NYC: n.p. (Whitney Museum), (1970) 28 x 21.5cm, 1pp black on light blue offset lithographic leaflet for a "preliminary program" for this series of experimental films at the Whitney(mentioning that "a more detailed program is forthcoming"). Self-Obiteration by Yalkut is included. VG....
NYC: Bleecker Street Cinema, (1970) 28 x 21.5cm, 1pp black on white offset lithographic leaflet for an evening held as benefit for an apparently uncompleted project (Adieu) by Heliczer, featuring screenings of seminal works by Andy Warhol, Jack Smith, Stan Brakhage, Piero Heliczer, Ron Rice, and Yalkut's film of Yayoi Kusama (Self-Obliteration). VG. ...
NYC: Loeb Center, n.d. (1970) 28 x 21.5cm, 1pp black on white offset lithographic leaflet for the "premiere" of Yalkut's 1969 film "Aquarian Rushes,"" which documented the festival. The status of this as the premiere is a little (purple) hazy as it appears to have been sown elsewhere before. VG. ...
Dunsyre: Wild Hawthorn Press, Spring 1970
Two 25.5 x 20.4cm, 1pp offset lithographic price list for the Press stapled top left. Mentions a long list of new publications as the Press became more prolific including for the first time the artist's cards that Finlay began to favour as his most active area of publishing. Couple of vintage annotations in red ink indicating some items had sold out else VG+.
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Dunsyre: Wild Hawthorn Press, 1970
11.6 x 21cm, 30pp. Card covers with printed dust wrapper. Artist's book - with 16pp (recto only, leporello). A series of drawings by Sandeman of boats along with their names (thirteen in all). This is one of only 300 copies - of which each is numbered and signed by Finlay. Finlay often uses the image of a lemon in water as a metaphor for a boat. Slight browning on on edge else VG.
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Dunsyre: Wild Hawthorn Press, 1970
6 x 9.2cm, 1pp. Small artist's postcard with the text "VALSES POUR PIANO" in silver above "(Water Music)".
La Valse was a "poème chorégraphique pour orchestre (a choreographic poem for orchestra)" written by Ravel in the 1920s. Initially a ballet it came to be usually just performed on piano without dancers. The timing is that of a waltz. The reference to water music brings the work back to a focus onnature and how sounds such as running water can be melodious.
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Original small white envelope for posting.
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Koln: Art Intermedia, 1970 15 x 10.5cm, 1pp announcement card with a typographic design for a group show with Alvermann, Beuys, Spoerri, Uecker, Walther and Vostell. VG+. ...
Dunsyre: Wild Hawthorn Press, 1970
5 x 7.5cm, 4pp. Small artist's postcard with an uncredited drawing of boats with flying birds above on the front and internally the text:
SKYLARKS
Skylarks are ground birds with aerial songs".
The boats (not exactly grounded but on water) are being compared to the flighty acrobatic birds. It is worth noting that boats with sails and riggings have a certain twanging and flapping noise that is in some ways harmonious - reflecting Finlay's dictum about skylark song. VG+
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