paul robertson, Author at Unoriginal Sins

15 Mar ELEGY.

Posted at 16:22h in Artist's Postcards

Little Sparta: Wild Hawthorn Press, n.d.
9.5 x 6.cm, 4pp, Artist's card with a drawing of a boat on the front.

Internally there is a list of names:

Elegy
Elizabeth Campbell
Isa Wilson
Charlotte Chambers
Yvonne Risager
George R. Wood
Mary Robinson
William Risager
These appear to be names of boats (the Yvonne Risager and William Risager being built in 1955 according to Fishing News, a publication Finlay often read) . On the back of the card are the boat registrations numbers:

PL56, D, NI20, SD50, A465, BH32, BA110

One presumes the elegy is for lost or ruined boats - but this is the author's speculation. VG+.

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13 Mar A PROJECT FOR A PROMONTORY. 1990.

Posted at 18:02h in Proposals

Little Sparta: Wild Hawthorn Press, 1990 11.0 x 7.7cm, 24pp plus card covers and printed dust jacket. One of Finlay's proposals for a public work in Nordhorn in Germany. The proposal is for a large but low lying rusting Cort-en steel sundial near the Vechte river with a latin inscription (to reflect the monastery nearby) that reads "Ex Templo" which means "from the Temple" (ie the sky) as well as "from the moment", there is a proposed viewing point on the opposite side of the water which Finlay intends to stress the inaccessibility of the promontory. The drawings and plans are by Kathleen Lindsley and Malcolm Fraser.
Finlay also appends to the book several of his Detached Sentences on Sundials such as "Clocks scold, sundials preach.". One of only 250 copies published. VG+. ...

12 Mar HANDWRITTEN LETTER ON FOLDED CARD BY JAMES LEE BYARS. UNIQUE NO DATE (EARLY 90s)

Posted at 18:47h in James Lee Byars

35 x 25cm, 4pp (folded single sheet of black card) with A the hand-written letter which reads “Brandon ****** standing up is ideal" in gold ink. Date unknown but early 1990s. The work was given by Byars in this form (by hand to Krall). The writing is so hard to read with the embellishments that this is almost an abstract work. VG condition (some minor edge damage to the card not affecting text) and unique. If you can decipher the text then do contact us! ...

12 Mar HANDWRITTEN LETTER BY JAMES LEE BYARS TO BRANDON KRALL . UNIQUE NO DATE (EARLY 90s)

Posted at 18:46h in James Lee Byars

A heavily crushed thin sheet of black paper (sent to Brandon Krall) with the hand-written text “Ideal” in the centre in red ink. Date unknown but 1990s. Some tiny tears to the paper where the thin tissue has been folded during the crushing. The work was given by Byars in this form (by hand to Krall). ...

12 Mar TWO HANDWRITTEN LETTERS BY JAMES LEE BYARS TO BRANDON KRALL BOTH PAGES IN HIS STARRY SCRIPT. UNIQUE NO DATE (EARLY 90s)

Posted at 18:43h in James Lee Byars

Two folded black pieces of hand edged paper - 30 x 32cm, and 32.5 x 29cmm. Both with handwritten text in gold ink with Byars’ unmistakable starry stylings. The first seems to read “B I **** luck try that on yr modest group (the ***** of Godess??) you I hope you have a very creative” And the second: " time. Have call’d S 7 - I made it all official SEV times (??) Ate 8 - mouthfuls of **** yeats (years?). You keeping him here?? 9 - Make me some luck please. How material is a work 10 - make me some faith?? What is a work?? 11 Thank ytou for yr letter Let’s meet up soon Yrs JLB.” Bother are hard to read. We understand these were sent to Brandon Krall (the B is for Brandon) from who we purchased the letters. The introduction of the numbering in the second letter from 9 is curious - but the two clearly related to each other and one text continues from the previous one. The letters were delivered by hand to Krall by Byars. Fine condition. Unique....

12 Mar THE GRAND SALON OF JAMES LEE BYARS. c. 1990. HAND ADDRESSED BY BYARS

Posted at 18:25h in James Lee Byars

Texas: Contemporary Arts Museum, 1990 14 x 20.5cm printed black envelope with a text ("Contemporary Arts Museum invites you to the Perfect Thought by James Lee Byars...

12 Mar UNTITLED (BIBLIOTECA NAZIONALE FIRENZE). 1990. VERY RARE BYARS’ EMPHEMERA – NOT IN THE BYARS CATALOGUE RAISONNE

Posted at 16:48h in James Lee Byars

Firenze: Zona Archives, 1990 22 x 5.7cm, 2pp strip of card, creased for folding and printed on both sides - on one with a small colour image of the artist and the whole side laminated - and on the reverse in one section there is the text 'James Lee Byars, Bilblioteca Nazionale, Firenze, Zona Archives, Novembre 1990'. The whole is designed to be folded into a cube (with open top and bottom). Extremely scarce emphera from Byars and not in the Byars catalogue raisonne. Fine condition. ...

12 Mar P.I.I.T.L. (PERFECT IS IN THE LOUVRE). 1990.

Posted at 16:47h in James Lee Byars

Florence: Exempla / Exit Editions / Zona Archives, 1990 21 x 14.5 cm, 4pp. Self-covers. Artist's book - the title text stands for "PERFECT IS IN THE LOUVRE” and the book is a parody of (or hommage to) the format and typographic style of the Nouvelle Revue FranÃ§aisem Editions Gallimard. One of 1,000 issued. Fine. Now scarce. ...

12 Mar MR BYARS AND MR BARKER. 1990s.

Posted at 16:42h in James Lee Byars

London: National Gallery, n.d. 14 x 14.5cm, black tissue paper envelope with title text printed gold in small lettering top left. Nothing inside envelope. Fine. ...

12 Mar P.I.T.L. UNIQUE WORK IN A SERIES. 1990s.

Posted at 16:14h in James Lee Byars

N.p.: s.p., n.d. 24cm, 4pp dia. black card circle which is folded along a slightly flattened edge on the left. Opens up to display the text “P.I.T.L.” handwritten by Byars in his starry hand. Unique within a series of such works all hand made. Limitation of series unknown. ...

03 Mar MATISSE CHEZ DUPLAY. 1990.

Posted at 14:25h in Artist's Postcards

Glasgow: Glasgow Museums and Art Galleries, 1990 21 x 14.9cm, 2pp full colour postcard with an image of Finlay's title neon work on the front, verso gallery details. Photograph by Elke Walford taken during the Gresat British Art exhibition. VG+. ...

21 Feb THE WARTIME GARDEN. 1990.

Posted at 07:34h in Artist's Books

Edinburgh: Graeme Murray Gallery, 1990
24.5 x 24.5cm, 56pp plus card covers and printed dust jacket with tipped on illustration. A series of drawings by Ron Costley after instructions from Finlay which reinterpret modern weaponry as classical memes. A camouflaged tank is denoted as "GROVE:.
The second part of the book has various relief sculptures which are the same as the drawings in a different medium - a warplane has the word ECHO beside it - the radar being equated to the nymph who was cursed only to speak in echos. The sculptures are by John Andrew. VG+.
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