sébah (1823-1886) was one of the important professional photographers of his time in the Ottoman Empire, and served the.....
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An original albumen photographic print attributed to Pascal Sébah, circa 1880. The title, "Hotel du Nil," is hand written in pencil in the lower left but the photo is unsigned. The attribution comes from the existence of a similar signed “P. Sébah” photograph of a veiled Turkish woman whom appears in one of the photographs acquired along with this photo, wearing the same dress, jewelry, and veil in both photos. Pascal Sébah (1823-1886) was one of the important professional photographers of his time in the Ottoman Empire, and served the.....
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An original Pop Shop Tokyo button in yellow and black from the store that Haring opened in Tokyo in 1987. It was based on his New York Pop Shop opened in 1986 at 292 Lafayette in the Soho neighborhood of NYC, but the Tokyo store was only open for about a year. Slightly larger (1.25" vs. 1" in diameter) and thicker than the NYC Pop Shop buttons, and more scarce.

Condition: Very Good+, light oxidation to back of button; minor surface scuffs.
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An original Keith Haring "Barking Dog" button in red with a black background, possibly sold at to the Pop Shop store that Haring opened in 1986 at 292 Lafayette in the Soho neighborhood of New York. With "Keith Haring " printed on the edge of the button.

Condition: Very Good, light surface wear.
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The flyer for Smithson's February 1-27, 1969 exhibit at Dwan Gallery, New York. One side is printed with the exhibition dates and venue, the other with a sliver of a map running from Mono Lake, California to New York City, the "site" and "nonsite" for the work. Smithson, Michael Heizer and Nancy Holt traveled to Mono Lake in July 1968 and filmed their visit. Holt and Smithson originally planned to edit the footage together, but the film was put aside until 2004 when it was edited by Holt for the.....
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The exhibition/event poster for the Deitch Projects exhibition "Session: The Bowl" that took place from December 14, 2002 to February 15, 2003 at 18 Wooster Street in New York. The central element was a giant, empty wooden swimming-pool sculpture and skateboard bowl created by Simparch and placed in the middle of the gallery. The viewer approached the skate bowl sculpture from the underside, and a stairway led to the upper level. An exhibition of new painting, drawing, photography, and video by 33 artists associated with skateboard and street culture was.....
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The oversized record label poster for Sonic Youth's album "Goo," their sixth release. The album's cover artwork was famously done by Raymond Pettibon, and this poster features the band's name in his lettering. The album also featured the song "Kool Thing," a collaboration with Chuck D of Public Enemy.

Condition: Near Fine, a .5" crease/bump to lower left corner, otherwise very nice.
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A 1983 flyer for the Violent Femmes at the Mediterranean Tavern on West Burnside in Portland, and the Violent Femmes first Portland appearance. George Touhouliotis ran the Mediterranean Tavern and started doing poetry and live shows there in the early 1980s. It was this Violent Femmes show that prompted Touhouliotis to open the legendary Satyricon, saying "They weren't really loud—it's the Violent Femmes. But there were a lot of complaints from the people upstairs. So this other space, Satyricon—it seemed right" (Willamette Week, 10/26/2010). The Femmes self-titled debut album was.....
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The scarce photocopied exhibition catalog for the October 29 to November 15, 1974 exhibit of artists' stamps and stamp images at the Simon Fraser Gallery in Vancouver, British Columbia. The exhibit contained approx. 2,750 stamps and images by 29 artists covering the years 1963-1973 with a few examples from 1974. Artists in the exhibit included Dieter Roth, Ken Friedman, N.E.Thing Co., Coach House Press, and various international Fluxus artists from Canada, the U.S., France, Germany, U.K., Hungary and The Netherlands. With an original Ken Friedman Fluxus West stamp affixed to.....
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An original "photo genetics" artwork on found paper by Melvin Edward Nelson. Working primarily in the middle of the night with handmade pigments and watercolors gathered from his land in Colton Oregon, Melvin Edward Nelson (1908-1992) often signed his work "M.E.N.," which also stood for "Mighty Eternal Nation." He is said to have watched UFOs land on his property and Nelson would collect the earth and rocks from the area of the landings, which he believed to be imbued with special or cosmic powers. He would crush the rocks and minerals to.....
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An original "photo genetics" artwork by Melvin Edward Nelson. Working primarily in the middle of the night with handmade pigments and watercolors gathered from his land in Colton Oregon, Melvin Edward Nelson (1908-1992) often signed his work "M.E.N.," which also stood for "Mighty Eternal Nation." He is said to have watched UFOs land on his property and Nelson would collect the earth and rocks from the area of the landings, which he believed to be imbued with special or cosmic powers. He would crush the rocks and minerals to make his own.....
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A signed and titled work, "The Whirling World," by Melvin Edward Nelson of Colton, Oregon. Working primarily in the middle of the night with handmade pigments and watercolors gathered from his land, Melvin Edward Nelson (1908-1992) often signed his work "M.E.N.," which also stood for "Mighty Eternal Nation." He is said to have watched UFOs land on his property and Nelson would collect the earth and rocks from the area of the landings, which he believed to be imbued with special or cosmic powers. He would crush the rocks and minerals to.....
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