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Jasper Johns [United States : Jasper Johns and the Metaphysics of the Commonplace]
  • critical theory
  • offset-printed
  • glue bound
  • color
  • 27 x 21 cm.
  • [8] pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

Jasper Johns [United States : Jasper Johns and the Metaphysics of the Commonplace]

Jasper Johns, Pierre Restany

Republication of standalone essay "United States : Jasper Johns and the Metaphysics of the Commonplace" by Pierre Restany extracted from periodical Cimaise No. 55 (September-October 1961). Text in French, English, German, and Spanis). [details]

Paris, France: Cimaise,
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Semina
  • periodical
  • pictorial wrappers
  • letterpress
  • tipped in image[s]
  • black-and-white
  • 19.8 x 14.3 cm.
  • [20] pp.
  • edition size 200
  • unsigned and unnumbered

Semina

No. 7

Wallace Berman

Seventh issue of Semina, subtitled "ALEPH / a gesture involving photographs drawings & text," by Wallace Berman. Features folded covers containing a printed paper pocket housing 20 loose poems and images. ... [details]

Larkspur, CA: Wallace Berman,
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$8,500.00
Condition:  Very Good / Fine. Very light rubbing of cover edges and corners. Slight arch to covers. [Missing 2 of the original 20 sheets]. Includes a single page handwritten letter in pencil by Wallace Berman. Minimal corner wear to contents, otherwise Fine, contents clean and unmarked.
[Object # 38525]
Environments Situations Spaces
  • poster
  • offset-printed
  • black-and-white
  • 42 x 55 cm.
  • [1] pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

Environments Situations Spaces

George Brecht, Jim Dine, Walter Gaudnek, Allan Kaprow, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Whitman

Poster published in conjunction with show held May 25 - June 23, 1961. Exhibition incorporated individual installations "Iced Dice" by George Brecht, "Spring Cabinet" by Jim Dine, "Unlimited Dimensions" by Walter Gaudnek, "The Yard" by Allan Kaprow, the first iteration of Claes Oldenburg's "The Store," and "Untitled" by Robert Whitman. ... [details]

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Poster : Aileen Passloff and Dance Company
  • poster
  • offset-printed
  • black-and-white
  • 35.6 x 25.2 cm.
  • [1] pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

Poster : Aileen Passloff and Dance Company

Claes Oldenburg

Poster illustrated by Claes Oldenburg advertising performance by the Aileen Passloff and Dance Company, February 5, 1961. Includes production credits which read "dancers: Joan Baker, Martha Charney, Barbara Dilley, David Gordon, William Maloney, Gerard Martin, Valda Setterfield music: Hy Gubernick, Terry Jennings, Richard Maxfield, Igor Stravinsky, Lamont Young sets & costumes: Remy Charlip, Claes Oldenburg, James Waring lighting: Nicola Cernovich. ... [details]

New York, NY: Aileen Passloff,
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities
  • reference book
  • wrappers
  • offset-printed
  • sewn bound
  • black-and-white
  • 20.2 x 13.2 cm.
  • 458 pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered
  • ISBN 067974195X

The Death and Life of Great American Cities

Jane Jacobs

Seminal book on urban planning by Jane Jacobs originally published in 1961 and reissued in 1989. Includes an index. [details]

$15.00
Condition:  Very Good / Fine. Light rubbing of cover edges and light yellowing of pages, otherwise Fine. Contents clean and unmarked.
[Object # 37852]
Art and Culture : Critical Essays
  • critical theory
  • pictorial wrappers
  • offset-printed
  • sewn bound
  • black-and-white
  • 20.3 x 13.7 cm.
  • 278 pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

Art and Culture : Critical Essays

Clement Greenberg

Collection of critical essays by Clement Greenberg divided into the following sections: "Culture in General," "Art in Paris," "Art in General," "Art in the United States," and "Literature." Includes index. [details]

Boston, MA: Beacon Press,
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Studio for Dance Presents the First Performance of
  • poster
  • offset-printed
  • duotone
  • 56.2 x 41.3 cm.
  • [1] pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

Studio for Dance Presents the First Performance of "Pictures in Our House : An Unspoken Novelty in Three Acts"

Paul Sanasardo, Donya Feuer, Judy Blackstone, Judy Canner, Willa Kahn, Ellen Shookhoff, Kathlyn Bushnell, Tamara Drasin, Ruth Frank, Rachel Rosenthal, Randi Rubin, Fern Bartner, Daniel Canner, Judy Frank, Matthew Gottlieb, Dru Ann Bibb, Llloyd Bartner, Paul Yager, Nicola Cernovich

Poster / announcement published in conjunction with performance held at Kaufmann Concert Hall, New York City, May 14, 1961. With Paul Sanasardo and Donya Feuer. Additional performances by Judy Blackstone, Judy Canner, Willa Kahn, Ellen Shookhoff, Kathlyn Bushnell, Tamara Drasin, Ruth Frank, Rachel Rosenthal, Randi Rubin, Fern Bartner, Daniel Canner, Judy Frank, Matthew Gottlieb, Dru Ann Bibb, Llloyd Bartner and Paul Yager. ... [details]

$250.00
Condition:  Good. Hand addressed mailed copy with mailing marks and mailing wear and a torn closure sticker. Folded in eight with rubbing of fold edges and moderate handling wear and rubbing of verso. 3.8 cm. dog-ear to top left corner, 3.7 cm. dog-ear to bottom right corner and 4 cm. dog-ear to bottom left corner of recto.
[Object # 37370]
A Spring Happening
  • poster
  • offset-printed
  • black-and-white
  • 27.5 x 43.2 cm.
  • [2] pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

A Spring Happening

Allan Kaplan

Poster / flyer published in conjunction with happening held March 22 - 27, 1961. Recto features drawing by Kaprow with verso contains text announcing the work.

"In one of the more sinister examples [of Kaprow''''s Happenings], A Spring Happening (1961), the small audience was packed into a narrow crate with slits cut at eye level through which could be seen, among other things, a nude and nervous young woman being chased by a spotlight. ... [details]

New York, NY: Reuben Gallery,
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$2,500.00
Condition:  Fair / Good. Hand addressed mailed copy with mailing marks and mailing wear. Moderate overall aging to newsprint. Multiple areas of tearing and loss to poster edges. Losses measure 1.2 cm., 2.1 cm., 6 mm., 3.5 cm., 1.1 cm. 2 mm. and 4 mm. Tears measure 3 mm., 3 mm., 5 mm., 6.2 cm., 1.3 cm., 1 cm. with additional small tears. Folded in sixths.
[Object # 24435]
The Twenty Third Season of The Poetry Center : Nineteen Sixty One and Sixty Two : Readings By Distinguished Poets and Actors : Lectures : Poetry and Music : Recorded Poetry : The Craft of Poetry
  • ephemera
  • wrappers
  • offset-printed
  • staple bound
  • duotone
  • 20.7 x 13.9 cm.
  • [12] pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and numbered

The Twenty Third Season of The Poetry Center : Nineteen Sixty One and Sixty Two : Readings By Distinguished Poets and Actors : Lectures : Poetry and Music : Recorded Poetry : The Craft of Poetry

Marianne Moore, Robert Creeley, Paul Blackburn, T.S. Eliot, Ogden Nash, Ralph Ellison, e.e. cummings, Richard Wilbur, Kathleen Raine, Stanley Kunitz, Edward Albee, Robert Frost, W.H. Auden

Catalogue published in conjunction with the twenty-third season of readings and lectures presented by The Poetry Center, New York City, October 1961 - May 1962. Readings by Marianne Moore, Robert Creeley, Paul Blackburn, T. ... [details]

$75.00
Condition:  Very Good. Mailed catalogue with mailing marks and wear and rusted staples, otherwise Fine.
[Object # 36280]
Ten Films by Painters 1921 - 1961
  • ephemera
  • offset-printed
  • black-and-white
  • 27.8 x 21.5 cm.
  • [1] pp.
  • edition size unknown
  • unsigned and unnumbered

Ten Films by Painters 1921 - 1961

Hans Richter, Viking Eggeling, Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray, Len Lye, John Whitney, James Whitney, Francis Lee, Stan Vanderbeek, Robert Breer, Fernand Leger

Flyer for nightly film showings at Gallery Mayer held May 1, 2, 3, 1961. Films included "Rythmus 21" by Hans Richter, "Symphonie Diagonale" by Viking Eggeling, "Ballet Mechanique" by Fernand Leger, "Aneamic Cinema" by Marcel Duchamp, "Etoile Der Mer" by Man Ray, "Musical Poster #1" by Len Lye, "Film Exercise #4" by John and James Whitney, "1941" by Francis Lee, "Science Friction" by Stan Vanderbeek, and "Blazes" by Robert Breer. [details]

New York, NY: Gallery Mayer,
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objects: 64